Title : Doggy's Doghouse 3/22/19
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Doggy's Doghouse 3/22/19
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I couldn't let my one and only fan down, so I went over to where she was sitting and said hello. What a sweet woman. I just had to take a selfie!!!
I also want to give a shoutout to my friends Shelly and Rob who we sat behind for the game.
They haven't read my blog before so hopefully they will find this!!!
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That was an awesome game!!!! UConn was just in high gear offensively and Towson had just a terrible start as UConn pulled away early for a 31-7 first quarter lead.
The best news was how Katie Lou handled being back on the court again. She took some hard licks too and got right back up. She felt good enough to attempt to take a charge (that the refs ignored) as she flew backwards.
Geno was really animated in this game. He coached his ass off even in a blowout. I think he wanted to show the team that it doesn't matter the opponent or score, you play hard all the time! Late in the game, with all the starters on the bench, Geno had a long talk with them. To me it looked like just a conversation where he was building them up, and you could see the players shake their heads yes as he spoke. I think he likes this team now and believes they can win it all. I know I do!
Napheesa was her usual dominant self with 23 points and 14 rebounds. Geno got Katie Lou 22 minutes and she was just terrific. She was 3-5 on threes and added 6 assists. And she had 5 terrific rebounds. I loved the rebounding of Megan Walker. She only grabbed 4 (I think the official scorer was wrong) but while everyone else was having the ball bounce off their hands, Megan was strong in snagging her boards. Crystal kept the offense flowing whenever there was a lull in UConn's scoring. She added 20 points and 4 assists. Christyn was as good as she has been all season. She was aggressive with the ball, consistent from the outside going 4-8 on threes and scored 21 points.
Off the bench, Olivia Nelson-Ododa had a slight regression in her game. She was just not strong with the ball on both trying to score from in close and controlling her rebounds. She will be better next season as she has one more full season of working out in the UConn program. So Geno will have to just deal with her as is. And that is still pretty good!
A blowout wouldn't be complete without a Molly Bent three, and she gave that to the roaring crowd with under a minute left in the game.
Buffalo is next. More on that match tomorrow.
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We arrived at Gampel just in time for the start of the second half and quickly Buffalo was down by 7 points. But Buffalo wasn't deterred and I was impressed with how hard they played. Rutgers I thought was out of control and was only able to keep it close with their solid play on the inside. I picked Buffalo in both of my brackets so I was cheering for them loudly. I'm sure some fans were wondering who this guy with the UConn hat was that was screaming for Buffalo...lol.
I'll have more on Buffalo in Saturday's blog when I have more time.
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I did get to watch some of the other games before heading out to Storrs for the double header. There were some really exciting games. That doesn't mean well played games, just exciting.
I watched the end of the Mercer-Iowa game where the No. 2 seed Hawkeyes squeaked out a 66-61 win. 15 seed Mercer played a terrific game but I thought Iowa played pretty poorly. I don't know about their coach's comment after the game. " We liked out seed but we didn't love our opponent. We played against someone that was much more difficult than a 15 seed. Everyone can recognize and understand that." No....to me it looked more like Iowa was worse than a 2 seed and everyone can recognize and understand that!
In another really close game 5 seed Marquette slipped by 12 seed Rice 58-54 in overtime. Rice was ahead for most of the game before Marquette's defense allowed them to come back and win. I am shocked at the bad offensive game by the Golden Eagles. They shot 33.8% from the field and was only 4-23 on threes. They were lucky to pull this one out.
7 seed Missouri beat 10 seed Drake in overtime 78-77. Yes, another overtime game. Sophie Cunningham, the player that Tennessee fans love to hate, led the Tigers with 21 points. Jordan Roundtree hit a free throw after being fouled with 1.1 seconds left in the OT.
There were other close games and upsets too.
5 seed Florida State beat 12 seed Bucknell 70-67.
10 seed Indiana beat 7 seed Texas 69-65. (I called this upset in one of my brackets)
I love how this tournament is going. Parity has really come to WCBB!!
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By David in Naples!!!!!
