1/1 Connecticut Huskies (6-0)

Results: Connecticut 87, Clemson 48
Player of the Game: RSr. W Kalana Greene (28p, 8r, 4s, 1b, 28m)
Defensive Player of the Game: RSr. W Kalana Greene (6dr, 4s, 1b, 28m)
Freshman Player of the Game: Fr. G Kelly Faris (7r, 5a, 33m)
Stat of the Game: Fastbreak Pts.: UConn 26, Clemson 4

2009 WBCA Classic Champions!!!

2009 WBCA Classic MVP:
Sr. C Tina Charles, Connecticut

2009 WBCA Classic All-Tournament Team:
Sr. G LeLe Hardy, Clemson
RSr. W Kalana Greene, Connecticut
So. G Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut
Jr. W Maya Moore, Connecticut
Jr. G Brittani Shells, Richmond

Summary: Well I guess a 39-pt win, is a 39-pt win, no matter how ugly. Today was easily UConn's worse game of the season. If it wasn't for a career game from Kalana Greene, who finished with a career-high 28pts. and 8r/4s/1b in 28mins. then I don't even want to know what the score might have been. After shooting lights out against Richmond, UConn couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from deep in their 87-48 victory over the Tigers. Aside from Greene's 2-2 from three, everyone else on the team was 0-for-13 from three. Somehow, they still managed to finish 54% from the field overall for the game thanks to a LOT of made lay-ups of many of the 15 steals. All-Americans Tina Charles and Maya Moore dominated inside ending with 20p/9r/1a/3b in 27mins. and 19p/4r/3a/5s/2b in 30mins., respectively. Geno rested Caroline Doty for much of the game as to not push her too hard coming off her ACL recovery and not feeling well. No one else on the team scored more than 6pts. and freshman Kelly Faris may have had the best game ever by a UConn player who didn't score a point in the same game as she went 0-for-8 but finished with 7r/5a and only one turnover in a career-high 33mins. Overall, Geno will find enough to complain about and the Huskies didn't help their cause by playing the worst in the final game of the weekend which no doubt will be the impression left fresh in his mind when practice resumes on Tuesday. As for the entire weekend, UConn pounded the less than stellar competition as expected and many players got a lot of playing time especially the freshmen. It was a good experience to see how the team could handle 3 games in 3 days which is just like the Big East Tournament with a 2-day bye.