1.  Guard Ricky Moore is as tenacious a defender as UConn coach Jim Calhoun has ever had on his side.

2.  He has tenacious defenders, including loyalists on the board.

3.  Instead, George blossomed into a tenacious defender and confident scorer and secured an everyday role behind Rick Fox.

4.  Then Lavin replaced Loyd with tenacious defender Cameron Dollar, switched the Bruins into a man-to-man and ordered them to pressure the ball.