No. 3 UConn (16-1, 5-0 AAC) hosts SMU (7-11, 1-4 AAC) for an
AAC matchup on Wednesday night.
Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. at Gampel Pavilion.
Season Stat Leaders
UConn SMU
Points
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Katie Lou Samuelson (18.9 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: SMU Athletics Alicia Froling (12.0 per game) |
Rebounds
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Napheesa Collier (10.2 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: SMU Athletics Alicia Froling (10.5 per game) |
Assists
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Crystal Dangerfield (5.4 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: SMU Athletics Ariana Whitfield (3.6 per game) |
Steals
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Crystal Dangerfield (1.3 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: SMU Athletics Amber Bacon (1.6 per game) |
Blocks
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Napheesa Collier (1.1 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: SMU Athletics Alicia Froling (2.0 per game) |
Team Notes
UConn
- UConn dropped to No. 3 in this week’s AP Poll.
- The Huskies are currently on a five-game winning streak.
- UConn won its last AAC game at Temple 88-67 on Saturday.
- Player of the Game: Napheesa Collier (30 pts, 12 rebs, 5 asts, 2 stls, 1 blk)
- Katie Lou Samuelson
- AAC Statistics
- No. 1 in 3-point field goals made (2.6 per game)
- No. 2 in scoring (18.9 per game), free throw percentage (.855) and assist/turnover ratio (2.2).
- No. 7 in rebounding (7.5 per game) and 3-point field goal percentage (.373).
- No. 11 in assists (3.4 per game)
- No. 14 in field goal percentage (.460)
- Napheesa Collier
- Recorded a double-double with 30 points and 12 rebounds.
- Needs 19 rebounds to reach the 1,000-career rebound mark.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 2 in rebounding (10.2 per game) and field goal percentage (.583).
- No. 3 in scoring (18.2 per game)
- No. 4 in blocked shots (1.1 per game)
- No. 6 in assist/turnover ratio (1.8)
- No. 8 in assists (3.6 per game)
- Crystal Dangerfield
- Had a career-high 26 points at Temple.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 1 in assists (5.4 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (2.7)
- Tied at No. 3 with South Florida’s 3-point field goals made (2.0 per game).
- No. 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (.343)
- No. 15 in scoring (12.9 per game) and field goal percentage (.452).
- Megan Walker
- Named to this week’s AAC Honor Roll.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 4 in 3-point field goal percentage (.400)
- No. 9 in field goal percentage (.487)
- No. 17 in scoring (12.5 per game)
- No. 18 in rebounding (6.1 per game)
- Christyn Williams
- AAC Statistics
- No. 6 in field goal percentage (.506) and 3-point field goal percentage (.382).
- No. 15 in blocked shots (0.7 per game)
- No. 21 in scoring (11.5 per game)
- Olivia Nelson-Ododa
- AAC Statistics
- No. 15 in blocked shots (0.7 per game0
SMU
- SMU is 1-4 in AAC play.
- The Mustangs lost their last game at UCF 55-43.
- Player of the Game: Kayla White (12 pts, 1 ast)
- Seven of SMU’s players are freshman.
- Four of the Mustangs losses this season were by one to two points.
- Alicia Froling
- Leads the program in career rebounds (1,068) and career blocks (189).
- No. 34 nationally in rebounds (10.2 per game).
- AAC Statistics
- No. 1 in rebounding (10.2 per game) and blocked shots (2.3 per game).
- No. 5 in field goal percentage (.517)
- No. 20 in scoring (11.8 per game)
- Kayla White
- Averaging a team-high 12.1 points per game.
- Finished with 10 points in 13 games so far this season.
- Scored 11.2 points per game since the beginning of AAC play.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 14 in steals (1.5 per game)
- No. 15 in free throw percentage (.679)
- No. 19 in scoring (12.1 per game)
- Ariana Whitfield
- Averaging 7.1 points per game.
- Recorded a team-high 63 assists so far this season.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 10 in assists (3.5 per game)
- No. 12 in assist/turnover ratio (1.1)
- Amber Bacon
- Averaging 8.9 points per game.
- Finished with 10 points in eight games this season.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 6 in free throw percentage (.767)
- No. 12 in steals (1.6 per game)
- No. 15 in assist/turnover ratio (1.0)
- Johnasia Cash
- Averaging 6.4 rebounds per game.
