Huskies to Take on Terps in First Round of NCAA Tournament
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Friday, March 19, 2021 • DailyCampus.com 12 Heartbreak in D.C.: Huskies fall Field hockey takes down Quinnipiac by Karthik Iyer helped the Huskies maintain STAFF WRITER three shutouts this season thus in OT to undefeated Georgetown [email protected] far. A big shoutout must go to The UConn Huskies routed the defense as well. UConn also by Jacob Sondik shot, notching 11 in the second half the season in a much-needed equal- the Quinnipiac Bobcats in com- led 14-0 in penalty corner oppor- CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT alone, outshooting the Huskies 11-5, izer for her visiting Huskies to even manding fashion. The 6-0 vic- tunities. [email protected] and 15-6 overall in the game. This up the game at 1-1 at the 75-minute tory helped significantly bolster One of UConn’s strengths this the team’s morale after the loss Going into their conference has been a continuous trend for mark. season has been controlling the against Liberty University. matchup with Georgetown, the Georgetown, signifi cantly outshoot- UConn would push the unde- tempo of the game and shift- The offense kicked into gear ing the game to the opposition’s UConn women’s soccer team looked ing their opponents on the season feated Hoyas into extra time, but early and struck often on the side of the field through con- to build on their biggest win of the 104-26, an o ensive attack that has only got one shot o the rest of the Bobcats’ home turf in Hamden, stant ball pressure and crisp season last Sunday, as they traveled led to their undefeated start. Along game following Harnett’s strike, as Conn. The first goal was scored aggressive passing. This knack to the nation’s capital to take on the with their su ocating o ensive Georgetown’s defense locked down at the 9:55 mark by Claire Jan- has allowed UConn to keep the Hoyas on Thursday afternoon. attack on the back of players like to put pressure on Palacios, who had dewerth who now has seven on defense in position when the oc- The Huskies (3-2-1, 1-2-1 Big East) Menta and sophomore forward stepped up for the Huskies time and the season. Sophie Hamilton casional mistake happens on the were forced to battle from behind Gina Vicari, the Hoyas came into time again throughout the game, and Aiyi Young displayed great offensive side of the ball. This from the jump, as senior forward the game with UConn on the back and the season. Despite her best ef- passing and teamwork to feed has allowed UConn to outshoot Jenna Menta gave UConn a taste of star goalkeeper Alyssa Navarette, forts, extra time belonged to Menta. Janderwerth for the assist. Just opponents by an average of 10.1 a few minutes later with 13:28 of its own early goal medicine that who had pitched clean sheets in the The senior from Somers, New shots per game. While UConn on the clock, Hamilton would they used to win their last two fi rst six games to anchor a strong York took matters into her own already connects on a remark- create some instant offense her- able 55.7% on their shots, their games, notching her third goal of defensive unit. hands to keep her Hoya squad self, scoring the second goal of shooting accuracy gets buffered the season four minutes in. The However, Navarette did not start unbeaten, breaking the hearts of the game unassisted. This goal by the fact that UConn is able o ensive struggles were a theme for Georgetown on Thursday, with Palacios and the Huskies with her was the first of her hat trick that to generate this many more goal for the Huskies in the fi rst half, Lauren Gallagher taking her place second goal of the game fi ve min- led the Huskies in scoring. Erica scoring opportunities than their registering one shot, but still were instead. After pressing deep into utes into extra time, simultaneous- Solomen also came up big with a opponents. This means that a only outshot 3-1 in the fi rst half as the second half, UConn did what ly snapping the UConn two-game score of her own at 26:17 as the rare poor shooting performance Georgetown went cold immediate- no other team had been able to do winning streak and pushing their recipient of another great pass may not definitively ensure a ly following the Menta goal. Goal- against Georgetown