Monday, March 4, 2019

UConn Travels to South Florida for Final Regular Season Game


No. 2 UConn (27-2, 15-0 AAC) will closeout out regular season play at South Florida (16-13, 7-8 AAC) on Monday night.

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

Season Stat Leaders
                      UConn                                                                                            South Florida
Points

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Napheesa Collier (20.3 per game)
Photo Credit: South Florida Athletics

Enna Pehadzic (11.7 per game)
                                                     










                                                        

Rebounds

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Napheesa Collier (10.4 per game)
Photo Credit: South Florida Athletics

Tamara Henshaw (8.3 per game)
                                                    










                                                        



Assists

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Crystal Dangerfield (6.1 per game)
Photo Credit: South Florida Athletics

Elisa Pinzan (3.1 per game)
                                               









                                                   


Steals

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Crystal Dangerfield (1.6 per game)
                                                  
Photo Credit: South Florida Athletics

Enna Pehadzic,
Tamara Henshaw
(0.7 per game)
                                                  

















Blocks

Photo Credit: UConn Athletics

Napheesa Collier (1.4 per game)
Photo Credit: South Florida Athletics

Shae Leverett (1.6 per game)
                                                      











                                                      

Team Notes
UConn
·        UConn is on a nine-game winning streak.
·        The Huskies won their last game against Houston 83-61 on Saturday.       
o   Player of the Game: Napheesa Collier (29 pts, 9 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls, 1 blk)
·        UConn has remained in the Top 5 this season.
·        Napheesa Collier
o   Named a finalist for the Women’s Citizen Naismith Trophy.
o   AAC Statistics
§  No. 1 in scoring (20.3 per game), rebounding (10.4 per game) and field goal percentage (.615).
§  No. 3 in blocked shots (1.4 per game)
§  No. 4 in assist/turnover ratio (1.9)
§  No. 8 in assist (3.7 per game)
§  No. 13 in free throw percentage (.695)
§  No. 14 in steals (1.4 per game)
·        Katie Lou Samuelson
o   Named a finalist for the Women’s Citizen Naismith Trophy.
o   Could be out for the game after suffering a back spasm in UConn’s win against Houston.
o   AAC Statistics
§  No. 1 in free throw percentage (.881) and 3-point field goals made (2.6 per game).
§  No. 2 in scoring (18.9 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (2.4).
§  No. 5 in 3-point field goal percentage (.373)
§  No. 6 in assists (3.8 per game)
§  No. 13 in rebounding (6.7 per game) and field goal percentage (.458).
·        Crystal Dangerfield
o   AAC Statistics
§  No. 1 in assists (6.1 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (3.3).
§  No. 2 in 3-point field goals made (2.2 per game)
§  No. 6 in steals (1.6 per game) and 3-point field goal percentage (.365).
§  No. 8 in scoring (13.6 per game)
§  No. 15 in field goal percentage (.451)
·        Megan Walker
o   AAC Statistics
§  No. 3 in 3-point field goal percentage (.419)
§  No. 9 in field goal percentage (.473)
§  No. 15 in scoring (11.8 per game)
§  No. 16 in rebounding (6.3 per game)
·        Christyn Williams
o   AAC Statistics
§  No. 6 in field goal percentage (.494)
§  No. 7 in 3-point field goal percentage (.363)
§  No. 20 in scoring (10.6 per game)
·        Olivia Nelson-Ododa
o   AAC Statistics
§  No. 6 in blocked shots (1.2 per game)

South Florida
·        South Florida is 7-8 in AAC play.
·        The Bulls lost their last game at Cincinnati 57-43 on Saturday.     
o   Player of the Game: Enna Pehadzic (15 pts, 7 rebs)
·        South Florida will celebrate Senior Day for Laura Ferreira and Kitija Laksa. Both are out for the rest of the season. Ferreira with an illness and Laksa with an ACL injury.
·        The Bulls will also be without Beatriz Jordao and Silvia Serrat after they suffered leg injuries.
·        Enna Pehadzic
o   AAC Statistics
§  No. 3 in 3-point field goals made (2.2 per game)
§  No. 15 in 3-point field goal percentage (.330)
§  No. 17 in scoring (11.7 per game)
·        Sydni Harvey
o   AAC Statistics
§  No. 2 in free throw percentage (.871)
§  No. 11 in 3-point field goal percentage (.343)
§  No. 18 in scoring (11.5 per game)
·        Alyssa Radar
o   AAC Statistics
§  No. 15 in rebounding (6.4 per game)
·        Shae Leverett
o   AAC Statistics
§  No. 2 in blocked shots (1.6 per game)
§  No. 6 in rebounding (7.8 per game)
·        Tamara Henshaw
o   Been in double-figures in the rebounding category in South Florida’s previous three out of four games.
o   AAC Statistics
§  No. 4 in rebounding (8.3 per game)
·        Elisa Pinzan
o   AAC Statistics
§  No. 8 in assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
§  No. 14 in assists (3.1 per game)

AAC Team Stat Comparison
Points
UConn: No. 1 (83.8 per game)

South Florida: No. 5 (63.1 per game)

Rebounds
UConn: No. 3 (41.4 per game)

South Florida: No. 1 (43.8 per game)

Assists
UConn: No. 1 (20.4 per game)

South Florida: No. 5 (12.5 per game)

Steals
UConn: No. 6 (8.4 per game)

South Florida: No. 12 (4.7 per game)

Blocks
UConn: No. 4 (3.9 per game)

South Florida: No. 1 (4.6 per game)

Last Meeting
·        UConn beat South Florida 63-46 on January 13, 2019 in Storrs, Connecticut.
·        Players of the Game
o   UConn: Katie Lou Samuelson (19 pts, 2 rebs, 5 asts, 2 stls, 1 blk)
o   South Florida: Enna Pehadzic (17 pts, 12 rebs)
















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