Records were made to be broken. Except for Connecticut, apparently.
The Huskies picked up another important victory after two starters returned to the floor after a week of rest.Florida State he cut the deficit to 4 in 3:19, but the Huskies (8-2) 85-77 win This is to avoid a losing streak since March 1993.
Victory was not without adversity. Head coach Geno Auriemma missed the game The program said it was paying close attention when he started feeling sick after the shootout. Assistant Chris Daly moved to 14-0 as an absent head coach acting.
The Huskies led 17-4, but undid the Seminoles after leading by as much as 23 points. UConn controlled the paint, though he flipped over 20 times, winning on rebounds (46-31) and paint his points (40-28).
It helped the Huskies bring back key players from injuries. Freshman forward Dorka Juhas (thumb) had a team-high nine of his rebounds and looked aggressive early in his first game since Nov. 14. game of the season.
Aaliyah Edwards’ productivity gains made all the difference. She tallied her 16.9 points and her 9.4 rebounds per game, about twice as many as last season when she took over her UConn games. Against Florida State, Edwards scored 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting.it followed her 25 points against Maryland last week. Her 20-plus points in her four times her game is double what she did in her first two seasons with the Huskies.
UConn ticks the box for legitimate candidates, making it the toughest of its non-meeting schedules. On January 26th, they will face struggling Tennessee, and on February 5th, they will face No. 1 South Carolina.
Loser: Chance for Florida
FSU (11-2), who won votes in last week’s AP poll, missed out on the best non-conference opportunity with a quality victory. Despite what looked like an early blast, Florida State fought to the end and had an interesting fourth quarter.
The momentum turned when freshman Tanya Latson, who scored 24 points (7 of 19 FG, 9 of 10 FT) in 27 minutes, fouled out at 6:44. It was her second game in the 2022 class to be fouled out by the nation’s top-ranked shooting guard. The Seminoles were unable to take advantage of any turnovers, including 12 steals. Sophomore forward Makayla Timpson also fouled out.
Despite missing out on a win, FSU still shows its mettle and will get more chances in ACC play to improve its NCAA resume. A front-runner for Freshman of the Year, Latson will likely adapt to playing against quality opponents and stay on the floor.
Latson is just the second ACC player to score at least 20 points in 10 consecutive games since at least 1999-00.wake forest star Dearika HumveeIn September, he won his first WNBA title with the Las Vegas Aces. According to ESPN Stats and Information. Iowa’s Kaitlyn Clark is the only Division I freshman in the last decade to do so.
Latson is averaging 25.3 points and ranks fifth in 29.2 minutes per game (645th according to Hoop Stats). She ranks second in points per 40 minutes (34.7) and fourth in winning percentage.
Winner: South Carolina’s Depth and Future
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley last week told state’s Jeremiah Holloway that next season The core “brings a range of challenges” as it leans younger than the current older group. The Gamecocks (11-0) have him coming into the second-place recruiting class, with one “birdie” already “in the nest,” as Staley tweets.
Chloe Kitz is a 6-foot-2, 5-star forward from Faith Christian Academy in Florida. Who ranked #17 in the 2023 ESPN classKitts chose to forgo her senior season after graduating from high school this month and moved into a dorm in Columbia, South Carolina on Tuesday. went.
And on Sunday, she spent her first minutes as a college player to rapturous applause from the home crowd. 87-23 win Against Charleston Southern, she had 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 assists in 23 minutes. She went 4/9, including making one 3-point attempt and two free throws.
“I’m very, very surprised.” Senior Guard Zia Cook said after the game. “I know what I’ve been doing since I graduated from high school. You may not know what I’ve been doing, but when she’s there, she’s asking questions.” She even knows the answers to some things I didn’t even know when I was in first grade.
Young doesn’t mean less talented, and getting a player like Kitts early doesn’t just boost her skill, development and confidence. It also builds her into the team chemistry Staley wants to continue and allows her to carry that over better into her next season, with South Carolina’s future looking brighter than ever.
Loser: Triple Double Tally
of triple double count Because Clarke of Iowa and Olivia Miles of Notre Dame. They are nightly threats with the potential to set records by the end of their careers.already on their way to join Sabrina Ionescu As one player in four seasons in college.
They were close again in Sunday’s game. Miles had 16 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists with 3 less than 1 assists. Sophomore Points His guard could be more aggressive to make his own shots successful when Notre Dame’s attack splattered like in the first half. She scored 13 points and had 4 assists on 5/9 shooting in the second. 63-52against Virginia Tech in the first Top 10 matchup at Blacksburg.
Clarke equaled the scoring average with 26 points. 88-74 win Over northern Iowa for an intrastate season sweep. She added 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. Assistmate Monica Chinano scored 22 points. They combined 23 of 25 at the free throw line.
