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Huskies roll into Final Four
Even UConn coach Geno Auriemma has a bit of a hard time comprehending how his team beat an Iowa State team which tied for second place in the Big 12 and a Florida State team which shared the regular-season title in the ACC by an average of 39 points in the two games at the University of Dayton Arena.
"I was happy with the way the first half ended," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. "We are up 14 and we haven't played great, Maya (Moore) hasn't played hardly at all and we are up 14 against a really good team. I said to them during one timeout that is how it is going to be the rest of the game, it is going to be a struggle the whole game and get ready for it. Then I look up and we are up 25-30. When we start defending you and you start getting a little bit quick, you start to lose your composure a little bit, the ball starts flying all around the place. I don't know that we are 40 points better than both teams (Iowa State and Florida State), that is ludicrous. I think you get caught up in this and there is nothing you can do about it. When you get on this run, I don't know how to explain it but we are good."
That they are. Even with Moore limited to seven minutes in the first half after picking up two silly fouls, UConn beat a very good Florida State team by 40 points.
Moore finished with 22 points in 20 minutes and also had eight rebounds to move by Peggy Walsh and into fourth on UConn's career rebounding list. Charles had 20 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks, Greene had 15 points on 6 of 6 shooting and Tiffany Hayes added 13 points and seven assists.
"When I do that (pick up fouls), you see that they come through for me and do their part, go 100 percent from the field and dominate inside like Tina and Kalana have been doing and I would have it no other way," Moore said.
Moore was the most outstanding player of the regional and joined on the all-tournament team by Charles, Greene, Jacinta Monroe of FSU and Mississippi State's Chanel Mokango.
Oklahoma and Stanford will play in the first semifinal on Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Alamodome in San Antonio. UConn and Baylor will play in the second semi, probably around 9:30 p.m.
"I was happy with the way the first half ended," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. "We are up 14 and we haven't played great, Maya (Moore) hasn't played hardly at all and we are up 14 against a really good team. I said to them during one timeout that is how it is going to be the rest of the game, it is going to be a struggle the whole game and get ready for it. Then I look up and we are up 25-30. When we start defending you and you start getting a little bit quick, you start to lose your composure a little bit, the ball starts flying all around the place. I don't know that we are 40 points better than both teams (Iowa State and Florida State), that is ludicrous. I think you get caught up in this and there is nothing you can do about it. When you get on this run, I don't know how to explain it but we are good."
That they are. Even with Moore limited to seven minutes in the first half after picking up two silly fouls, UConn beat a very good Florida State team by 40 points.
Moore finished with 22 points in 20 minutes and also had eight rebounds to move by Peggy Walsh and into fourth on UConn's career rebounding list. Charles had 20 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks, Greene had 15 points on 6 of 6 shooting and Tiffany Hayes added 13 points and seven assists.
"When I do that (pick up fouls), you see that they come through for me and do their part, go 100 percent from the field and dominate inside like Tina and Kalana have been doing and I would have it no other way," Moore said.
Moore was the most outstanding player of the regional and joined on the all-tournament team by Charles, Greene, Jacinta Monroe of FSU and Mississippi State's Chanel Mokango.
Oklahoma and Stanford will play in the first semifinal on Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Alamodome in San Antonio. UConn and Baylor will play in the second semi, probably around 9:30 p.m.
Labels: Geno Auriemma, Kalana Greene, Maya Moore, Tiffany Hayes, Tina Charles
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