Toggle sidebar

Xavier v. UConn WBB

T

TripleDribbleMan

All-Conference
Mar 28, 2009
13,115
1,030
68
Last year Xavier was 3-27 overall, and 2-16 in the Big East. This year they were picked 9th out of the 11 teams in the preseason poll. On a positive note, they return their top 9 scorers from last season, and after 4 games, they have already matched last season's win total of 3, but they have not beaten anyone of note, and lost their last game to Valparaiso.

A more detailed preview can be found here: https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2020...eteers-moore-gray-dunham-wasylson-satterfield

This game figures to be even less competitive than the Seton Hall and Creighton games, which were not terribly competitive. Xavier does have a bit more size than Creighton, which had nobody over 6'2" and was pummeled inside by ONO tonight. X has one girl who is 6'6" and one who is 6'4", so they can at least throw out a couple of big bodies.
 
C

CaNOLEE

Junior
Jan 9, 2003
17,726
356
0
Mulh’s injury makes sense. She had impressed in camp and not so much in the first two games. Get her healthy and ready for January.
 
T

TripleDribbleMan

All-Conference
Mar 28, 2009
13,115
1,030
68
UConn shot 75% FGs in the first half and was 6-10 on 3s with 20 assists in the first half alone! Can't complain about this. They need to sustain. Only playing 7 girls, with Muhl hurt and McLean apparently in Geno's doghouse.
 
T

TripleDribbleMan

All-Conference
Mar 28, 2009
13,115
1,030
68
If we see the Chrystyn Williams we saw today the rest of the year, there are going to be good things ahead for this team. They have a lot of offensive weapons. 6 girls scored in double figures including both Edwards and Griffin off the bench. If Makurat made one more 3, there would have been 7 in double figures scoring. 64% FGs for the game- not bad!!!!
 
C

CaNOLEE

Junior
Jan 9, 2003
17,726
356
0
I just hope we have a tournament this year. And everyone is healthy.

Then think of the team for next season. Our Deepest team in history with the possibility of being one of our best?
 
T

TripleDribbleMan

All-Conference
Mar 28, 2009
13,115
1,030
68
Early in this game (first quarter) UConn WBB played as good a defense as I have ever seen them play. They seemed to call off the press after the first quarter, and since they were up by 31 after the first quarter and on pace to win by 124, it was appropriate to do so. As the game went on, UConn didn't play as good a defense. And they mostly went with a 7 girl rotation for the first 3.5 quarters. But I was encouraged by a number of things I saw today: (1) awesome pressing defense when they turned it on, (2) multitude of scoring options, (3) Chrystyn Williams playing like the "'main woman" everyone hoped she would be, including making incredibly good reads on seams in the defense when they were there; (4) Olivia Nelson Ododa having a 3rd straight very effective game, (5) numerous good passers on this team creating 20 first half assists and 26 for the game, which they might do very regularly, and finally (6) Evie looking really good shooting the 3, playing D and understanding the offense and looking more and more like the #2 national high school recruit who was Tennessee's leading scorer 2 years ago. Oh, and Paige seemed to have an "average" game with 19 points and 9 assists.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom