UConn 2012 commit Breanna Stewart had eight points, three rebounds, two steals and two blocks in 23 minutes today, but the U.S. completed the second round of the FIBA U-19 World Championship with a 64-52 loss to Canada in a battle of unbeatens in Puerto Montt, Chile. The U.S. (5-1) finished second behind Canada (6-0) in Group E and will meet Australia, Brazil or France in the quarterfinals Friday (TBA).
The U.S. shot just 36.1 percent from the field (2-of-16 3-pointers) and committed 21 turnovers. It was also outscored 23-13 in the fourth quarter.
UConn sophomore Bria Hartley added seven points (3-of-11 FG), two rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes. UConn freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis finished with two points (1-of-9 FG), six rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes. UConn 2013 target Diamond DeShields had two points (1-of-5 FG) in 7 minutes.
Huskies’ sophomore Stefanie Dolson had one rebound and one assist in 11 scoreless minutes. She took only one shot from the field. UConn 2012 commit Morgan Tuck had two blocks in 12 scoreless minutes.
Rich
In response to # 10–Yes, I did cheer for T Hayes in her good performances and not so stellar performances. I cheered her as part of the team. As to her “No Show”, if memory serves me correctly,her team mates were standing around feeding Maya M. Was this a reaction by the players on the court or directions from the coaching staff? We just don’t know. Be positive, enjoy the performance and no piling on when someone is down! May all your basketballs be never out of round!
Agree UConn Husky Fan. Maya once in a life time player. Tina was more gifted as a natural athlete. Dolson has a tremendous upside but agree her problems are physical-and will show more this season without Maya on the floor to cover up the weakness of others, Time will tell.
Go Figure –
Yes, KML responded well with 5-5 shooting. But she still has been inconsistent with only 2 good games out of 7. If KML plays that well in the last 2 games and helps lead USA to the U-19 WC, all will be forgotten.
Breanna Stewart has been the MVP of the U-19 team thru 7 games. When she gets to UConn, Stefanie Dolson’s minutes will decline. Time will tell.
Fans and media praised Dolson for her improvement during the course of last season. They said Dolson was better as a freshman than Tina Charles was. Tina’s problem was in her head and the UConn coaches eventually helped Tina reach her potential and her goals.
Dolson’s problems are physical. She still cannot jump, still does not rebound well, still is slow, and still is not in UConn shape. I am not picking on Dolson, just pointing out that she is not physically gifted like Tina Charles is.
Geo said “The rest of us would not be cheering statistical achievements but rather we would cheer the complete player.”
Geo, did you cheer for Tiffany Hayes during the several games that she was a No Show last season?
Hayes was an absolute No Show in UConn’s loss to Stanford and loss to Notre Dame in the Final Four.
Can you honestly say you cheered for Hayes then?
YOU ARE ALL OVER KLM! TODAY 13 POINTS AND 3 STEALS,STEWART 21 POINTS,13 REBOUNDS 2 ASSISTs AND 2 BLOCKS SOUNDS LIKE A NICE DAYS WORK. I WOULD BE LOOKING AT DOLSON’S STATS- IN ONE GAME 1 ASSIST AND 1 REBOUND AND NO SHOT ATTEMPTS. BIGGEST GIRL ON THE TEAM AND USUALLY NOT THE TOP REBOUNDER. THE UCONN PLAYERS WHO HAVE A YEAR OF COLLEGE EXPERIENCE MUST REMEMBER “TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN -MUCH IS EXPECTED!!” LETS GO USA-USA!!!!
But KML is supposed to be the best player on that team, and supposed to take Miss Maya’s place at UConn. For the best player in the nation to play not only spotty basketball, but bad basketball, and in a world championship tournament, is pretty strange. You’d think she would be rising to the occasion.
The team isn’t playing well, losing to Canada when they’re heavily favored, almost losing to a China team that didn’t even make the quarterfinals, and being taken to the final seconds to win against- France?
Sounds like Coach Rizzotti’s team is underperforming.
Mother and father are pretty good at cheering for anything positive that their child accomplishes! The rest of us would not be cheering statistical achievements but rather we would cheer the complete player. A case in point, K. Faris does not have eye catching stats but when you see her play you realize that she is a talented player.
People do cheer for her and rather lustily! An example of this is when she blocked a three point shot against Oklahoma, coached by the lovely S. Coales. The first game of Mickey Mantle’s career in Yankee Stadium saw him misjudge a routine fly ball and have it bounce off of his noggin and land for a hit! Not a good start but it was too early to be concerned.
Under what circumstances would KML’s 13-44 be cheered by anyone?
Actually,it is to early to predict multiple championships or pre-season rankings. Two baseball players, on opposing teams, go 1 for 3. A nice days work! One player is cheered and one is ridiculed. They both did the same thing, hit a home run and scored. The cheered player hit his home run with men on base and helped his team take the lead, to which they added to. The scorned player hit his home run in the last inning with the game out of reach. His prior at bats were unproductive with men in scoring position. Statistics tell part of the story, it is too early to be concerned.
KML’s shooting statistics are still 13-44 whether or not anyone watched the games. Too early to be concerned? That’s like telling Husky fans on the Bone Yard, CT Post, NH Register, and Courant that it is too early to predict multiple national championships for UConn with #23 KML, Breanna Stewart, and Moriah Jefferson. That’s like telling the media it is too early to pick pre-season rankings when the incoming freshmen have not yet played in NCAA D1 Top 25 games. It works both ways. ;-}
It is difficult to even try to explain without having seen the game.
I have noticed that there is a lot of rotating of players in and out of the game. Some can handle this quite easily while others cannot. Whatever it is, Geno A will probably be on top of it as soon as possible. It is too early to be concerned!
Exactly. It is certainly a strangely poor showing for the high school player of the year. Wonder if Coach Auriemma has had a word with her while he’s down there. Doesn’t augur well for the regular season…
What is up with KML’s shooting at the FIBA U-19 WC ?
1 good game out of 6 so far
Total FG, 3PT FG
1-4, 1-3
0-5, 0-3
3-10, 2-7
7-12, 5-8
1-4, 1-4
1-9, 0-5