thus far in record to 7-0 and 5-0 in conference by Jandewerth. loss. These extra shots ultimate- keeper Randi Palacios bounced 2021: They put one in the back of the play. The Huskies will look to The Huskies showed out this ly lead to more goals scored and game. As a team, they racked up back from the early mistake, saving net. The goalscoring for the Huskies bounce back and avenge their early the rest is history. The key is to 30 shots, 20 of which were on the other Georgetown shots in the thus far has been a collective e ort, season defeat on Sunday afternoon, maintain this pressure against goal. This was in comparison to top-tier conference competition. half to keep the defi cit at one as the with di erent players stepping up as they return home to face the the Bobcats mustering up just UConn is more than capable. game went to half. each time UConn needed a big goal. Providence Friars at Joseph J. Mor- one shot on goal that was saved The Huskies get back to the Palacios’ afternoon was just get- This time, it was Jaqueline Harnett rone Stadium to try and hand their by Cheyenne Sprecher. Follow- turf on Sunday, March 21 at 3 ting started, as the Hoyas pestered for the Huskies, as the sophomore Big East rival their second loss of ing yesterday’s win, Sprecher p.m. to play Saint Joseph Univer- the UConn goalie with shot after defender notched her fi rst goal of the 2021 campaign. has now saved 13/19 goals and sity. Men’s Basketball: Huskies to take on Terps in first round of NCAA Tournament by Jorge Eckardt and the only other Terp to see over STAFF WRITER 20 minutes of action per game, is [email protected] the tallest of the bunch at 6-foot-8. Hamilton averages 6.8 points per It’s been fi ve years, but the UCo- game on 45.7% shooting from the nn Huskies are fi nally back in fi eld and 43.9% shooting from 3. March Madness. After a 15-7 sea- Out of the six main players on son, including an 11-6 Big East reg- Maryland, all of them can shoot the ular-season record and trip to the 3 — they do so to varying degrees of semifi nals in the conference tour- e ectiveness — but they’ve all tak- nament, UConn is a No. 7 seed. en at least 50 on the season. The Huskies fi nd themselves in If UConn’s going to win, they’re the East region, taking on the No. going to need to abuse their height 10 Maryland Terrapins in the fi rst advantage. If both Isaiah Whaley round. and Adama Sanogo start, UCo- “We had two goals going into nn will have two players standing the season, two major things we 6-foot-9 on the court together. Ty- wanted to accomplish,” UConn ler Polley, also 6-foot-9, is a lock to head coach Dan Hurley said. “First come o the bench, and Josh Carl- year back in the Big East we want- ton, who is 6-foot-11, will also likely ed compete at the top of the league. Connecticut’s Isaiah Whaley, rear, and James Bouknight react during the second half of the team’s NCAA see some decent minutes as well. We were able to do that in the reg- college basketball game against Creighton in the semifinals in the Big East men’s tournament Friday, March Aside from R.J. Cole, UConn ular season … and then making the 12, 2021, in New York. PHOTO BY FRANK FRANKLIN II, AP even has tall guards, with James NCAA Tournament were really and lost one to Northwestern who 43.4% shooting from the fi eld and of the group — is the only other Bouknight standing at 6-foot-5 and our two main goals for the year. fi nished No. 12. 33.5% shooting from three. Aaron Terp to average in the double dig- Tyrese Martin standing at 6-foot-6, That was a big step forward for our The Terps are one of the short- Wiggins (no relation to Andrew) its, putting up 10.9 points on 49.5% right on par with the entire Mary- program.” er teams UConn will play this is right behind him, averaging 14.0 shooting from the fi eld and 43.4% land lineup. Maryland fi nished the season season, regularly running out a points per game on 43.3% shooting shooting from 3. He also averages UConn’s outside shooting has 16-13 overall with a 9-11 record in starting-fi ve with no player tall- from the fi eld and 32.9% shooting 6.1 rebounds, a team-high. been inconsistent this season, but conference play, good for No. 9 in er than 6-foot-7. In fact, they have from 3. Darryl Morsell, the only se- they have an opportunity to pound the Big 10.