This 4 pm tilt this afternoon pits UConn against ND, which is #2 in the USA Today poll and #3 in the AP. I would hope there are more fans at XL than there were for the men's game yesterday.
We are told that Katie Lou Samuelson and Boutaly Camara will both be back today. UConn should have a legitimate 8 girl rotation with Stevens, Walker and Camara the first three off the bench. In the wings are Irwin, Espinoza- Hunter, and Bent, who seem to be the 9-11 players. Behind them is Coombs and Gordon.
Notre Dame is a team that traditionally runs very good halfcourt offense and is difficult to defend. As always, UConn will rely on fullcourt defensive pressure and forcing TOs to create an edge with transition offense. ND traditionally has handled it better than most teams have and they usually shoot very well. ND has probably been UConn's toughest opponent the past 10 years, with Stanford a close second.
We are told that Katie Lou Samuelson and Boutaly Camara will both be back today. UConn should have a legitimate 8 girl rotation with Stevens, Walker and Camara the first three off the bench. In the wings are Irwin, Espinoza- Hunter, and Bent, who seem to be the 9-11 players. Behind them is Coombs and Gordon.
Notre Dame is a team that traditionally runs very good halfcourt offense and is difficult to defend. As always, UConn will rely on fullcourt defensive pressure and forcing TOs to create an edge with transition offense. ND traditionally has handled it better than most teams have and they usually shoot very well. ND has probably been UConn's toughest opponent the past 10 years, with Stanford a close second.