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Moving on up
With each game, UConn senior guard Renee Montgomery continues her ascension up the UConn career lists and just as quickly deflects any talk about her place among the greats in UConn history.
Montgomery moved past Jen Rizzotti to become the highest scoring point guard in UConn history in a Dec. 31 game against the Rizzotti-coached University of Hartford. On Saturday she passed Swin Cash to become the 10th all-time leading scorer in UConn history and join Svetlana Abrosimova and Shea Ralph as the only players in the top 10 in scoring, assists and steals in the UConn record books.
There is another potential landmark for Montgomery to reach - the 2,000-point club, a plateau only 12 Big East players have reached. Montgomery has 1,603 career points. If UConn were to reach the Big East and NCAA tournament finals, Montgomery would have a maximum of 24 points and would need to average 16.5 points to reach 2,000. Montgomery is currently averaging 17.1 points.
Here's a look at the players who have scored 2,000 points in Big East history (counting only the seasons that teams played in the Big East)
Sarah Behn, Boston College (1989-93) 2,523
Shelly Pennefather, Villanova (1983-87) 2408
Tracy Lis, Providence (1988-92) 2,534
Lorri Johnson, Pittsburgh (1987-91) 2,312
Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers (2002-06) 2,211
Angel McCoughtry, Louisville (2005-current) 2,207*
Nykesha Sales, UConn (1994-98) 2,178
Kerry Bascom, UConn (1987-91) 120-2,177
Diana Taurasi, UConn (2000-04) 144-2,156
Kara Wolters, UConn (1994-97) 137-2,141
Rebecca Lobo, UConn (1991-95) 126-2,133
Ruth Riley, Notre Dame (1997-01) 131-2,072
*-not including Sunday's game against Rutgers
Montgomery is one of five current Big East players with a chance of hitting the 2,000-point mark. As the chart above indicates, that would shatter the previous record of two players reaching the 2,000-point plateau. In the 1990-91 Pittsburgh's Lorri Johnson and UConn's Kerry Bascom each scored their 2,000th career point.
Here's a look at the other four players with a chance to join McCoughtry in the 2,000-point club.
Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh 1,858
Krystal Ellis, Marquette 1,762
Shantia Grace, South Florida 1,661
Renee Montgomery, UConn 1,603
Montgomery moved past Jen Rizzotti to become the highest scoring point guard in UConn history in a Dec. 31 game against the Rizzotti-coached University of Hartford. On Saturday she passed Swin Cash to become the 10th all-time leading scorer in UConn history and join Svetlana Abrosimova and Shea Ralph as the only players in the top 10 in scoring, assists and steals in the UConn record books.
There is another potential landmark for Montgomery to reach - the 2,000-point club, a plateau only 12 Big East players have reached. Montgomery has 1,603 career points. If UConn were to reach the Big East and NCAA tournament finals, Montgomery would have a maximum of 24 points and would need to average 16.5 points to reach 2,000. Montgomery is currently averaging 17.1 points.
Here's a look at the players who have scored 2,000 points in Big East history (counting only the seasons that teams played in the Big East)
Sarah Behn, Boston College (1989-93) 2,523
Shelly Pennefather, Villanova (1983-87) 2408
Tracy Lis, Providence (1988-92) 2,534
Lorri Johnson, Pittsburgh (1987-91) 2,312
Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers (2002-06) 2,211
Angel McCoughtry, Louisville (2005-current) 2,207*
Nykesha Sales, UConn (1994-98) 2,178
Kerry Bascom, UConn (1987-91) 120-2,177
Diana Taurasi, UConn (2000-04) 144-2,156
Kara Wolters, UConn (1994-97) 137-2,141
Rebecca Lobo, UConn (1991-95) 126-2,133
Ruth Riley, Notre Dame (1997-01) 131-2,072
*-not including Sunday's game against Rutgers
Montgomery is one of five current Big East players with a chance of hitting the 2,000-point mark. As the chart above indicates, that would shatter the previous record of two players reaching the 2,000-point plateau. In the 1990-91 Pittsburgh's Lorri Johnson and UConn's Kerry Bascom each scored their 2,000th career point.
Here's a look at the other four players with a chance to join McCoughtry in the 2,000-point club.
Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh 1,858
Krystal Ellis, Marquette 1,762
Shantia Grace, South Florida 1,661
Renee Montgomery, UConn 1,603
posted by Jim Fuller at
10:06 AM
1 Comments:
Rene is in great company. Angel is still a scoring machine and hit 30 points against Rutgers today in their win against RU.
Rene is by far the top Point Guard in the country. She drives, shoots 3, guards, and delivers to the post with amazing accuracy and speed. Her one nick on her rep is that she shoot too long and many times too quickly. She will go in the first round in the Wnba draft.
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