November 21, 2011

Cardinal out-played in Connecticut

The Huskies played the better game and delighted about 14,000 fans at the XL Center with their 68-58 victory over the Cardinal.

The Huskies' fierce defense controlled the game. They had nine blocks and twelve steals and caused 16 Cardinal turnovers.

They got the Cardinal into foul trouble — Nneka sat out about 14 minutes of the first half with two fouls. We can beat Texas without Nneka, but not UConn.

The Huskies' defense led to dazzling offense — especially by star freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, who scored 25 points, and sophomore Bria Hartley, who added 19. Between them, they accounted for 65% of UConn's points.

Nneka led the Cardinal's offense with 22 points. Jasmine was our only effective 3-point shooter tonight — she made three of four. Sarah made four of her five field-goal attempts. Chiney played a strong, controlled game. She had 12 rebounds. Although she ended with four fouls, she didn't commit the first one until four minutes into the second half.

The Cardinal were behind by just six at half-time. With Nneka back in, they closed the gap in the second half. The score was tied for the ninth time with 13 minutes left to play. After that, the Huskies gradually pulled ahead as the Cardinal wilted under the relentless pressure.

Here are game reports:

The box score and play-by-play,

And photos by Jessica Hill (AP Photo):

Nneka goes up against Stefanie Dolson Tiffany Hayes drives past Amber Taylor guards Stefanie Dolson Jos and Chiney double-team Kiah Stokes Sarah, Toni and Chiney triple-team Bria Hartley A disappointed bench

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

UConn press threw Stanford out of sync, and caused way too many turnovers. Only bright spot, Stanford had better shooting percentages, in all categories. Stanford always struggles when pressed!