It is Senior Day as No. 2 UConn (26-2, 14-0 AAC) will
celebrate Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson and closeout home games with
a victory against Houston (15-12, 9-5 AAC) on Saturday.
Tipoff will be at 1 p.m. at Gampel Pavilion.
Season Stat Leaders
UConn Houston
Points
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Napheesa Collier (20.0 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Houston Athletics Dorian Branch (10.8 per game) |
Rebounds
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Napheesa Collier (10.5 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Houston Athletics Serithia Hawkins (7.3 per game) |
Assists
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Crystal Dangerfield (6.0 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Houston Athletics Angela Harris (3.2 per game) |
Steals
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Crystal Dangerfield (1.6 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Houston Athletics Angela Harris (2.2 per game) |
Blocks
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| Photo Credit: UConn Athletics Napheesa Collier (1.4 per game) |
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| Photo Credit: Houston Athletics Alyssa Okoene (1.2 per game) |
Team Notes
UConn
- UConn moved back to No. 2 in this week’s AP Rankings.
- The Huskies are currently on an eight-game winning streak.
- UConn won its last game at Wichita State 84-47 on Tuesday.
- Player of the Game: Napheesa Collier (32 pts, 12 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl)
- The Huskies have earned the No. 1 seed in the AAC Tournament.
- Have won all 100 conference games since joining the AAC in 2013.
- Head Coach Geno Auriemma missed the last two games due to illness.
- Napheesa Collier
- AAC Statistics
- No. 1 in scoring (20.0 per game) and rebounding (10.5 per game).
- No. 2 in field goal percentage (.611)
- No. 3 in blocked shots (1.4 per game)
- No. 4 in assist/turnover ratio (1.9)
- No. 8 in assists (3.7 per game)
- No. 12 in free throw percentage (.685)
- Katie Lou Samuelson
- Named to this week’s AAC Honor Roll.
- Averaging 19.1 points per game.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 1 in free throw percentage (.879) and 3-point field goals made (2.6 per game).
- No. 2 in scoring (19.1 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (2.4).
- No. 4 in 3-point field goal percentage (.376)
- No. 6 in assists (3.9 per game)
- No. 13 in rebounding (6.8 per game)
- No. 14 in field goal percentage (.457)
- No. 15 in steals (1.4 per game)
- Crystal Dangerfield
- AAC Statistics
- No. 1 in assists (6.0 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (3.4)
- No. 2 in 3-point field goals made (2.3 per game)
- No. 5 in 3-point field goal percentage (.372)
- No. 7 in steals (1.6 per game)
- No. 8 in scoring (13.4 per game)
- No. 15 in field goal percentage (.446)
- Megan Walker
- AAC Statistics
- No. 2 in 3-point field goal percentage (.429)
- No. 10 field goal percentage (.472)
- No. 16 in scoring (11.9 per game)
- No. 17 in rebounding (6.2 per game)
- Christyn Williams
- AAC Statistics
- No. 4 in field goal percentage (.506)
- No. 6 in 3-point field goal percentage (.371)
- No. 20 in scoring (10.6 per game)
- Olivia Nelson-Ododa
- AAC Statistics
- No. 6 in blocked shots (1.3 per game)
Houston
- Houston is 9-5 in AAC play.
- The Cougars lost their last game against South Florida 59-49 on Wednesday.
- Player of the Game: Angela Harris (17 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts, 3 stls)
- Houston is currently a No. 4 seed in the AAC Tournament and could move up to No. 3 if it wins its final two regular season games.
- The Cougars have scored 198 3-pointers and it is the second best in the program.
- Houston is No. 27 in the NCAA in force turnovers (20.30) and have forced 15 in 24 games this season.
- Dorian Branch
- AAC Statistics
- No. 10 in 3-point field goals made (1.7 per game)
- No. 13 in 3-point field goal percentage (.333)
- No. 21 in scoring (10.8 per game)
- Angela Harris
- AAC Statistics
- No. 2 in steals (2.3 per game)
- No. 13 in 3-point filed goals made (1.6 per game)
- No. 14 in assists (3.1 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (0.9).
- No. 23 in scoring (10.2 per game)
- Serithia Hawkins
- Has 1,000 career points and 900 career rebounds.
- AAC Statistics
- Tied at No. 7 with Tulane’s Krystal Freeman in rebounding (7.4 per game).
- No. 27 in scoring (9.3 per game)
- Octavia Barnes
- Named to this week’s AAC Honor Roll.
- Recorded a 3-pointer in each of Houston’s previous 18 games.
- AAC Statistics
- No. 1 in 3-point field goal percentage (.489)
- No. 11 in 3-point field goals made (1.7 per game)
- Tied at No. 29 with Tulane’s Sierra Cheatham in scoring (8.9 per game).
- Alyssa Okoene
- AAC Statistics
- No. 7 in blocked shots (1.3 per game)
AAC Team Stat
Comparison
Points
UConn: No. 1 (83.8 per game)
Houston: No. 2 (69.2 per game)
Rebounds
UConn: No. 3 (41.5 per game)
Houston: No. 6 (39.0 per game)
Assists
UConn: No. 1 (20.4 per game)
Houston: No. 4 (13.9 per game)
Steals
UConn: No. 5 (8.4 per game)
Houston: No. 3 (9.9 per game)
Blocks
UConn: No. 4 (4.0 per game)
Houston: Tied at No. 5 with East Carolina (3.9 per game)
Last Meeting
- UConn beat Houston 81-61 in Houston on January 6, 2019.
- Katie Lou Samuelson led the Huskies with 19 points.
- UConn went on a 13-2 run after the first 10 minutes to lead Houston 37-23.
- A layup made by Tatyana Hill sparked a 5-0 run to make it a 37-28 game in the final five minutes of the second quarter.
- The Huskies closed out the first half with a 21-point lead over the Cougars.
- Throughout the game, UConn scored 42 points in the paint and dominated on the defensive end with 31 rebounds.
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