13-9 UConn

20-14 at the end of 1.

Uconn usually up 20 by now. Dukes playing hard.

Wow, ugly second quarter. Doubled the score, and the rout is on.

rittersdiner wrote:

Well, it was a good season. Dukes stayed with them for four minutes. UConn can name the score now. At least the Dukes aren't the only team to get swallowed up by the Huskies. 

I doubt anyone comes within 20 points of them before the Final, and maybe not even then.
 

jhart05-MILW wrote:

If just a couple of those open shots would have fallen.
Could at least been closer to 10.

You don't measure yourself on your margin of defeat. You measure yourself on how often you win.

Just a great season.   Nothing to hang their heads about all.

Hung with them for about 15 minutes before the train hit them. Now they know what it takes to become one of the elite.

AWESOME SEASON LADIES -  Per El Duque's Comment at the end ..GREAT KIDS,  -EACH AND EVERY  ONE OF THEM  and Off the Court -   All those autographs/posing for photos after the home games - the "little things" they did can be appreciated by the recipients - many too small too post here of course

Per Steel City Voice -  I've always though the biggest improvement in a players career comes after the freshman year and during the sophomore year -  First time the athlete may be away from home for an extended period of time (and with all of our European players this is even more unique)  In high school - they were pretty much "the woman" -  Even with two State Championships and 2,600 plus points - in her four year CAREER at BlackHawk -  I'd guess Chassidy faced maybe 5 players TOTAL at the most that were the caliber of the ones she would face against a foe like Rhode Island, or U Mass -not to mention NONE that would be the caliber of the LAST Player on the bench at a school like U Conn.)  It can be then they realize how hard they have to work to continue to be productive.

And as for luck of the draw -  I sent to Coach Benton after the Selection Party - The Team Deserved Better"  When I was in school a buddy said to me "For X Dollars - I would fight Muhammid Ali (sp?) "I told him "That is silly -- for Y dollars I would fight Chuck Wepner"  Would have been great to get U Conn a little later down the line.  And hopefully with St Bonnie getting a comfortable first round win in addition to the beat down the ladies put on Seton Hall - maybe next year the seedings get a little better and the A-10 teams have a little more margin for error.

One thing that really annoys me about the women's game is the fact that they allow teams to play on their home floor. That needs to stop. Not even remotely fair.

duq81 wrote:

The talent gap is wider than the Grand Canyon. The women's game is very unbalanced. Kansas, or Carolina would never have this easy a time with a Top 40 team, but UConn could do this to all but a handful of teams.

Why do you think that is? Is there a shortage of elite women players and Uconn gets just about everyone of them?