UConn Continues Undefeated AAC Streak against East Carolina and Temple

After a tough loss to Louisville and dominating win at Cincinnati, No. 5 UConn (19-2, 8-0 AAC) looks to get back on track as they host East Carolina (11-10, 2-6 AAC) on Wednesday and Temple (8-14, 4-5 AAC) on Saturday.

Tipoff against East Carolina will be at 7 p.m. at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

Season Stat Leaders

                      UConn                                                                                          East Carolina

Points

Photo Credit: East Carolina Athletics

Lashonda Monk (12.9 per game)

                                                   

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Napheesa Collier (18.8 per game)

                                                      

Rebounds

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Napheesa Collier (10.0 per game)

Photo Credit: East Carolina Athletics

Raven Johnson (6.4 per game)

                                                                

                                                       

Assists

Photo Credit: East Carolina Athletics

Lashonda Monk (3.1 per game)

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Crystal Dangerfield (5.6 per game)

                                                 

                                                       

Steals

Photo Credit: East Carolina Athletics

Lashonda Monk (4.0 per game)

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Crystal Dangerfield (1.5 per game)

                                                   

                                                      

                                                                            

                                                                             Blocks

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Napheesa Collier (1.4 per game)

Photo Credit: East Carolina Athletics

Destiny Campbell (1.4 per game)

                                                            

Team Notes

UConn

•         UConn dropped to No. 5 in this week’s AP Rankings.
•         The Huskies are 8-0 in AAC play.
•         UConn lost to No. 2 Louisville 78-69 on Thursday and won at Cincinnati 65-55 on Saturday.
•        Players of the Game
•        At Louisville: Napheesa Collier (20 pts, 8 rebs, 6 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk)
•      At Cincinnati: Napheesa Collier (20 pts, 11 rebs, 1 ast, 3 stls, 1 blk)
•         Averaging 28.8 points per game against teams in the AAC.
•         Napheesa Collier
•        Earned her 2,000^th career point and 1,000^th career rebound in UConn’s last two games.
•      Top 20 finalist for the John Wooden Award.
•       Name to this week’s AAC Honor Roll.
•      AAC Statistics
•        No. 2 in scoring (18.8 per game), rebounding (10.0 per game) and field goal percentage (.582).
•      No. 4 in blocked shots (1.4 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (1.9)
•      No. 7 in assists (3.6 per game)
•      No. 13 in free throw percentage (.694)
•      No. 15 in steals (1.4 per game)
•         Katie Lou Samuelson
•       Top 20 finalist for the John Wooden Award.
•      AAC Statistics
•      No. 1 in 3-point field goals made (2.4 per game)
•      No. 2 in free throw percentage (.853) and assist/turnover ratio (2.5).
•      No. 3 in scoring (18.3 per game)
•      No. 8 in assists (3.5 per game)
•      No. 10 in 3-point field goal percentage (.345)
•      No. 13 in field goal percentage (.443)
•      No. 14 in rebounding (6.9 per game)
•        Crystal Dangerfield
•        Top 20 finalist for the John Wooden Award.
•      AAC Statistics
•         No. 1 in assists (5.6 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (2.9)
•      No. 2 in 3-point field goals made (2.1 per game)
•      No. 7 in scoring (13.4 per game)
•      No. 9 in 3-point field goal percentage (.349)
•      No. 11 in steals (1.5 per game)
•         Megan Walker
•         Finished in double figures in the rebounding category at Cincinnati.
•      AAC Statistics
•        No. 4 in 3-point field goal percentage (.419)
•      No. 10 in field goal percentage (.477)
•      No. 15 in scoring (12.5 per game) and rebounding (6.7 per game)
•         Christyn Williams
•        AAC Statistics
•        No. 8 in field goal percentage (.497)
•     No. 11 in 3-point field goal percentage (.344)
•     No. 20 in scoring (10.5 per game)
•        Olivia Nelson-Ododa
•        AAC Statistics
•        Tied at No. 8 with Memphis’s Brianna Porter and Tulane’s Krystal Freeman in blocked shots (1.0 per game).

