Fun game on the horizon: #1 UConn goes down to Baton Rouge to meet #6 LSU on Monday. (ESPN2, 7pmEST).

Clearly an important game for tournament seeding. And both teams will want to play well in preparation for their final Conference games -- LSU is 12-0 in the SEC, UConn is 13-1 with a game against 12-1 Rutgers still to come.

But there is that is that small matter of revenge: LSU tattooed UConn last time they met, eliminating them from the NCAA tournament.

Mecelle Voepel writes about UConn junior Renee Montgomery, who's stepped up her leadership and scoring after the Huskies lost two starters to ACL tears.

"In all the time that I've been at Connecticut, our best teams have always been when we have two guards on the floor who are somewhat point-guard mentality," Auriemma said. "The ultimate was when we had Sue Bird and Diana [Taurasi] -- I don't think it's ever gotten better than that anywhere ever in women's college basketball.

"But what we have now is similar. … It doesn't matter if Renee is handling the ball or playing off the ball. She's a playmaker who can score, and a scorer who can make plays."