There was much to like about UConn’s crushing of The Towson Thugs. For starters, hanging 110 points should demonstrate “street ball” doesn’t work against the Huskies. Here are some other things to like:
1. The five starters went 13-25 from three range. Better than 50%..!
2. Lou looked good, shot well and got right up from being knocked down.
3. Napheesa another double-double, 23 pts & 14 boards.
4. Squeaks goes for 21 points.
5. UConn with 7 blocked shots, 6 steals and only 6 fouls by starters.
6. Towson held to 31% shooting w/ 50 missed shots.
7. The Huskies won the all important 4th quarter, 20-17.
Things to dislike:
1. 20 fouls on Towson, not including 42 others not called.
2. Ball hog Jeter 27 shots, 2 assists. She wouldn’t see the court for Geno.
3. Olivia, make your free throws.
Lots to like with this a$$ whopping of Towson.
Go Huskies..!!
1. The five starters went 13-25 from three range. Better than 50%..!
2. Lou looked good, shot well and got right up from being knocked down.
3. Napheesa another double-double, 23 pts & 14 boards.
4. Squeaks goes for 21 points.
5. UConn with 7 blocked shots, 6 steals and only 6 fouls by starters.
6. Towson held to 31% shooting w/ 50 missed shots.
7. The Huskies won the all important 4th quarter, 20-17.
Things to dislike:
1. 20 fouls on Towson, not including 42 others not called.
2. Ball hog Jeter 27 shots, 2 assists. She wouldn’t see the court for Geno.
3. Olivia, make your free throws.
Lots to like with this a$$ whopping of Towson.
Go Huskies..!!
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UCONN LINKS
NCAA Women's Tournament: UConn, Just a No. 2 Seed, Rolls
2019 NCAA Tournament: No. 2 UConn Women's Basketball Rolls
UConn rolls in NCAA tourney opener as Katie Lou returns
UConn women roll past Towson 110-61, advance to second round
Lowly No. 2 seed, UConn women open with blowout of Towson
Friday's NCAA women's roundup: UConn rolls, wins 110-61
Done dancing: Towson women bow out of first NCAA tournament
Towson Falls To UConn 110-61 In First NCAA Tournament
Towson's Historic Season Ends in NCAA Women's Tournament
With Samuelson back, UConn rolls past Towson in NCAA Tournament
WCBB LINKS
I'll add the links to the games after they have completed and there are links
out there for me to post. I'll post the final scores as they happen as best I can!!!
Friday's Games
Louisville Region
Charlotte Region
Iowa Region
College Station Region
Texas A&M knocks out Wright State in first round of NCAA
Storrs Region
Storrs Region
UConn 110 Towson 61 (Links in the UConn section)
Coral Gables Region
4 Miami 69 13 Florida Gulf Coast 62
Eugene Region
2 Oregon 78 15 Portland State 40
Starkville Region
1 Mississippi State 103 16 Southern 46
Saturday's Games
Notre Dame Region
1 Notre Dame vs 16 Bethune Cookman 11:00 AM
8 Central Michigan vs 9 Michigan State 1:00 PM
College Park Region
3 Maryland vs 14 Radford 11:00 AM
6 UCLA vs 11 Tennessee 1:00 PM
Raleigh Region
6 Kentucky vs 11 Princeton 11:00 AM
3 NC State vs 14 Maine 1:00 PM
Syracuse Region
6 South Dakota State vs 11 Quinnipiac 11:00 AM
3 Syracuse vs 14 Fordham 1:00 PM
Corvallis Region
5 Gonzaga vs 12 Little Rock 3:30 PM
4 Oregon State vs 13 Boise 5:30 PM
Ames Region
6 DePaul vs 11 Missouri State 3:30 PM
3 Iowa State vs 14 New Mexico State 5:30 PM
Stanford Region
7 BYU vs 10 Auburn 3:30 PM
2 Stanford vs 15 UC Davis 5:30 PM
Waco Region
8 California vs 9 North Carolina 3:30 PM1 Baylor vs 16 Abilene Christian 5:30 PM
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