No. 2 UConn (18-1, 7-0 AAC)
prepares for a Thursday powerhouse matchup at No. 3 Louisville (19-1, 7-1 ACC)
and a Saturday conference matchup at Cincinnati (14-7, 6-2 AAC).
Tipoff with Louisville will
take place at the KFC Yum! Center at 7 p.m.
Season Stat Leaders
UConn Louisville
Points
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| Photo Credit: Louisville Athletics Asia Durr (21.1 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Katie Lou Samuelson (18.8 per game) |
Rebounds
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| Photo Credit: Louisville Athletics Sam Fuehring (6.2 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Napheesa Collier (10.0 per game) |
Assists
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Crystal Dangerfield (5.7 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Louisville Athletics Asia Durr (3.3 per game) |
Steals
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Crystal Dangerfield (1.4 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Louisville Athletics Dana Evans (1.7 per game) |
Blocks
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Napheesa Collier (1.5 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Louisville Athletics Kylee Shook (1.4 per game) |
Team Notes
UConn
- UConn moved up to No. 2 in this week’s AP Rankings.
- The Huskies are on a seven-game winning streak.
- UConn won their last conference game against UCF 93-57 on Sunday.
- Player of the Game: Napheesa Collier (23 pts, 9 rebs, 1 ast, 4 stls, 3 blks)
- The Huskies have won 64 out of 93 games against opponents in the top 5.
- Katie Lou Samuelson
- AAC Statistics
- No. 1 in scoring (18.8 per game) and 3-point field goals made (2.6 per game).
- No. 2 in free throw percentage (.867) and assist/turnover ratio (2.5)
- No. 7 in 3-point field goal percentage (.358)
- Tied at No. 9 with Memphis’s Taylor Barnes in assists (3.5 per game).
- No. 11 in rebounding (7.2 per game)
- No. 13 in field goal percentage (.456)
- Napheesa Collier
- Named this week’s AAC Player of the Week.
- Two rebounds away from the 1,000th career rebound mark.
- Needs 37 more points to reach 2,000 career points.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 2 in scoring (18.6 per game), rebounding (10.0 per game) and field goal percentage (.584).
- No. 3 in blocked shots (1.5 per game)
- No. 5 in assist/turnover ratio (1.8)
- No. 8 in assists (3.5 per game)
- No. 13 in free throw percentage (.697)
- Megan Walker
- Had a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 3 in 3-point field goal percentage (.439)
- Tied at No. 6 with Tulane’s Krystal Freeman in field goal percentage (.500).
- No. 13 in scoring (12.9 per game)
- Tied at No. 14 with Cincinnati’s Sam Rodgers in 3-point field goals made (1.5 per game).
- No. 17 in rebounding (6.2 per game)
- Crystal Dangerfield
- AAC Statistics
- No. 1 in assists (5.7 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (3.1)
- Tied at No. 2 with South Florida’s Laura Ferreira in 3-point field goals made (2.0 per game).
- No. 10 in 3-point field goal percentage (.339)
- No. 14 in scoring (12.9 per game) and field goal percentage (.447).
- No. 15 in steals (1.4 per game)
- Christyn Williams
- AAC Statistics
- No. 5 in field goal percentage (.503)
- No. 8 in 3-point field goal percentage (.355)
- No. 21 in scoring (11.1 per game)
- Olivia Nelson-Ododa
- AAC Statistics
- Tied at No. 10 with Memphis’s Brianna Porter in blocked shots (0.9 per game).
Louisville
- Louisville moved up to No. 3 in this week’s AP Rankings.
- The Cardinals are on a five-game winning streak.
- Louisville won their last conference game against Pittsburgh 70-42 on Sunday.
- Player of the Game: Dana Evans (16 pts, 7 rebs, 2 asts, 2 stls)
- The Cardinals held teams to 50 points in the last five games.
- Louisville looks to win their 20th game of the season against UConn.
- The Cardinals have a +22.6-scoring margin in home games.
- Louisville recorded 70 or more points in 16 out of 20 games this season.
- Asia Durr
- Ranked No. 12 in the NCAA in scoring (21.1 per game)
- Scored 20 or more points in 12 games this season.
- Top 25 finalist for the John Wooden Award.
