Game day: No. 2 UConn women at No. 16 Texas A&M

Game day

No. 2 UConn women at No. 16 Texas A&M

WHEN: Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas (22,000)

RECORDS: UConn (1-0), Texas A&M (0-2)

ON THE AIR: ESPN 2 (Pam Ward and Carolyn Peck); WTIC-AM 1080 (Bob Joyce and Debbie Fiske)

UP NEXT: Thursday vs. Wake Forest at Paradise Jam in U.S. Virgin Islands, 6 p.m. (SNY)

UCONN

Bria Hartley, G, 5-7 Jr.: Will not play due to sprained left ankle

Kelly Faris, G, 5-11 Sr.: 6.8p, 5.8r, 4.3a in road games in 2011-12

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, F, 6-0 Soph.: Team-high 15.3p vs. ranked teams in 2011-12

Stefanie Dolson, C, 6-5 Jr.: 11.4p, 6.9r vs. ranked teams in 2011-12

Caroline Doty, G, 5-10 Sr.: 3.3 assist-to-turnover ratio on road in 2011-12

Breanna Stewart, G, 6-4 Fr.: Team-high 21p vs. C of C Sunday

Morgan Tuck, F, 6-2 Fr.: One turnover in 22 minutes vs. C of C

Moriah Jefferson, G, 5-7 Fr.: 5a, 5 turnovers vs. C of C

Brianna Banks, G, 5-9 Soph.: Double figures in pts. for 1st time in 22 games Sunday

Kiah Stokes, C, 6-3 Soph.: 2p, 2r in just 9 min. vs. C of C

TEXAS A&M

Kelsey Bone, C, 6-4 Jr.: Leads team in scoring (15.0), rebounding (13.5)

Karla Gilbert, C, 6-5 Jr.: 8.5p, 8.5r this season

Kristi Bellock, F, 6-1 Sr.: 6.5p, 8.5r this season

Peyton Little, G, 5-11 Fr.: 5.5p on 4-16 FG this season

Courtney Walker, G, 5-8 Fr.: 5.0p (5-of-23 FG), 4.0r, 2.5s this season

Adrienne Pratcher, G, 5-7 Sr.: 2.5p on 2-of-12 FG this season

Alexia Standish, G, 5-8 Soph.: 4.0p on 2-of-12 FG this season

Tori Scott, G, 5-10 Soph.: 0-of-6 FG in 31 minutes this season

STORY LINEs

GET AWAY: The Huskies will play one road game and three neutral site games over the next seven days. Following today's battle with the Aggies, they will head to the Paradise Jam in the U.S Virgin Islands where they will meet Wake Forest, Marist and No. 18 Purdue.

MEDICAL WATCH: Hartley will miss her second straight game for the Huskies. She is listed as questionable for UConn's game against Wake Forest Nov. 22.

TRIFECTA: The Huskies represent the third straight Top 10 opponent that the Aggies will face to open the season. Texas A&M lost at No. 8 Louisville 47-45 Nov. 9 and 63-58 to No. 9 Penn State Wednesday.

YOUTH SERVED: The Aggies are utilizing four freshmen among their top 10 players. The Huskies are utilizing three among their Top 10.

-- RICH ELLIOTT

Source: http://www.newstimes.com/uconn/article/Game-day-No-2-UConn-women-at-No-16-Texas-A-M-4046988.php

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