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Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, two of UConn women’s basketball’s brightest stars, have relied on their bond to navigate injuries that have limited their time on the court together playing for the Huskies. “I feel like we have relied on each other just for strength. Seeing each other go through it, just being able to […]

It would have been understandable for UConn women’s basketball fans to be very worried after star guard Azzi Fudd suffered a knee injury during Saturday’s blowout win over Louisville. Geno Auriemma and his Huskies have had many seasons derailed by injuries to Fudd and Paige Bueckers over the last few seasons, and they were dangerously […]

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma knows when he has a championship-caliber team, and he might just have one this year. There wasn’t some intangible aura around his 11 previous title teams that tipped him off. They’ve just each followed the same formula — one that he’s working to figure out if he has the […]

UConn women’s basketball defeated Ole Miss 73-60 on Wednesday. Although Paige Bueckers received most of the attention after dropping 29 points, Azzi Fudd, who recently returned from injury, scored 18 points and added four rebounds and an assist. UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma addressed Fudd’s quality outing after the game, via UConn on […]

UConn women’s basketball received a massive update on Wednesday. The team announced that guard Azzi Fudd is set to return after suffering a knee injury in November of 2023. According to uconnhuskies.com, Fudd will play against FDU on Wednesday night. Paige Bueckers, who is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA […]

UConn’s women’s basketball team, led by coach Geno Auriemma, is facing a tumultuous season marked by a string of injuries. Auriemma expressed the team’s plight to ESPN reporter Alexa Philippou, saying, “I don’t think anybody deserves to be in this situation as many times as we’ve been in.” The team’s depth has been severely tested. […]

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma faces a challenging season as injuries have forced the team to reinvent itself. The Huskies, who had a promising start with a full roster including star players like Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, now find themselves in a position of uncertainty. At the beginning of the 2023-24 season, UConn’s […]

In the world of collegiate sports, injuries are an inevitable part of the journey. For Azzi Fudd, a standout guard for the UConn women’s basketball team, this reality hit hard. After sustaining an ACL and meniscal tear, Fudd’s resilience is bolstered by an unwavering support system: her family. During a practice session on Nov. 14, […]

The UConn women’s basketball team faces a significant setback as junior guard Azzi Fudd will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season due to a knee injury. Fudd, a pivotal figure in the Huskies lineup, suffered the injury during a practice session last Tuesday. According to Alexa Philipou of ESPN, Fudd suffered a medial meniscal […]

In an emotional homecoming, Paige Bueckers, star guard for the No. 8 UConn women’s basketball team, delivered an impressive performance against Minnesota on Sunday, leading the Huskies to a 62-44 victory. Bueckers contributed 12 points, eight rebounds, and four assists to the Huskies’ win. Bueckers, who has showcased her talents in packed arenas nationwide and […]

As the UConn women’s basketball team prepares for their game against Minnesota on Sunday, the spotlight shifts to star player Paige Bueckers in the absence of her teammate Azzi Fudd. With Fudd sidelined due to a knee injury, Bueckers acknowledges the need for a more aggressive approach on her part, especially in the offensive end. […]

The UConn women’s basketball team is bracing for a challenging game against Minnesota, with the stark reality of playing without the Huskies’ sharpshooter, Azzi Fudd, due to a knee injury. Coach Geno Auriemma didn’t mince words about the difficulty of filling Fudd’s void, especially her knack for nailing threes: “You can’t just find someone to […]

UConn women’s basketball shooting guard Azzi Fudd is a stickler for her pre-game routine. She hardly – if ever – deviates from it. Fudd revealed some interesting and eyebrow-raising details about her routine to Business Insider’s Meredith Cash on Thursday. Azzi Fudd attends class or study hall depending on where UConn women’s basketball is playing […]

As the 2023-24 women’s college basketball season approaches, UConn’s Paige Bueckers is charting a new course in her athletic journey. Following a debilitating ACL tear, the former Naismith Player of the Year is not just back in the game; she has transformed her off-court routine to prevent future injuries and enhance her performance. Bueckers’ new […]

UConn women’s basketball junior Azzi Fudd is eligible to enter the 2024 WNBA draft, and with her shooting ability she should be a very good prospect for the next level, but she recently revealed to Rebecca Lobo that she plans on staying for her senior year, meaning that she will be around for the next […]

After missing 14 straight games, Azzi Fudd is available for No. 9 UConn. The Huskies are playing Georgetown today in the quarterfinals of the Big East conference tournament. Fudd’s return couldn’t have come at a better time as UConn has been dealing with a litany of injuries since before the start of the season. UConn […]

After fighting to make her way back to the starting lineup for weeks, Azzi Fudd will be out indefinitely after re-injuring her right knee versus Georgetown on Jan. 15. The sophomore was expected to be a national player of the year candidate this season but has only been able to play in seven full games. […]

As No. 8 UConn continues to be bludgeoned by injuries, head coach Geno Auriemma spoke with the media about Azzi Fudd’s status. The sophomore, who is averaging 20.6 points per game this season, has been sidelined after hurting her knee in the Huskies’ loss to Notre Dame on Dec. 4. “Depending on what happens there, […]

The Connecticut women’s basketball team is dealing with a dastardly case of the injury bug, as its players are dropping like flies. The college basketball season began just a month ago, and the Huskies have already lost two more of its top players to injury.  UConn headed into the season without Paige Bueckers (torn ACL) […]

Any time a player’s name is uttered in the same sentence as Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore, they must have done something historic. That is exactly what Azzi Fudd has done so far in her second year at UConn. The sophomore has scored 32 points in each of her first two games, making her the […]

UConn women’s basketball team can’t catch a break after it lost another member of its team to injuries. The program announced 6-foot-5 forward Dorka Juhàsz broke her thumb and will be out for at least three games. That brings UConn’s roster down to eight active players after only three games. The Huskies went into the […]

Geno Auriemma has seen a lot of great players come through his program. If Azzi Fudd somehow wasn’t on that list before, she sure is now after pouring in a career-high 32 points in UConn’s 83-76 win over Texas yesterday night. After Fudd torched the Longhorns, Auriemma shared a story about how the sophomore handled […]

For the second time in two weeks, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry praised UConn’s Azzi Fudd. The Huskies’ star, who was last year’s No. 1 recruit, has become the focal point of her team’s offense after Paige Bueckers and Ice Brady were lost for the season due to lower body injuries. With her ability […]

Azzi Fudd knew going into this season she was going to have to play a huge role in helping UConn maintain its winning ways following major injuries to its roster. The No. 1 high school recruit from a year showed yesterday she is up for the task. During the Huskies’ 115-42 exhibition win over Kuztown, […]

The NCAAW season is looming and the power structure at the top of it has a few new faces heading into the 2022-23 campaign. Established programs are trying to keep their spot at the top of the hierarchy while others want to prove their top-25 ranking wasn’t a fluke. All of that is made possible […]

If you’re arguably the best shooter of your generation, you would think that you have seen it all, right? Well, it appears that Golden State Warriors spitfire guard Stephen Curry has been amazed by a 15-year old prospect in the women’s division of his camp. So, what was this prospect’s specialty at hand? Yes, you […]