UConn and South Carolina to Go Head-to-Head on Big Monday

No. 4 UConn (21-2, 10-0 AAC) and No. 11 South Carolina (17-5, 9-1 SEC) meet for a Big Monday non-conference matchup in Hartford, Connecticut.

Both teams will tipoff at 7 p.m. at the XL Center.

Season Stat Leaders

                      UConn                                                                                            South Carolina

Points

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Te'a Cooper (12.7 per game)

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Napheesa Collier (19.3 per game)

                                                

                                                                       

Rebounds

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Napheesa Collier (9.9 per game)

Photo Credit: South Carolina Athletics

Alexis Jennings (6.0 per game)

                                                    

                                                                         

Assists

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Crystal Dangerfield (6.0 per game)

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Tyasha Harris (4.7 per game)

                                                

                                                                    

Steals

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Crystal Dangerfield (1.6 per game)

Photo Credit: South Carolina Athletics

Tyasha Harris (1.7 per game)

                                                

                                                                      

Blocks

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Napheesa Collier (1.6 per game)

Photo Credit: South Carolina Athletics

Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (2.3 per game)

                                                      

                                                         

Team Notes

UConn

•         UConn moved up to No. 4 in this week’s AP Rankings
•         The Huskies are on a three-game winning streak.
•         UConn won their last game against Temple 109-74 on Saturday.
•        Player of the Game: Napheesa Collier (30 pts, 14 rebs, 6 asts, 1 stl, 3 blks)
•        Napheesa Collier
•        Named this week’s AAC Player of the Week.
•      Recently selected to the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team.
•      Her 30 points against Temple matched her season high.
•      Also added 14 rebounds to record her 12^th season double-double.
•      Scored 20+ points in seven games this season.
•         Katie Lou Samuelson
•       Recently selected to the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team.
•      Had 19 points with 31 assists in 39 of UConn’s baskets in the win against Temple.
•         Crystal Dangerfield
•       No. 8 in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (3.23).
•      Recently selected to the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team.
•      Name a Top 10 finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award.
•      Had 22 points and nine assists in the win against Temple.

South Carolina

•         South Carolina moved up to No. 11 in this week’s AP Rankings.
•         The Gamecocks is on a five-game winning streak.
•         South Carolina won their last game against Ole Miss 76-42 on Thursday.
•       Player of the Game: Nelly Perry (13 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl)
•        South Carolina has had a different leading scorer in 10 games this season.
•        Seven of the Gamecocks have scored 15+ points in those 10 games.
•         South Carolina is averaged 43.0 points per game in the paint the last four games.
•         Alexis Jennings
•        Scored 13.8 points and grabbed 7.8 rebounds per game in the Gamecocks’ last five games with double-doubles in two of them.
•         Tyasha Harris
•       No. 9 in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (3.22).
•      Dished out five-plus assists in South Carolina’s last five games.
•      Holds a career-high 37.2 shooting percentage.
•         Destanni Henderson
•       Scored 15.5 points per game in South Carolina’s last two games.
•         Victaria Saxton
•       Named this week’s SEC Freshman of the Week.
•      Scored 15.5 points per game in South Carolina’s last two games.

Series History

•         UConn leads the series against South Carolina 7-0.
•         Last meeting: March 26, 2018, The Huskies beat the Gamecocks 94-65 in the 2018 NCAA Elite Eight in Albany, New York.