- Averaged 8.6 rebounds per game since the start of AAC play.
- Had 11 rebounds in the loss at UCF.
- AAC Statistics
- Tied at No. 7 with Cincinnati’s Andeija Puckett in blocked shots (1.0 per game).
- No. 13 in rebounding (6.6 per game)
- Makenzie Ellis
- Scoring 3.3 points and grabbing 4.6 rebounds per game.
AAC Team Stat
Comparison
Points
UConn: No. 1 (81.5 per game)
SMU: No. 12 (57.1 per game)
Rebounds
UConn: No. 3 (42.2 per game)
SMU: No. 2 (42.6 per game)
Assists
UConn: No. 1 (18.8 per game)
SMU: No. 6 (12.6 per game)
Steals
UConn: No. 10 (7.3 per game)
SMU: No. 7 (7.9 per game)
Blocks
UConn: No. 7 (3.1 per game)
SMU: No. 1 (4.4 per game)
Series History
- UConn has won all nine games against SMU.
- Both teams last met on February 24, 2018 in Dallas, Texas.
- The Huskies beat the Mustangs 80-36.
No. 1 Notre Dame (18-1, 6-0 ACC) heads to Knoxville to take
on Tennessee (12-6, 1-5 SEC) and celebrate We Back Pat night.
Tipoff will be at Thompson-Boiling Arena on Thursday at 7
p.m.
Season Stat Leaders
Notre Dame Tennessee
Points
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| Photo Credit: Notre Dame Athletics Arike Ogunbowale (21.5 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Tennessee Athletics Evina Westbrook (16.8 per game) |
Rebounds
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| Photo Credit: Notre Dame Athletics Jessica Shepard (9.7 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Tennessee Athletics Rennia Davis (8.2 per game) |
Assists
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| Photo Credit: Notre Dame Athletics Jackie Young (4.5 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Tennessee Athletics Evina Westbrook (5.2 per game) |
Steals
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| Photo Credit: Notre Dame Athletics Arike Ogunbowale (1.8 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Tennessee Athletics Meme Jackson (1.9 per game) |
Blocks
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| Photo Credit; Notre Dame Athletics Brianna Turner (2.3 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Tennessee Athletics Kasiyahna Kushkituah (0.9 per game) |
Notre Dame
- Notre Dame is on a 11-game winning streak.
- The Fighting Irish won their last game against Boston College 92-63 on Sunday.
- Player of the Game: Arike Ogunbowale (24 pts, 1 ast, 5 stls)
- No. 7 in the NCAA in assists per game (19.6).
- The players on the starting five have scored 13+ points this season.
- Arike Ogunbowale
- Had 24 points and a career-best five steals against Boston College.
- Scored 20 or more points in 12 games this season.
- Jessica Shepard
- Recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Boston College.
- Scored in double-figures the last three games.
- Close to reaching 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career.
- No. 13 in the NCAA in career rebounds (1,033).
- No. 14 in the NCAA in career points (1,975).
- Jackie Young
- Recorded her third double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds against Boston College.
- Her 13 rebounds against Boston College were a season-high.
- Tied at No. 4 with former Notre Dame player Jewell Loyd in on the program’s career rebound list.
- Marina Mabrey
- No. 24 in the NCAA in 3-point shooting percentage (44.0)
- Leading the team in 3-point shots made (2.4 per game).
- No. 5 on the program’s all-time list in made 3-point shots (227).
Tennessee
- Tennessee dropped out of this week’s AP Rankings.
- The Lady Vols are currently on a five-game losing streak.
- Tennessee lost its last game to Arkansas 80-79 on Monday.
- Player of the Game: Evina Westbrook (24 pts, 4 rebs, 5 asts, 3 stls)
- The Lady Vols had the rebounding advantage in the loss to Arkansas as they grabbed 47 boards.
- Tennessee has lost four of its SEC games by four or less points this season.
- Evina Westbrook
- Scored 20 or more points in nine games this season.
- Led Tennessee in points in eight games this season.
- Zaay Green
- Scored 17 points, tying her career high against Arkansas.
- Also had six rebounds and three assists against Arkansas.
- Cheridene Green
- Recorded her third double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds against Arkansas.
Series History
- Tennessee has won 21 out of 28 games against Notre Dame.
- The last meeting was January 18, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana.
- The Fighting Irish beat the Lady Vols 84-70 in that game.
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