UConn kept the Bears scoreless in the third quarter to win its 28th straight NCAA Tournament first-round game. Christyn Williams led with 13 points followed by ...
They’re coming to be aggressive and kind of give that second wind and everything when that new player is in and be aggressive. “When she’s not in the game, our defense is not the same, and you saw it today,” Auriemma said. As a result of being without their point guard and unable to find a way around UConn’s defense, the Bears went scoreless in the third quarter. UConn’s rejuvenated depth continues to be its biggest spark on both ends of the court. By the end, all 11 available players played at least three minutes and had at least one rebound, with all but one scoring. The Hall of Fame coach was impressed with her ability to bring a defensive surge immediately off the bench. The Huskies’ defense was the best it’s been all season long, as UConn (26-5) kept the Bears scoreless in the third quarter to win its record 28th straight NCAA Tournament first-round game. “Not every team wants to play at this level defensively,” Auriemma said of his team’s buy-in on defense. So just no matter what team we’re playing, no matter what round it is, we’re just focused on that.” “No matter the opponent, no matter who we’re playing, we’ve got to be focused on ourselves. The Huskies’ bigs began UConn’s defensive attack in the opening half. At halftime, Nelson-Ododa, Edwards and Juhász had contributed 13 of UConn’s total 21 rebounds.
UConn won its 28th consecutive NCAA tournament opener after shutting Mercer out in the third quarter of Saturday's victory.
"Every good team that's going to be left standing in the NCAA tournament a couple weeks from now is probably going to be a really, really good defensive team," Auriemma said. I think when she's not in the game our defense is not the same and you saw it today. Auriemma typically likes having her in to begin the game because he knows she'll provide a defensive edge and toughness few players on his team offer. "The best teams that we've had over the years have been really hard to score against, really hard to run their offense against," Auriemma said. In that third frame, the Huskies forced the Bears to go 0 for 12 from the floor and to turn the ball over six times. The Bears had done an admirable job of keeping things tight in the first half, never trailing by more than 21 and making UConn uncomfortable on offensive initially.
UConn women's basketball opened up their 2022 NCAA tournament with a 83-38 win over No. 15 seed Mercer at Gampel Pavilion. The No.
The Huskies outscored Mercer 20-15 in the final frame to win the game by 45 points. The Huskies opened up the second quarter on a 15-2 run. However, six turnovers in the first 10 minutes prevented the Huskies from opening up a bigger advantage early on. On the opposite, UConn struggled a bit from the floor shooting only 38 percent, but made up for it on the offensive glass as they turned eight offensive boards into 12 second chance points. The first was against Cincinnati in the 2018 AAC tournament. UConn was relentless on the glass to start.
We take a look at who will take on the Huskies in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
The Round of 32 matchup will take place Monday, March 21, with the time and broadcast network yet to be announced. With the victory, they’ll advance to the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The No. 2 seed UConn Huskies took home their 28th consecutive First Round victory in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament on Saturday, defeating the No. 15 Mercer Bears handily 83-38.
After Arizona handed Connecticut a humbling loss in last season's Final Four, Geno Auriemma, the Huskies' head coach, was blunt about his team's level of ...
“Teams act really, really mature when the ball’s going in the basket,” he said. There’s a feeling sorry for ourselves about us that you don’t win championships when you’re like that unless you get lucky.” “And when things don’t go our way, there’s a pouty-ness about us.
The No. 7 UCF Knights face Paige Bueckers and the No. 2 UConn Huskies in the second round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament.
UConn (26-5, 16-1 in Big East) used to be in the AAC with UCF until 2020. No. 7 seed UCF beat No. 10 seed Florida 69-52 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. They notched their first NCAA Tournament win in seven tries and beat the in-state rival Florida Gators for the first time in 27 meetings on Saturday.
The UConn's women's basketball team outscored Mercer 20-0 in the third quarter and ran its winning streak to 11, posting an easy victory in the first round ...
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Find out how to watch, live stream or TV channel and game time information for the March 19, 2022 womens' March Madness matchup between UConn and Mercer.
MercerLive Stream on fuboTV:Watch women's college basketball for free with a 7-day trial to fuboTV!The Huskies put up 18.8 more points per game (74.8) than the Bears allow (56.0).UConn is 22-4 when scoring more than 56.0 points.Mercer is 20-6 when allowing fewer than 74.8 points.The Bears average 11.1 more points per game (65.3) than the Huskies allow (54.2).Mercer has put together a 19-2 record in games it scores more than 54.2 points.UConn has a 20-1 record when its opponents score fewer than 65.3 points.The Huskies are at the 23rd spot in the country's scoring charts (74.8 PPG), while the Bears allow the 30th-fewest points per game (56.0) in the country.Mercer is college basketball's 153rd-ranked offense (65.3 PPG), while UConn is the 12th-ranked defense (54.2).Live Stream: FUBOTVSports Illustrated may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. How to Watch UConn vs.
No. 15 seed Mercer takes on national power UConn on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
They followed that up by easily winning the conference tournament when it beat Furman 73-54 in the championship game. The Huskies won yet another conference tournament this year when it beat Villanova 70-40 in the Big East final. The Bears finished the regular season 20-6 and 13-1 in the Southern Conference to win the conference title.