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Florida just finished off Temple 70-57 spoiling the storyline of former UConn assistant Tonya Cardoza playing against UConn in the second round.
Florida is a much better team than your typical No. 8 seed so the Tuesday night game could be a good one. Sha Brooks led four Gators in double figures with 18 points.
As for the Huskies, UConn shot the lights out - especially in the first half.
After missing the first two shots of the game, UConn hit the next seven and nine out of 10 to run by the outmanned Vermont team.
Tina Charles was the star, hitting 13 of 14 shots from the floor. She had 32 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. It was the best shooting effort for a UConn player in the NCAA tournament (among players with at least 10 field goals made) besting the 10 of 11 performance of Kara Wolters against Auburn in the 1994 tournament.
"Before the game Coach (Geno Auriemma) was harping on specifically that you go, perform really well and have great intensity. I went back to the Madison Square Garden game (against Penn State) and I wanted to prove I can be a part of the reason why we win games. Coach was talking about that I didn't have a good tournament and wanted this to be the one."
Charles' only miscue was a short jumper in the lane with 2:59 left in the first half. If she had made that shot, she would have set a single-game tournament record for shooting accuracy.
"It was kind of annoying," Charles said of the miss. "But Coach said I have to dominate inside and it is something I have to start doing."
Off the subject, I am beginning to believe that there has to be a common sense test to work the security detail at the Storrs subregional and if you test higher than a second grader you are prohibiting from donning a yellow jacket and going on a power trip. The latest bit of genius came when Maya Moore was leading her mom into the UConn locker room and one member of the security detail actually attempted to stop her from entering the locker room. Fortunately, neither mother or daughter heard the inquiry and the locker room door closed before the security detail had yet another moment that makes you want to ask them "what is wrong with you?" If Maya Moore wants to bring her mom into the locker room for goodness sake, what NCAA policy could that possibly be breaking. I doubt they read this blog but with two days left in the subregional, I implore the Yellow Coats to get over yourself.
Florida is a much better team than your typical No. 8 seed so the Tuesday night game could be a good one. Sha Brooks led four Gators in double figures with 18 points.
As for the Huskies, UConn shot the lights out - especially in the first half.
After missing the first two shots of the game, UConn hit the next seven and nine out of 10 to run by the outmanned Vermont team.
Tina Charles was the star, hitting 13 of 14 shots from the floor. She had 32 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. It was the best shooting effort for a UConn player in the NCAA tournament (among players with at least 10 field goals made) besting the 10 of 11 performance of Kara Wolters against Auburn in the 1994 tournament.
"Before the game Coach (Geno Auriemma) was harping on specifically that you go, perform really well and have great intensity. I went back to the Madison Square Garden game (against Penn State) and I wanted to prove I can be a part of the reason why we win games. Coach was talking about that I didn't have a good tournament and wanted this to be the one."
Charles' only miscue was a short jumper in the lane with 2:59 left in the first half. If she had made that shot, she would have set a single-game tournament record for shooting accuracy.
"It was kind of annoying," Charles said of the miss. "But Coach said I have to dominate inside and it is something I have to start doing."
Off the subject, I am beginning to believe that there has to be a common sense test to work the security detail at the Storrs subregional and if you test higher than a second grader you are prohibiting from donning a yellow jacket and going on a power trip. The latest bit of genius came when Maya Moore was leading her mom into the UConn locker room and one member of the security detail actually attempted to stop her from entering the locker room. Fortunately, neither mother or daughter heard the inquiry and the locker room door closed before the security detail had yet another moment that makes you want to ask them "what is wrong with you?" If Maya Moore wants to bring her mom into the locker room for goodness sake, what NCAA policy could that possibly be breaking. I doubt they read this blog but with two days left in the subregional, I implore the Yellow Coats to get over yourself.
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