No, that’s not it at all. The FT disparity was significantly in UConn’s favor.
Aubrey in very limited games like ND and this one struggled. I worry it's imposter syndrome which I want her to squash because she's a baller. I hope she is feeling healthy and on Tuesday plays her game like we all have witnessed she can do at a high level.
Aubrey, WAY OFF? Come, let us see that game again! My apology for being snarky--but Aubrey in my opinion was AUBREY--and I'm amazed at the transformation from a almost bench sitter to a 3rd Star on this team. She is the Steady Eddie of Uconn Women's BB. She's the Utility player that does it all. She doesn't glow RED one day then no light at all, she gives the team what it needs when it needs that.
In general, agree, but rewatched game and there were several non-calls that included Edwards taking a punch to the face and Caroline getting hit on both arms that were not called. Several other calls, such as where Nika pushed by Olsen into Siegrist, yet Nika getting called for the foul that were unexplainable. Refs seemed to rotate between not calling anything and calling everything.
Hope you need for surgery is wrong but UConn has been very quiet about the nature of her injury.
It was puzzling to see Aubrey a half step late on Villanova drives to the hoop. Agree on Nika getting back to "the present." And... apparently if you foul and it becomes even close to a tie-up, then it's not a foul...
I picked novatowin this game. I'm so happy, no thrilled, to win this game. Thank you ladies, you're the best!!!!Some thoughts on the Villanova game:
- This was a dog fight of a game between two really good teams who were fighting over the same bone. Everyone should know, don't ever try to take a bone from a Husky...
- It’s been 10 years since UConn had a conference matchup this BIG. While it isn’t quite ND-UConn, the game today between UConn and Villanova is the biggest WBB game yet in the NBE, with a national audience, NCAA tournament implications as well as conference tournament seedings in play.
- UConn’s win today over a very good Villanova team answers a lot of questions for the Huskies, and it certainly helps UConn’s seeding for the Big Dance. In addition, today’s victory practically assures UConn the top seed in the BE tournament, as the Huskies need only 1 win in their final 3 games to lock up the top seed, something that’s really important with the prospect of playing 3 games in 3 days with a very limited bench.
- Today, the refs got a little whistle happy on both sides, which clearly put added pressure on UConn’s limited rotation. Despite a bunch of fouls on everyone, the Huskies somehow managed the game effectively with a 6 players rotation.
- If you watch Villanova on offense, frequently, after they put up a shot, all 5 players sprint back on defense. Clearly the goal was to force UConn to try to score in the half-court offense as opposed to allowing UConn to get out in transition. It wasn't always pretty, but somehow the Huskies managed to put enough points on the board to come out on top.
- I guess that holding Siegrist under 30 points constitutes a moral victory of sorts. Aaliyah really worked her tail off battling the likely BE POY throughout the game, while holding her to only 22 points on 8/22 shooting.
- I kept waiting for a Husky to step up and win the game today. Today UConn got just enough from everyone, along with a HUGE SHOT & SOME FT's BY LOU to pull out a really hard-earned victory.
- Stat of the Game - UConn was +22 on the boards!!!
- UConn has faced some large, hostile crowds on the road this season such as ND, MD & TN. In addition, the Huskies have had some tough conference battles over the last few weeks. I have to believe those games helped the Huskies deal with the pressure of today’s game on the road against an outstanding Villanova team.
I would simply add that I always think the referees can't get any worse, and they do.
My wife lost hearing in her right ear in college, went decades without. So she got good at lip reading. And even for me it isn't that hard.
It's not just her o-for from the field that had me shaking my head, but as the so called "team leader" she sure did play/act selfishly today. She needs to be better with her play and her mentality for the team to go far in the tournament
A coach's dilemma, for sure!
Needs to be better. When was the last time she acted like that?
Everything was called, except for fouls committed by Siegrest. It looked as though the officials were protecting her.
I agree, but I think we need to edit it to "only post game thread"...
You were shaking your head about a player taking 2 shots and missing both? Muhl lost her cool, no doubt, but pretty much it was the first time all year. She didn’t “play” nor “act” selfishly, she lost her cool, kind of like Auriemma getting T’d against Marquette, it sometimes happens to very intense competitors. Virtually any player getting 3 fouls midway through the 2nd qtr sits but Muhl stayed on the court without another one for 2 and 1/2 qtrs except for the ridiculous call where she was pushed by a Nova player into Siegrist. She played the whole game, had 8 credited assists but really had 9. She deserves very legitimate criticism for some the 7 TOs, but selfish, not at all.
Have to disagree. She didn’t score, but clearly led the team and tried to get everyone involved, this while the student crowd was rauces and loud, yelling ‘air ball” every time the ball was in her hands. She is the most important player on the floor.
