UConn is the #1 team in the nation for a reason.
It was 9-0 before you could blink and Tia subbed 5 for 5 to attempt to stem the tide.
Michelle hit a nice 3 to get the Washington Huskies on the board.
UConn then went on a 10-0 burst and it was 19-3 before the Huskies found any semblance of the flow. They managed to battle back to 18-10 before Tina Charles took control again.
At that point, it was all UConn stretching the halftime lead to 57-24.
Mosiman & McLellan were the bright spots on the offensive end. The final margin was a product of the Huskies struggles from the floor on the offensive end and the flat out athleticism that UConn brings to the table.
I've been saying it all weekend, but if the East Coast Huskies are playing the way they are capable of, there isn't a team in the country within 15 points of them. Period.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Clemson
Overcoming the absence of Heidi McNeill and Mackenzie Argens and shortly to follow, Laura McLellan proved to be too tall a task for the Huskies in this one.
As it was with a post rotation of McLellan, Williams and Young was going to be a tough go from the outset but when Laura went down 3 minutes in, it made the game all the tougher.
Hearing Laura scream and be down on the floor as she was, caused the Hooligans and the Husky Faithful much concern. No disrespect to the other Huskies, but #0 is as tough as they come.
Michelle continued her hot shooting from the SU game in the 1st half of this one but the Huskies seemed to wear down in the 2nd half allowing Clemson to build a solid lead and take the W.
Big, big props to Mollie Williams for a yeoman's effort in playing almost the entire game and doing her utmost with the energy she had.
As it was with a post rotation of McLellan, Williams and Young was going to be a tough go from the outset but when Laura went down 3 minutes in, it made the game all the tougher.
Hearing Laura scream and be down on the floor as she was, caused the Hooligans and the Husky Faithful much concern. No disrespect to the other Huskies, but #0 is as tough as they come.
Michelle continued her hot shooting from the SU game in the 1st half of this one but the Huskies seemed to wear down in the 2nd half allowing Clemson to build a solid lead and take the W.
Big, big props to Mollie Williams for a yeoman's effort in playing almost the entire game and doing her utmost with the energy she had.
Seattle U
Game opens on a nice 10-0 Husky run. Sami opened the scoring with a triple, and the run saw a nice feed from Morty to Sami on the cut to the bucket.
Seattle U got on the board and cut it to 10-4 when there was a nice Hi-Lo play with Mollie & Lo.
Washington controlled much of the early going in this one before Seattle U trimmed it to 6 by the half (34-28).
It bears mentioning that Lo set the hardest pick I've seen in person absolutely laying out the SU point guard. Despite the protestations of some of the SU fans (including my uncle) it was a clean pick, Johnson just didn't see it coming.
Despite the relative closeness of the game at halftime, I knew the game was ours with 3 minutes to go when the RedHawks were all grabbing their shorts.
The Dawgs took control early in the 2nd and were up solidly the rest of the way. Heidi & Mackenzie both went down to injuries in the 2nd half and would prove to be pivotal losses in the contest with Clemson 2 days later.
Seattle U got on the board and cut it to 10-4 when there was a nice Hi-Lo play with Mollie & Lo.
Washington controlled much of the early going in this one before Seattle U trimmed it to 6 by the half (34-28).
It bears mentioning that Lo set the hardest pick I've seen in person absolutely laying out the SU point guard. Despite the protestations of some of the SU fans (including my uncle) it was a clean pick, Johnson just didn't see it coming.
Despite the relative closeness of the game at halftime, I knew the game was ours with 3 minutes to go when the RedHawks were all grabbing their shorts.
The Dawgs took control early in the 2nd and were up solidly the rest of the way. Heidi & Mackenzie both went down to injuries in the 2nd half and would prove to be pivotal losses in the contest with Clemson 2 days later.
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