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UConn s Richie Springs keeps with program despite scant playing time: This will all pay off soon
David Borges
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Nov 25, 2020; Storrs, CT, USA; Connecticut Huskies forward Richie Springs (13) warms up before a game against the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils at Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY SportsDavid Butler II / USA TODAY / Contributed Photo
Sit back, relax and put on an extended version of a song from your playlist say, the live version of “Free Bird.”
The length of that song about equals how much playing time Richie Springs has had in his first two seasons at UConn.
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Without fail, there s a player in the NCAA Tournament who breaks out when the lights are brightest. Usually they re not a complete unknown but that next man-up who takes advantage of a favorable matchup or just has the best series of games in their career.
Who s going to break out this NCAA Tournament?
Terry Foy (@TerenceFoy)
Noah Lode, G, Monmouth He’s gonna see a lot of rubber. I don’t know whether he’ll end up at 40% or 60%, but he’s 13th nationally in save percentage right now at 55% and, as a senior coming off of a conference championship, he fits the profile of a guy liable to have a career day. Keep an eye on senior defenseman Chris Hervada playing in front of him, as well Hervada scored against Manhattan and is averaging 2.9 GBs and 1.3 CT per game coming in.
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Hoyas men’s soccer fans can be forgiven if the names Zach Riviere, Martin Ngoh, and Kyle Linhares did not move the needle coming into the season. Linhares, a freshman midfielder, and Ngoh, a transfer forward from VCU, were stuck behind All Big East selections Jacob Montes and Derek Dodson early, while Riviere figured into the forward rotation but did not score until the Big East finals. However, since Montes, Dodson, and Big East Defensive Player of the Year Rio Hope-Gund turned pro at the conclusion of the regular season, the Hoyas have had a next man up mentality, and this was exemplified by these three, along with MAC Hermann Award semifinalist Dante Polvara, leading No. 8 Georgetown (10-1-2) to a 3-2 victory over Penn State (9-2-2) on Thursday.
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UConn s Isaiah Whaley talks his decision to return: I couldn t see myself playing for another team
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Connecticut s Isaiah Whaley (5) defends against DePaul s Kobe Elvis during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Big East men s tournament Thursday, March 11, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Frank Franklin II / Associated Press
“The Wrench” is back.
Or all of the above?
“I feel like I’ve had a new nickname each year I’ve been in college,” Isaiah Whaley said, with a laugh, by phone on Friday.
But as Whaley embarks on a fifth and final season at UConn, courtesy of the NCAA’s ruling that all student-athletes from this past winter get an extra year of eligibility, perhaps yet another new nickname is in store. “The Wrench,” a nickname Whaley believes he got from a fan online but isn’t completely sure, may be hung up in the shed for good.