- Did not play in the game against Pittsburgh.
- Sam Fuehring
- Scoring 10.2 points per game.
- Recorded double-doubles in two games this season.
- Dana Evans
- Scoring 9.9 points and dishing out a team-high 3.8 assists per game.
- Scored a team-high 16 points against Pittsburgh.
- Her four 3-pointers against Pittsburgh were a career high.
- Matched a career-high in rebounds after grabbing seven boards against Pittsburgh.
- Arica Carter
- Averaging 9.7 points per game.
- Averaging 11.1 points in ACC play with four out of eight games being in double-figures.
Series History
- UConn leads the series 17-1.
- Last meeting: February 12, 2018, the Huskies beat the Cardinals 69-58 in Storrs, Connecticut.
The game at Cincinnati will be held at Fifth Third Arena
Saturday at 12 p.m.
Season Stat Leaders
UConn Cincinnati
Points
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Katie Lou Samuelson (18.8 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Cincinnati Athletics Sam Rodgers (33.1 per game) |
Rebounds
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| Photo Credit: Cincinnati Athletics Ilmar'l Thomas (7.2 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Napheesa Collier (10.0 per game) |
Assists
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Crystal Dangerfield (5.7 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Cincinnati Athletics Antoinette Miller (5.5 per game) |
Steals
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| Photo Credit: Cincinnati Athletics Antoinette Miller (2.1 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Crystal Dangerfield (1.4 per game) |
Blocks
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| Photo Credit: Cincinnati Athletics Andeija Puckett (1.1 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Napheesa Collier (1.5 per game) |
Cincinnati
- Cincinnati is on a five-game winning streak.
- The Bearcats won at South Florida 57-56 on Wednesday.
- Player of the Game: Ilmar’l Thomas (19 pts, 7 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl, 3 blks)
- Sam Rodgers
- AAC Statistics
- No. 14 in 3-point field goals made (1.4 per game)
- Ilmar’l Thomas
- Combined for 49 points with teammates Nikira Goings and Antoinette Miller at South Florida.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 1 in field goal percentage (.665)
- No. 6 in scoring (13.8 per game)
- No. 7 in blocked shots (1.0 per game)
- No. 9 in rebounding (7.2 per game)
- Antoinette Miller
- Named to this week’s AAC Honor Roll.
- Scored a last minute 2-pointer to lead Cincinnati to victory at South Florida.
- Combined for 49 points with teammates Ilmar’l Thomas and Nikira Goings at South Florida.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 2 in assists (5.5 per game)
- No. 3 in assist/turnover ratio (2.2)
- No. 4 in steals (2.1 per game)
- No. 15 in free throw percentage (.640)
- No. 17 in scoring (11.7 per game)
- Nikira Goings
- Combined for 49 points with teammates Ilmar’l Thomas and Antoinette Miller at South Florida.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 11 in 3-point field goals made (1.6 per game)
- Angel Rizor
- AAC Statistics
- No. 16 in rebounding (6.2 per game)
- Andeija Puckett
- AAC Statistics
- No. 6 in blocked shots (1.1 per game)
AAC Team Stat
Comparison
Points
UConn: No. 1 (81.9 per game)
Cincinnati: No. 4 (65.6 per game)
Rebounds
UConn: No. 3 (41.9 per game)
Cincinnati: No. 10 (37.6 per game)
Assists
UConn: No. 1 (19.3 per game)
Cincinnati: No. 3 (15.0 per game)
Steals
UConn: No. 7 (7.8 per game)
Cincinnati: No. 10 (7.4 per game)
Blocks
UConn: No. 6 (3.7 per game)
Cincinnati: No. 8 (3.5 per game)
Last Meeting
- UConn beat Cincinnati 82-38 in Storrs, Connecticut on January 9.
- The Huskies outscored the Bearcats 17-0 in the first five minutes of the game.
- Christyn Williams drained 10 points in the first quarter.
- UConn led by 30 points after Crystal Dangerfield drained the first 3-pointer of the second quarter, 39-9.
- The Huskies led the Bearcats 49-19 at halftime.
- Cincinnati’s Ilmar’i Thomas finished with nine points in that game ending a four-game 20-point streak.
