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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 5127873, member: 6620"] [USER=11308]@GoChips20[/USER] Last year was an odd game in that both teams only used 7 players. And while Hidalgo scored 34 and Sonia Citron had 15, the other Irish guards -- KK Bransford and Anna DeWolfe -- didn't score. Hidalgo and Citron are back, joined by Miles, Cass Prosper and Emma Risch, all three of whom were out with injuries last season. The big difference, as you note, is the front court: UConn doesn't have Aaliyah Edwards, who was the best player on the floor for the Huskies. But ND doesn't have Maddy Westbeld, who scored 23 and was deadly on pick and pops with Hidalgo. So, it's a fresh start for both teams up-front. Sarah Strong has, indeed, been great. She'll probably match up with Liatu King, the undersized but very game forward. Kate Koval and Jana El Affy will be a fun, internationally flavored center match-up. I wish Maddy or Liza Karlen would be back to offer depth against Ice Brady, but I'm not counting on it. Prosper played well as a 6'2" guard against USC. To [USER=11308]@GoChips20[/USER] point, ND can provide support: They have six players averaging double figures and King/Koval also rebound in double figures. I'm not going to make predictions as to who will do what against any player yet until ND is past TCU, Utah and Texas. But it should be a great game and hopefully, all teams will come out of it healthy. Two caveats: [LIST] [*]I saw ND in person at Lafayette (all of three rows from court). UConn had trouble with Hidalgo last year (and Muhl's not here). Miles, in her own way, is just as hard to control on offense. [*]Citron vs. Bueckers, Round 2. Another story of containment with Citron trying to slow Bueckers down again. Keep track of that one. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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