UCF Postgame Thread

[oldude]

Some thoughts on the UCF game:

• WOW!!! I'm completely exhausted and I didn't play a minute.
• I was really worried about UCF ahead of tonight's game. Unlike past UCF teams, this year’s version is longer, more athletic, and more experienced than any Black Knight team UConn ever faced back in the AAC days.
• UConn clearly felt the pressure from the start of the game, getting sped up, turning the ball over, and missing an extraordinary number of layups.
• This game was always going to be won on defense, and from the second quarter on UConn dug down deep and really stepped up their defensive effort, holding UCF to 47 points. The Huskies blocked 9 shots, forced numerous charging calls and turned the Black Knights over 20 times.
• While UCF is a very good team, they still employ their infamous “HACK A HUSKY” defense. UConn benefitted to the tune of 8 more made FT’s.
• Some really big shots in the 4th qtr from Azzi, Christyn & Paige helped the Huskies hold on to this one by their fingernails, with Christyn & Azzi icing it with 4 clutch FT's.
• For those who keep track of these things, with the win tonight, UConn has qualified for the Sweet 16 for the 28th straight time….Ho hum…..
• NOTE TO BONEYARD: I’ll be at the games in Bridgeport next weekend, so thanks in advance for someone else initiating the postgame thread. If UConn makes it to the FF, I’ll be back on the job in 2 weeks.

 

[Mdoggie]

Survive and advance.

 

[Plebe]

 

[HuskyNan]

NOTE to posters: Use of the word “thug” is cause for a time out until the season is over. Don’t do it

 

[Kaizen]

Good game very physical and tough but we win even with the refs' help of UCF.
Azzi is player of the game,

 

[MooseJaw]

Some thoughts on the UCF game:

• WOW!!! I'm completely exhausted and I didn't play a minute.
• I was really worried about UCF ahead of tonight's game. Unlike past UCF teams, this year’s version is longer, more athletic, and more experienced than any Black Knight team UConn ever faced back in the AAC days.
• UConn clearly felt the pressure from the start of the game, getting sped up, turning the ball over, and missing an extraordinary number of layups.
• This game was always going to be won on defense, and from the second quarter on UConn dug down deep and really stepped up their defensive effort, holding UCF to 47 points. The Huskies blocked 9 shots, forced numerous charging calls and turned the Black Knights over 21 times.
• While UCF is a very good team, they still employ their infamous “HACK A HUSKY” defense. UConn benefitted to the tune of 8 more made FT’s.
• Some really big shots in the 4th qtr from Azzi, Christyn & Paige helped the Huskies hold on to this one by their fingernails, with Christyn & Azzi icing it with 4 clutch FT's.
• For those who keep track of these things, with the win tonight, UConn has qualified for the Sweet 16 for the 28th straight time….Ho hum…..
• NOTE TO BONEYARD: I’ll be at the games in Bridgeport next weekend, so thanks in advance for someone else initiating the postgame thread. If UConn makes it to the FF, I’ll be back on the job in 2 weeks.

Enjoy the games, wish I could be there.

 

[Happydad745]

UCF exposed our offense....defense was mostly good, and thank you Azzi Fudd and Christyn Williams. Paige's time away showed. We missed way too many bunnies.

 

[AzzisBraids]

Rebecca Lobo was right. This was a slug of a game. Credit to UCF. Their defense was smothering but Paige and Azzi’s ability to manufacture points under pressure is why UConn came out with this victory.

Aaliyah had some key charges, Nika was a pest, Christyn’s energy was unmatched, but if this were a stew, Azzi and Paige were the meat and potatoes.

UConn has to make layups, limit fouls, make free throws and box out. They were nearly upset by a really good team but they advanced and this game should be a turning point.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

can o' corn.
this was a fun game. next!

 

[kibblesnbits]

Did UCF walk off without shaking hands?

 

[jorge34]

Did UCF walk off without shaking hands?

I was just gonna ask if anybody noticed
Yes

 

[ME Husky Fan]

And the UCF players seem to walk off without congratulating our kids. Speaks volumes and yes, I'm sorry.

 

[jcoton56]

As the studio crew said this was a rockfight.

 

[jorge34]

And the UCF players seem to walk off without congratulating our kids. Speaks volumes and yes, I'm sorry.

So did their coach

 

[TheGOAT23]

Welp, someone mentioned layups after the last game. I guess it’s win and move on.

 

[and one]

Defense outstanding. Offense just horrid but enough to win.

 

[Centerstream]

Some thoughts on the UCF game:

• WOW!!! I'm completely exhausted and I didn't play a minute.
• I was really worried about UCF ahead of tonight's game. Unlike past UCF teams, this year’s version is longer, more athletic, and more experienced than any Black Knight team UConn ever faced back in the AAC days.
• UConn clearly felt the pressure from the start of the game, getting sped up, turning the ball over, and missing an extraordinary number of layups.
• This game was always going to be won on defense, and from the second quarter on UConn dug down deep and really stepped up their defensive effort, holding UCF to 47 points. The Huskies blocked 9 shots, forced numerous charging calls and turned the Black Knights over 20 times.
• While UCF is a very good team, they still employ their infamous “HACK A HUSKY” defense. UConn benefitted to the tune of 8 more made FT’s.
• Some really big shots in the 4th qtr from Azzi, Christyn & Paige helped the Huskies hold on to this one by their fingernails, with Christyn & Azzi icing it with 4 clutch FT's.
• For those who keep track of these things, with the win tonight, UConn has qualified for the Sweet 16 for the 28th straight time….Ho hum…..
• NOTE TO BONEYARD: I’ll be at the games in Bridgeport next weekend, so thanks in advance for someone else initiating the postgame thread. If UConn makes it to the FF, I’ll be back on the job in 2 weeks.

Great job you do oldude!!!!! Bravo.

 

[JordyG]

Did UCF walk off without shaking hands?

The coach didn't even wave at Geno. But as Geno once said about Muffet, and I paraphrase, "You spend the whole (season) game trying to beat each others brains out and you expect us to go out and have glass of wine together. That ain't gonna happen".

 

[huskyd]

If this had been a duel, each team would have gotten a gun and shot themselves. Sure glad we're not in that tough AAC . . .

 

[mmeade258]

DOGFIGHT / BLOODBATH!!

GREAT TOUGH WIN HUSKIES

 

[SallyH]

Again, the announcers were dreadful. I had to rewind to find out that Liv and Aaliya had fouled out.

 

[darrell]

On the bright side, this is the best defense that stands in between UConn and a National Championship; glad it's out of the way. Road gets no easier with Indiana ahead. Go Huskies!

 

[GoUconn7961]

Another night of an ugly chat room. What a disgrace some of the comments were.

These are young women playing a GAME. I see so many people saying they’re like daughters to them. Doesn’t seem that way in close games.

That being said it was a game dictated by defense, poor shooting and bad officiating.

A win is a win. NEXT!

 

[Zanzman]

Did UCF walk off without shaking hands?

Players didn’t shake hands after Indiana and Princeton players to busy celebrating or wallowing depends on which side of the fence you are on

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

Heck of a game... Win and move on.

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