East Carolina

•         East Carolina is 2-6 in AAC play.
•         The Pirates won their last game against Tulane 63-61 on Saturday.
•        Player of the Game: Alex Frazier (19 pts, 6 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl)
•        Nicole Mealing took over the team as acting head coach on December 26, 2018 after Chad Killinger announced he was leaving his position because of his health.
•         Alex Frazier
•        Her 19 points against Tulane were a career-high.
•         Lashonda Monk
•        AAC Statistics
•        No. 1 in steals (4.0 per game)
•      No. 10 in free throw percentage (.733)
•      No. 11 in scoring (12.9 per game)
•      No. 12 in assist/turnover (1.0)
•      No. 13 in assists (3.1 per game)
•         Raven Johnson
•       AAC Statistics
•        No. 6 in steals (1.6 per game)
•      No. 12 in free throw percentage (.698)
•      No. 13 in scoring (12.6 per game)
•      No. 17 in rebounding (6.4 per game)
•         Salita Greene
•        AAC Statistics
•        No. 18 in rebounding (5.9 per game)
•         Destiny Campbell
•       AAC Statistics
•        No. 3 in blocked shots (1.4 per game)

AAC Team Stat Comparison

Points

UConn: No. 1 (80.5 per game)

East Carolina: No. 8 (62.1 per game)

Rebounds

UConn: No. 3 (41.9 per game)

East Carolina: No. 7 (39.4 per game)

Assists

UConn: No. 1 (18.6 per game)

East Carolina: No. 11 (11.2 per game)

Steals

UConn: No. 8 (7.6 per game)

East Carolina: No. 1 (11.5 per game)

Blocks

UConn: No. 7 (3.6 per game)

East Carolina: No. 4 (3.9 per game)

Series History

•         UConn has won all nine games against East Carolina.
•         Last Meeting: January 3, 2018, The Huskies beat the Pirates 96-35 in Greenville, N.C.

                         

                                    

                     






Tipoff against Temple will take place at Gampel Pavilion at 1 p.m. Both teams will also celebrate Play4Kay Day.

Season Stat Leaders

UConn                                                                                                                                           Temple

Points

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Napheesa Collier (18.8 per game)

Photo Credit: Temple Athletics

Mia Davis (19.4 per game)

                                                

                                                                      

Rebounds

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Napheesa Collier (10.0 per game)

Photo Credit: Temple Athletics

Mia Davis (9.0 per game)

                                                       

Assists

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Crystal Dangerfield (5.6 per game)

Photo Credit:Temple Athletics

Alliya Butts (4.5 per game)

                                                    

                                                                     

Steals

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Crystal Dangerfield (1.5 per game)

Photo Credit: Temple Athletics

Alliya Butts (2.1 per game)

                                                

                                                                      

                                                                         Blocks

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Napheesa Collier (1.4 per game)

Photo Credit: Temple Athletics

Breanna Perry (0.9 per game)

                                                          

                                                                           

Team Notes

Temple

•         Temple is on a four-game winning streak.
•         The Owls won their last game against Houston 76-65 on Tuesday.
•         Player of the Game: Mia Davis (33 pts, 17 rebs, 1 ast)
•         Mia Davis
•        Named this week’s AAC Player of the Week.
•      Her 17 rebounds against Houston matched her career high.
•      AAC Statistics
•        No. 1 in scoring (19.4 per game)
•      No. 3 in rebounding (9.0 per game) and 3-point field goal percentage (.444).
•      No. 5 in field goal percentage (.508)
•      No. 7 in free throw percentage (.740)
•         Alliya Butts
•        Named to this week’s AAC Honor Roll.
•      AAC Statistics
•         No. 4 in assists (4.5 per game) and steals (2.0 per game).
•       No. 5 in scoring (15.5 per game)
•       No. 6 in 3-point field goals made (1.8 per game)
•       No. 8 in assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
•       Tied at No. 8 with Tulsa’s Alexis Gaulden in free throw percentage (.738).
•         Lena Niang
•        AAC Statistics
•        No. 15 in 3-point field goal percentage (.333)
•         Marissa Mackins
•       AAC Statistics
•        Tied at No. 12 with Tulane’s Kayla Manurirangi in 3-point field goals made (1.6 per game).
•         Breanna Perry
•       AAC Statistics
•        No. 13 in blocked shots (0.9 per game)

AAC Team Stat Comparison

Points

UConn: No. 1 (80.5 per game)

Temple: No. 5 (64.8 per game)

Rebounds

UConn: No. 3 (41.9 per game)

Temple: No. 5 (39.6 per game)

Assists

UConn: No. 1 (18.6 per game)

Temple: No. 7 (12.1 per game)

Steals

UConn: No. 8 (7.6 per game)

Temple: No. 7 (7.7 per game)

Blocks

UConn: No. 7 (3.6 per game)

Temple: No. 11 (2.6 per game)

Last Meeting

•         UConn beat Temple 88-67 on January 19, 2019 in Philadelphia.
•         Crystal Dangerfield led the team with a career-high 26 points.
•         Dangerfield drained 10 out of 14 shots with six out of eight at the beginning of the game.
•         Napheesa Collier recorded a season-high 30 points.