Third slugfest between Georgetown, UConn

PHILADELPHIA -- Maya Moore isn't expecting UConn's third meeting with Georgetown to be any different than the first two this season -- a giant challenge.

The two Big East teams are playing for the third time in 30 days today in a Philadelphia Region semifinal. The winner will face either DePaul or Duke in the regional championship on Tuesday with a trip to the Final Four at stake.

"I think it's harder, the more familiar you are with each other. It's like fighting your brother or sister," Moore said. "You know all their tricks and they know all your tricks. You just have to have a drag out. It's who can be tougher for forty minutes."

Moore struggled in the last meeting, scoring a season-low six points in UConn's 59-43 victory in a Big East Tournament quarterfinal.

"When you play other teams you haven't played before, it's kind of tough to know everything that the other team is going to do and for them to know everything you're going to do," Moore said. "This one, I think, is going to be more of a grind-out kind of game."

Top-seeded UConn (34-1) committed 47 turnovers in the two meetings against the relentless pressure of No. 5 Georgetown (24-10).

With Moore struggling in that Big East quarterfinal, freshman center Stefanie Dolson made her presence felt with a career-high 24 points. And she was stellar in UConn's opening two victories in the NCAA Tournament over Hartford and Purdue. The 6-5 Dolson helped UConn get to the regional semifinals for the 18th straight season.

While UConn is a regular in the round of 16, Georgetown is a relative newcomer. The Hoyas have only been this far once before, in 1992-93. The Hoyas are led by Sugar Rodgers who has been averaging close to 30 points in the NCAAs.

"We are the underdogs and no one expects us to win," Georgetown center Tia Magee said. "A couple of years ago no one even knew Georgetown had a women's basketball team."