Saturday, December 1, 2018

NCAA Women’s Basketball Week 3: Sunday Games


UConn And Notre Dame Ready to Clash in No. 1 vs No. 2 Battle
No. 2 UConn (5-0) meets No. 1 Notre Dame (6-0) in the Jimmy V Classic in South Bend, Ind., on Sunday. Game will take place at Purcell Pavilion at 4 p.m.

Season Stat Leaders
UConn                                                                                                                                Notre Dame
Points
Photo Credit: Notre Dame Athletics

Arike Ogunbowale (25.3 per game)

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Katie Lou Samuelson (20.0 per game)
                                         











                                      


Rebounds

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Napheesa Colier (9.8 per game)
Photo Credit: Notre Dame Athletics

Jessica Shepard (10.7 per game) 

                                                            









                                                        




Assists

Photo Credit: Notre Dame Athletics

Jackie Young (5.3 per game)

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Crystal Dangerfield (5.3 per game)
                                                  












                                                    
Steals

Photo Credit: Notre Dame Athletics

Arike Ogunbowale (1.9 per game)

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Christyn Williams (1.3 per game)
                                                











                                          



Blocks
Photo Credit: Notre Dame Athletics

Brianna Turner (1.6 per game)

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Napheesa Colier (0.5 per game)
                                                           










                                                        


Team Notes
UConn
·                  ·        UConn beat No. 16 DePaul 99-63 on Wednesday.
                       o   Player of the Game: Napheesa Collier (24 pts, 10 rebs, 7 asts)
·                  ·   Katie Lou Samuelson made her 308th three-point shot and broke the American Athletic                        Conference’s all-time record for three-point shots by a single player.   
    

Notre Dame
·        Notre Dame beat No. 14 Iowa 105-71 in the ACC/BIG 10 Challenge on Thursday.
           o Player of the Game: Arike Ogunbowale (30 pts, 4 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl)

Game History
  •  The UConn/Notre Dame rivalry started back in 1996. The Fighting Irish lead the series 36-21.
  • The last time these two teams met was on March 30 at the Women’s Final Four in Columbus, Ohio. Notre Dame beat UConn 91-89 and would go on to beat Mississippi State to win its first national championship since 2001.


                                       



Baylor and South Carolina Ready to Showdown in SEC/Big 12 Challenge
No. 4 Baylor (6-0) and No. 18 South Carolina (4-3) will meet for the first time in Columbia in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The game is set to take place at Colonial Life Arena on Sunday at 7 p.m.

Season Stat Leaders
Baylor                                                                                                                               South Carolina
Points


Photo Credit: Baylor Athletics

Kalani Brown (14.4 per game)
Photo Credit: South Carolina Athletics

Te'a Cooper (14.4 per game)
                                                               











                                                           




Rebounds


Photo Credit: South Carolina Athletics

Alexis Jennings (5.7 per game)

                                                                    










Photo Credit: Baylor Athletics

Juicy Landrum,
NaLyssa Smith
(7.7 per game)




















Assists


Photo Credit: Baylor Athletics

Chloe Jackson (6.2 per game)
Photo Credit: South Carolina Athletics

Tyasha Harris (3.1 per game)
                                                                       











                                                                               


Steals


Photo Credit: Baylor Athletics

Chloe Jackson (1.8 per game)
Photo Credit: South Carolina Athletics

Tyasha Harris (2.3 per game)
                                                         












                                                                               


Blocks


Photo Credit: Baylor Athletics

Lauren Cox (2.3 per game)
Photo Credit: South Carolina Athletics

Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (2.0 per game)
                                                                 











                                                                      


Team Notes
Baylor
  •         Baylor won against South Dakota State (72-66) and Georgetown (67-46) in the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas, Nev. During Thanksgiving week.
o    Players of the Game
o   Versus South Dakota State: Lauren Cox (28 pts, 10 rebs, 4 blks)
o   Versus Georgetown: Juicy Landrum (14 pts, 9 rebs, 3 asts, 1 stl), NaLyssa Smith (14 pts, 5 rebs, 1 ast, 1 blk)

South Carolina
  •  South Carolina finished in fourth place at the Vancouver Showcase in Canada over Thanksgiving. The Gamecock won against ETSU (101-55) and lost to No. 9 Oregon State (70-68) and Drake (90-85, OT).
    o   Players of the Game
    o   Versus ETSU: Doniyah Cliney (14 pts, 7 rebs, 2 asts), Bianca Jackson (14 pts, 2 rebs, 1 ast, 6 stls)
    o   Versus Oregon State: Te’a Cooper (22 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts, 2 stls)
    o   Versus Drake: Te’a Cooper (31 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls)
  • The Gamecocks recently beat Dayton 65-55 on Wednesday.
    o   Player of the Game: Tyasha Harris (24 pts, 3 rebs, 1 ast, 2 stls)
  •      South Carolina dropped to No. 18 in the AP Top 25 Poll.







                                           

                                                       

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