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Full disclosure, I have no idea who will be 100% healthy or how well the new additions to the team will perform prior to the season opener. But, Ash made a strong case to stay in the starting lineup with her performance last season. Consider: 1. Shade scored 419 points in 38 games, 10th highest...

Aaliyah will finish her brilliant UConn career with 1,861 points. That will place her 15th all-time for the Huskies. She also will finish with 1,020 rebounds, good for 8th place all-time. Liya joins the prestigious 1,000/1,000 scoring/ rebound club. Only 9 members..!! Congrats to the All-America...

On December 4th, UConn had a record of 4-3 and a bench full of injured players. Geno made the move to go small & young, starting KK and Ashlynn along side his 3 Seniors, Nika, Paige and Aaliyah. Since that decision, the Huskies are 29-2 and getting ready to take on Iowa in the Final Four. I...

With a week to rest before Saturday's Sweet Sixteen game against Duke, Nika, Paige and Liya can relax & enjoy moving up in the Huskies record books. 1. Nika - With 5 assists, Nika is alone in first place in career assists with 663. Muhl also holds the record for assists in a season (284) and...

Scoring 700 points in a single season at UConn is very hard to do..!! Before Page scored 725 points (so far this season) the feat had not been accomplished since 2018-19. The roster of UConn superstars scoring 700+ points in a season is short. Maya (3 times), Stewie (2 times), Napheesa (2...

After winning the Big East Tournament in grand style, Nika, Paige and Aaliyah moved higher into UConn record books. Here are the latest numbers as of Tuesday, March 12th. 1. Nika - With 9 assists against G-town, Nika is now alone in 2nd place with 651 career assists. MoJeff is 8 assists away at...

In a season filled with some bad breaks, the Huskies may finally get a break. The Big East final will be against Georgetown, who had to play 3 straight games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Consider their stats in those 3 full games. 1. Baskets in the 3 games = 25, then 23, then 20. 2. Shooting...

Heading into the Big East tournament this Saturday, Paige has now scored 1,471 points in her UConn career. That places her at #31 all-time. Here are the next few players she may pass in the games ahead: 1. Paige needs 9 points to tie Crystal Dangerfield with 1,480. 2. Paige needs 31 points to...

After the Villanova game, Nika has 625 career assists in 122 games. That places her in 5th place all-time at UConn. With 7 assists against Providence on Saturday, Nika would tie Renee Montgomery for 4th place. Here is the countdown figures: 4. Renee Montgomery (632) Nika needs 7 to tie. 3...

Here are the latest stats after the Monday afternoon Creighton game. Aaliyah scores 20 pts to move past Ann Strother into #18 all-time with 1,715 total points in her career. Her 8 rebounds gives her 937 for her career and that ties Peggy Walsh for 9th place all-time. Gabby is 8th with 1,007...

According to UConn Women's Basketball wikipedia, Liya is now #22 all-time in scoring for the Huskies..!! Her 33 point explosion against St. John's gives her 1,615 total points. Next up is Barb Turner (1,629 pts) and Kia Nurse at 1,674 pts. Also of note, Aaliyah is now #14 on the rebounding...

Here is a pre-game treat of funny, odd or weird stats. 1. Paige is the leading shot blocker with 22 rejections. Liya is 2nd, but with only 15. 2. KK has taken 54 free throws while Ashlynn, Q and Nika have taken 39 combined. 3. Among active players, Nika is currently the 2nd leading offensive...

One key for UConn winning the last 13 games has been the emergence of "players not named Paige" making 3 point baskets. Specifically, Ashlynn, KK, Nika and Qadence have almost doubled their made threes per game. That critical stat helps the offense in three ways. 1. Obviously, made threes add 3...

Aaliyah scored 18 points against DePaul over the weekend, including 10-10 from the charity stripe. That raised her career scoring to 1,527 pts or 27th place. If she can get 14 points Tuesday against Marquette, she would reach 25th place, replacing Jen Rizzotti. Go Liya..!! Nika added 7 more...

Aaliyah has moved into 28th place all-time at UConn with 1,509 points in her career. This year, in 18 games, Liya has scored exactly 300 points at an average of 16.7 per game. Were UConn to play another 18 or so games (13 regular, plus BE tournament, plus NCAA tourny) and Aaliyah to score 300...

On the surface, KK and Ashlynn have a lot in common. Both are talented Freshman thrust into starting roles for basketball powerhouse UConn. For the season, one (Ash) plays 25 minutes a game for the Huskies, the other (KK) just over 26. One (Ash) shoots 54% from the field, the other (KK) 55%. Ash...

Aaliyah Edwards is now #31 on UConn's all-time scoring list with 1,430 points. Another 300 or so points (18 games x 17 ppg) would put her in #18 place just ahead of Kia Nurse (1,674), Shea Ralph (1,678) and Ann Strother (1,699). The #17 spot is Stef Dolson with 1,797 points. Aaliyah's rebound...

