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Reminded of KLS Opponent -- Marina by dillon77

Remember back before KLS and Marina even started college? They both played in the McDonald's Game, where defense -- like in most all-star games -- is a word you ignore.

What does Mabrey do? Get in KLS' grill and stay there. And she starts driving to the hoop hard. And takes home co-MVP.

Fast forward to the NCAA's and Mabrey flat our telling people "..we own the third quarter."

And during the semifinal when ND responded to every surge UConn had and pulled them back, KLS started visibly getting tighter. ND players meanwhile were telling themselves, "we got this..."

This UConn team has a number of very talented players right now and I fully expect that a Megan Walker can step it up. On the other hand, I wonder how they'll do without Gabby Williams and Kia Nurse, who I thought were the heart and guts of the team. I think they'll have that semi-final game in the back of their minds when it gets to tight games and crunch moments. In the meantime, Marina et al will get in their grilles and the rest of the team will say, "...we got this."