31 March 2012
Quote of the Day: UConn players
I'm a little bit in denial about the Final Four games tomorrow. UConn's win over Kentucky was so awesome that I don't want to move on! I still haven't deleted it from my DVR. I keep watching the hail-mary-end-of-the-first-half-pass over and over again. Here's some quotes from the players about that play:
It appeared that score [of 39-39] might stand heading into the locker room, but [Kelly] Faris had a different plan for UConn. Coming into the team huddle under Kentucky’s basket, she told her teammates that if Kentucky’s defense on the in-bounds pass broke down, she was “going to go long.” She did end up sprinting down the court and her senior teammate Tiffany Hayes heaved a perfect pass to her, which she caught like a wide receiver and drove up the key to the hoop, making a layup as time ran out in the half with UConn up by two, 41-39.
And....
After falling behind quickly, 9-0, the Wildcats took a 33-30 lead. Only by the strength of Hayes' touchdown pass and Kelly Faris' race to the basket for a buzzer-beating layup did UConn take a 41-39 lead into halftime. We've seen Tiffany Hayes do plenty in her four years at UConn. We'd never seen her pull a Peyton Manning to get her team to Denver. It was the play of the night. UConn dominated the final 20 minutes.
"We huddled," Hayes said. "We were supposed to set a double screen, and Kelly said if they play it wrong, she's going long. I was looking for that first. She went. I threw a perfect pass. She caught it like a running back and she finished."
"It was awesome," Stefanie Dolson said.
It appeared that score [of 39-39] might stand heading into the locker room, but [Kelly] Faris had a different plan for UConn. Coming into the team huddle under Kentucky’s basket, she told her teammates that if Kentucky’s defense on the in-bounds pass broke down, she was “going to go long.” She did end up sprinting down the court and her senior teammate Tiffany Hayes heaved a perfect pass to her, which she caught like a wide receiver and drove up the key to the hoop, making a layup as time ran out in the half with UConn up by two, 41-39.
And....
After falling behind quickly, 9-0, the Wildcats took a 33-30 lead. Only by the strength of Hayes' touchdown pass and Kelly Faris' race to the basket for a buzzer-beating layup did UConn take a 41-39 lead into halftime. We've seen Tiffany Hayes do plenty in her four years at UConn. We'd never seen her pull a Peyton Manning to get her team to Denver. It was the play of the night. UConn dominated the final 20 minutes.
"We huddled," Hayes said. "We were supposed to set a double screen, and Kelly said if they play it wrong, she's going long. I was looking for that first. She went. I threw a perfect pass. She caught it like a running back and she finished."
"It was awesome," Stefanie Dolson said.
Labels: UConn basketball
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