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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Louisville wrap

So let's sure I have this right, UConn put up 93 on Louisville even with Maya Moore going nearly nine minutes without taking a shot and Renee Montgomery never seeming to be in the flow offensively? Can't say I saw that coming.

Obviously the 14-0 run to end the first half and 16-0 run early in the second half did in Louisville as UConn proved once again that no one or two players will take down the Huskies.

The reaction of both benches when Tiffany Hayes hit three LONG 3-pointers in a span of 62 seconds was priceless. The UConn bench went nuts, throwing towels into the air. Over on the visiting sideline, Louisville coach Jeff Walz couldn't help but laugh. He said after the game that the plan was to let Hayes and Kalana Greene have the perimeter shots. Well, after Hayes was 6 for 10 from 3-point range en route to a career-high 23 points, Walz gave Hayes her props in the post-game press conference.

A couple of concerns: first with Kaili McLaren being slowed by tendonitis in her knee and being limited to eight minutes, UConn went primarily with a six-player rotation again. It's a pretty good six but still that could catch up with the Huskies at some point. Second, this is the second straight game where Lorin Dixon barely looked for her offense. She needs to get back to playing like she did against North Carolina and at least start looking for her own offense.

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