06 March 2012
They Surprised Me!
Yesterday I was sure that Notre Dame would win the Big East Tournament. But UConn won -- hooray!
They came out on fire in the first ten minutes, both defensively and (surprisingly) offensively. About halfway through they were up by 10. Then they lost their momentum, and by halftime Notre Dame had pulled within 1.
Notre Dame started the second half where they'd left off, and pulled ahead. UConn caught back up, but by then we were into the danger zone of less than ten minutes to go. In both their previous games, that's when UConn's offense went out for a walk and forgot to come back.
Tonight, though, they kept at it, and pulled out the win 63-54. This was a (relatively) low-scoring game that actually felt like a defensive battle.
It was a rough, tough, and physical game. It's been a while since I've seen so many players have to go out with (thankfully minor) injuries. UConn point guard Bria Hartley managed to get herself a bloody nose in the last couple of minutes when she was in the scrum for a loose ball.
Probably the most surprising stat of the night was this: Kelly Faris went 2/2 from the three-point line. In fact, the only other UConn player to make a three was Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, and she only hit one. (She made seven two-pointers, though, and had a game-high 19 points.) What was even crazier was that both of Faris's three-pointers were "bad" shots. In the first one she was off-balance, and in the second she bobbled the pass and didn't really seem to have control of it before she let it fly.
One last note: Before the game, Rebecca Lobo interviewed Bria Hartley. The best part is the bonus question at the end.
They came out on fire in the first ten minutes, both defensively and (surprisingly) offensively. About halfway through they were up by 10. Then they lost their momentum, and by halftime Notre Dame had pulled within 1.
Notre Dame started the second half where they'd left off, and pulled ahead. UConn caught back up, but by then we were into the danger zone of less than ten minutes to go. In both their previous games, that's when UConn's offense went out for a walk and forgot to come back.
Tonight, though, they kept at it, and pulled out the win 63-54. This was a (relatively) low-scoring game that actually felt like a defensive battle.
It was a rough, tough, and physical game. It's been a while since I've seen so many players have to go out with (thankfully minor) injuries. UConn point guard Bria Hartley managed to get herself a bloody nose in the last couple of minutes when she was in the scrum for a loose ball.
Probably the most surprising stat of the night was this: Kelly Faris went 2/2 from the three-point line. In fact, the only other UConn player to make a three was Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, and she only hit one. (She made seven two-pointers, though, and had a game-high 19 points.) What was even crazier was that both of Faris's three-pointers were "bad" shots. In the first one she was off-balance, and in the second she bobbled the pass and didn't really seem to have control of it before she let it fly.
One last note: Before the game, Rebecca Lobo interviewed Bria Hartley. The best part is the bonus question at the end.
Labels: UConn basketball
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