Winner: Block
Tennessee attended Cameron Brink’s block party on Sunday, but it wasn’t a pretty picture for them: the 6-4 junior forward posted a career-high six blocks. 77-70 win at home on Sunday. She had two in the first quarter and her deafening four in the fourth, but the Cardinals trailed by five points. They outscored the Lady Vols 24-12 in her last ten minutes.
A Blink layup gave Stanford the lead back at 7:58, and the ensuing block was turned into a 3-pointer by a Hannah jump to push the lead to 4. Tennessee kept going into the paint and kept getting rejected.
Brink’s parents deserve to be applauded for their reaction to blocking when they were sitting right under the basket in the second half. Brink finished with 21 points and 17 rebounds in 27 minutes while again dealing with foul trouble.
Back on the East Coast, Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist and Christina Dalce hosted their own block party. 74-62 lost to Iowa. Siegrist had another monster 32 points, 12 rebounds in the game he had four. She had 876, placing her third on the program’s all-time rebounding list. The Wildcats have caught up with the Cyclones, but need more points than Siegrist.
what to see
Tuesday
No. 16 Oregon (9-1) vs No. 17 Arkansas (13-0) at 4pm ET — University of Arkansas sophomore Samara Spencer is pacing her team averaging 16.5 points and 4.4 runs, but her free throw shooters are less than 50%. They are the team with the best free throw percentage, making 62.2% as a team.
No. 3 Ohio State (11-0) vs South Florida (10-3), 6:30 pm ET — South Florida senior forward Darcy Funkam Menjiadhu is averaging 11.5 rebounds per game (ranked ninth) One of the best rebounding teams (57.9% percentage, 12th). Ohio State has the best and most balanced offense.
No. 19 Michigan (10-1) vs. No. 6 North Carolina (9-1), ESPN2 at 7 p.m. — Jumpman Invitational. Michigan and North Carolina have similar offensive ratings (Michigan 107.1, 25th / UNC 107.7, 24th) and defensively similar (Michigan 77.4, 20th / UNC 78.4, 26th).
No. 21 Clayton (8-2) vs. No. 2 Stanford (11-1) at 10pm ET — Led by a trio of Morgan Murray (17.7 points), Lauren Jensen (16.8 points) and Emma Ronseek (12.2 points), Clayton are in an 8-point loss to Arkansas in their toughest three-game stretch. After Stanford, he will play UConn at home on December 28th.
Wednesday
Seton Hall (9-3, 2-0 Big East), No. 9 UConn (8-2, 1-0 Big East), ET Noon — UConn averages 1.21 points per scoring attempt (s), backed by 41.6% of 3-point clips (s).
Miami (7-4) in Florida (11-2), noon ET ACCNX — Senior TikTok stars Haley and Hannah Cavinder, who transferred from Fresno State University, experience ACC action for the first time. Haley averages 11.5 points per game (Destiny Harden averages 11.9 points).
Virginia (12-0, 1-0 ACC) Duke (10-1, 0-0 ACC), 7pm ET on ACCNX — Duke and Virginia each rank in the top 10 defensively, though no serious competition so far.
Louisville (9-4) DePaul (8-3), FS1 8:30 PM ET — Aneetha Morrow averages a double-double of 26.1 points (4th in Division I) and 12.1 rebounds (7th) per game. In Louisville, Hayley Vanlis is averaging 20 points and Chris Linker is averaging 10.5 points, making her the team’s only double-digit scorer.
Florida (11-1) vs. 23 Oklahoma (9-1), ESPN2 at 9:30 p.m. ET — Oklahoma has one of the best offenses in the nation (86.8 ppg) and hits 46.6% of its field goal attempts.
Friday
Cal (9-2, 0-0 Pac-12) at No. 2 Stanford (11-1, 0-0 Pac-12), 3 pm ET on Pac-12 Networks — The Cardinals begin scheduling Cal and the Pac-12 in a 90-79 loss to Notre Dame in November.
1. South Carolina (11-0)
2. Stanford (11-1)
3. Ohio (11-0)
4. Indiana (11-0)
5. Notre Dame (9-1)
6. North Carolina (9-1)
7.NC state (11-1)
8. Virginia Tech (10-1)
9. Ucon (8-2)
10.LSU (11-0)
11.UCLA (11-1)
12. Utah (10-0)
13. Iowa (9-3)
14. Iowa (8-2)
15. Maryland (9-3)
16. Oregon (9-1)
17. Arkansas (13-0)
18. Arizona (9-1)
19. Michigan (10-1)
20. Kansas (10-0)
21. Clayton (8-2)
22. Gonzaga (10-2)
23. Oklahoma (9-1)
24. Baylor (8-3)
25. St. John’s (11-0)
