Although I was unable to see the UConn/Florida State game because I was covering the Yale/Quinnipiac women's game in New Haven but it is clear from the box score that it was the Renee Montgomery show with 25 points (including 7 of 11 shooting from 3-point range), eight assists, three steals and one turnover.

Perhaps the stats that caught my eye was the good (31 assists on 35 baskets), the bad (seven free-throw attempts) and the surprising (Florida State outrebounded UConn 29-27).

Speaking of stats, there were some pretty ugly ones from the game I was at. Quinnipiac and Yale combined for eight turnovers before the second field goal of the game was recorded.

In Yale's 77-73 overtime win, the teams combined for more turnovers (50) than field goals (45) but the number that stands out was 59 as in 59 fouls called. As hard as it was believe, I was actually wishing to see some familiar officials like Dee Kantner, June Courteau and Bonita Spence after what I witnessed Sunday afternoon when five players fouled out and two other players had four fouls. Quinnipiac's dynamic senior guard Erin Kerner had 35 points, two off her career high. Not sure how Villanova missed out on Kerner, who grew up in Erie, Pa. but she would have had a nice career playing for Perretta's Wildcats.

Changing the subject, tomorrow is a sad anniversary for women's basketball fans as it will mark 10 years since the American Basketball League folded. Former UConn stars Jennifer Rizzotti, Kara Wolters and Carla Berube all played for the New England Blizzard but the best player to suit up for the New England squad was ex-Auburn star Carolyn Jones-Young.