UConn plays Creighton Wednesday at 7 pm on SNY. Here are some fun stats for your enjoyment while we wait for another Huskies' victory. 1. Nika has 499 career assists, just 1 away from 500. She is in 13th place with Kelly Faris up next at 525. 2. Paige has scored 250 points so far and leads the...

Some of the numbers from the Louisville beat down are truly amazing. For example, L'Ville shot 73.3% in the 1st period, but fell to 20% in the 3rd quarter & 29% in the 4th. Here are some other great stats: 1. Paige had 5 blocked shots in the game to bring her 2 game total to 9. Her entire...

I doubt any fan of the Huskies would be surprised to learn Paige leads the team in scoring with 178 points. What about the lesser known statistical categories? Paige can't do everything, right? Here we go: 1. Blocked shots - Well, actually Paige is tied for the lead with 9 blocked shots w/...

Very nice win for the Huskies. One that could have gone the wrong way without great effort. Parts of the game were predictable, Paige being Paige. But many results were not on my Bingo Card. For example, Paige with four (4) "not in my house" shot blocks..! Here are a few others: 1. Nika...

Pretty hard not to laugh at some of the comments in the chat rooms and panic in the post game threads. Here are some facts to hopefully calm a few fans down and put the season in perspective. 1. UConn is 4-3 and the 3 teams they lost to are a combined 25-0 and ranked #2, #3 and #5 in the...

Very hard to be happy after today's news about Azzi being out for the season. But the remaining players need support and excited fans. So here are 7 reasons to try to be happy and cheer for the Huskies this Friday & Saturday in the Cayman's tournament..!! 1. Qadence is 3rd on the team in...

UConn's first three games have had something for every fan. High scoring (102 pts vs Dayton), defensive gem (held Maryland to 48 pts) and Paige on fire offensively (51 pts in last two games). Here are some other top stats, in no particular order. These are for 3 games, unless noted. 1. The...

The lack of respect for Nika's offensive capabilities, by some on this board, is puzzling. So here are some stats to answer the question, who is a better offensive player, Nika or Hailey Van Lith? 1. Games - Each has played 3 years of college basketball. Hailey has been in 101 games, all as a...

After a wonderful adventure in Europe and a perfect 4-0 record, the Huskies are back home relaxing. Here is a summer quiz based on stats from the trip. 1. Azzi took 52 three point shots. Did she make 22%, 32% or 42%? 2. Name the two players who took only 1 free throw each in 4 games? 3...

With 3 games down and 1 more to play against Hungary, UConn's elder statesmen and rookies are very impressive. Here are a few fun stats, assuming I read the box scores right. 1. Azzi is hot, hot, hot - After scoring 57 pts in 57 minutes in the first two games, Azzi slowed down to 10 pts against...

Saturday can't come soon enough..! So, here is a quiz on the Huskies season stats to pass the time. 1. Nika leads the team with 279 assists. Who is 2nd? 2. How many Huskies are averaging double digits in points per game? 3. Who leads the team in steals, Nika or Aubrey? 4. Who has played in...

Some cool stats for UConn in the first two NCAA tournament games. Both victories were well played and showed Huskies' style basketball. Consider: 1. Vermont missed 40 of 60 shots and finished shooting 33.3%. Baylor missed 40 of 61 shots and only made 34.4%. Defense..!! 2. Baylor was up 6 points...

UConn fans were thrilled to see Azzi Fudd back in uniform & on the court in the Big East tournament. Overall, Azzi took 28 shots in the 69 minutes she played. She went 9-28 or 32.1% in the three games. Breaking down her shooting further reveals an interesting pattern. Consider: 1. Of the 28...

UConn faces Georgetown at high noon tomorrow. The game is on FS1. Here are 5 reasons to look forward to the game. Keep in mind, nothing is a guarantee. In fact, the Huskies will probably lose. (reverse mojo) 1. Azzi Fudd doing a full court 3-person weave drill at @UConnWBB practice and from a...

It has been quite a week for Nika Muhl..! Fresh off breaking Sue Bird's decades old record for most assists in a single season (236 and counting), Nika repeats as the Big East Defensive Player of the Year. With the Big East tournament and NCAA tournament still to come, Nika still has much work...

With last night's 64-69 loss to St. John's, the Huskies have now failed to score 70 points in 5 straight games. That is the first time since 1992 that UConn has not reached that mark for 5 consecutive games. What is the reason for the scoring drought? I examined the last 10 games, the last 5 w/...

As UConn prepares to play St. John's tonight at the XL center, here is a pre-game snack with interesting stats. 1. After 28 games and over 900 minutes of playing time, Aaliyah and Lou have both scored exactly 457 points to lead the team. 2. Aaliyah and Lou have reached their point totals in...

UConn seems to be struggling with turnovers more this year, than in the past. So far this season, the Huskies have had 441 turnovers in 26 games. That is an average of 17 per game. Over the last few years, the average has been closer to 14. Stewie's senior year, the team averaged 12 turnovers...