Watching sophomores Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson get off to rip roaring offensive starts got me to wondering the last time the Huskies had two players putting up as many points as UConn's current dynamic duo.

Normally when I get to "wondering" it means it is time for research and this time it is no different.

If they have a typical game, they would post the second most points for UConn teammates through 10 games trailing only Maya Moore and Tiffany Hayes during the 2010-11 season.

They could also finish among the top 10 player through 10 games since Geno Auriemma's arrival in 1985


TOP SCORING DUOS THROUGH 10 GAMES
410 Maya Moore/Tiffany Hayes 2010-11
377 Maya Moore/Bria Hartley 2010-11
365 Tina Charles/Maya Moore 2009-10
364 Tina Charles/Maya Moore 2008-09
361 Breanna Stewart/Morgan Tuck 2015-16
358 Renee Montgomery/Maya Moore 2008-09
353 Napheesa Collier/Katie Lou Samuelson 2016-17

TOP SCORERS THROUGH 10 GAMES
Maya Moore (10-11) 10-240
Kerry Bascom (88-89) 10-212
Breanna Stewart (15-16) 10-206
Diana Taurasi (03-04) 10-203
Maya Moore (09-10) 10-200
Nykesha Sales (97-98) 10-199
Maya Moore (08-09) 10-192
Kerry Bascom (90-91) 10-190
Nykesha Sales (97-98) 10-187
Kara Wolters (93-94) 10-186
Kara Wolters (95-96) 184
Breanna Stewart (13-14) 10-178
Katie Lou Samuelson (16-17) 9-178
Svet Abrosimova (98-99) 10-178
Renee Najarian (87-88) 177
Napheesa Collier (16-17) 9-175
Diana Taurasi (02-03) 9-175

Nationally they hold up pretty well as well.

Only Washington's Kelsey Plum and Chantel Osahor and Syracuse's Alexis Peterson and Brittney Sykes combine to average more points than the 39.2 Collier and Samuelson are contributing.

Washington Kelsey Plum 12-364 Chantel Osahor 11-151       12-515-42.9
Syracuse     Alexis Peterson 11-237 Brittney Sykes 11-195     11-432-39.3
UConn Katie Lou Samuelson 9-178 Napheesa Collier 9-175    9-353-39.2
South Florida Kitija Laksa    8-166 Arladna Pujol 8-144          8-310-38.8
Old Dominion Jennie Simms 8-213 Destinee Young 8-93        8-306-38.3
Northern Illinois Courtney Woods 9-173 Ally Lehman 9-168 9-341-37.9
Duke Rebecca Greenwell     11-228 Lexie Brown 11-187       11-415-37.7
California Kristine Anigwe 9-212  Courtney Range 9-113       9-335-37.2
North Carolina Stephanie Watts 10-200 Paris Kea 10-172     10-362-36.2
UCLA Jordin Canada 10-182 Monique Billings 10-172          10-354-35.4
James Madison Precious Hall 8-201 Kamiah Smalls  8-89      8-290-36.3