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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 […]

As UConn women’s basketball’s Paige Bueckers laces up for the upcoming NCAA season, the buzz in Storrs is undeniable. The star guard has overcome a tumultuous period marked by injuries, but now she’s back with a vengeance and some bold predictions for the 2023-24 season. A championship in sight At the forefront of Bueckers’ goals […]

At UConn, anticipation is growing as college women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers, former national player of the year, gears up for a return that promises to eclipse her previous brilliance on the basketball court. The determination is not lost on UConn head coach Geno Auriemma. “Paige is a better basketball player now than she was […]

UConn’s star guard Paige Bueckers is back on the hardwood after a grueling recovery from an ACL tear, and she’s got her eyes on the prize. “There’ll be no greater feeling than going through all that I’ve gone through,” Bueckers said, as reported by Alex Philippou of ESPN. “And winning that national championship is the […]

In a heartfelt gesture of remembrance and respect, UConn women’s basketball standout guard Paige Bueckers honored the late Gianna “Gigi” Bryant in a unique way during a recent practice session. As she gears up for an eagerly anticipated return to the court, Bueckers wore a shirt bearing a quote attributed to Gigi, “WHEN YOU THINK […]

As the 2023-24 NCAA women’s basketball season tips off, the excitement is palpable. Every team holds a clean slate, with aspirations of dominance and victory. In this atmosphere of high hopes and anticipation, top-25 rankings position the teams with LSU leading the charge, marking a historic moment for the program. Let’s dive into the current […]

After a year sidelined with a devastating knee injury, Ice Brady is on the verge of making her long-awaited debut for the UConn women’s basketball team. The freshman standout was two weeks shy of her first collegiate game when a practice mishap resulted in a dislocated patella, a blow that not only ended her season […]

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 […]

In a room charged with expectation, UConn women’s basketball standout Paige Bueckers took her spot at the women’s basketball media booth for Big East Media Day. The preseason AP All-American offered a confident thumbs-up, reported Maggie Vanoni of CT Insider. It’s a simple gesture, but for those familiar with Bueckers’ story, the unobstructed lift of […]

With the 2023-24 NCAA Women’s basketball season getting ready to tip off very soon on Nov. 6, it’s time to review the preseason AP Top 25 rankings, which features the defending champion LSU women’s basketball at No. 1 for the first time in the program’s history, per the Associated Press. The Tigers are back to […]

UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers has been rehabbing her surgically repaired ACL for more than a year, but it’s finally time for her to return and hopefully help the Huskies compete for a national championship in 2023-24. Ahead of the brand new campaign, Bueckers had a strong message for anyone who is doubting her […]

Paige Bueckers was the No. 1 recruit in 2020, and in her freshman year with the UConn women’s basketball program in 2020-2021, she lived up to the hype and won the National Player of the Year award. Since then, Bueckers has dealt with injuries, missing a chunk of the 2021-2022 season, and missing all of […]

The UConn women’s basketball team is getting a huge boost this upcoming season in the form of Paige Bueckers. The star point guard missed the entirety of the 2022-23 season due to an ACL injury she suffered in the offseason. She is set to return to the court for the 2023-24 season and is fresh […]

In the new age of NIL (name, image, likeness) deals, some of the top college athletes are able to make a profit in a way they were never allowed to do before. Some college athletes have signed deals that are worth millions of dollars. When it comes to the women’s basketball side of things, there […]

The UConn women’s basketball team is in the middle of its European summer tour that includes four games in three countries. The Huskies are visiting Croatia, Slovenia and Italy on their tour. The UConn women’s basketball team announced that star Paige Bueckers will not participate in any of the four games on the tour. Paige […]

UConn women’s basketball player Jana El Alfy has suffered an Achilles tendon injury, according to Maggie Vanoni of Hearst. Jana El Alfy was with the Egypt U19 team, and playing very well before her injury. The UConn women’s basketball program has not released any details on her injury, but she is reportedly flying directly from […]

Down goes UConn! The Ohio State women’s basketball team completed a stunning March Madness upset, knocking off the mighty Huskies by a score of 73-61 in their Sweet Sixteen matchup. Not only was it a huge NCAA Tournament upset for the Buckeyes, who were heavy underdogs, to knock off the Division I power that has […]

After taking home the Big East championship, one thing is for certain: No. 7 UConn is peaking at the right time. The Huskies took down Villanova 67-56 yesterday to take home the Big East tournament crown. They now will enter the NCAA tournament with momentum they have been trying to build on all season. It […]

The UConn Huskies of old have returned and it couldn’t have come at a better time. After blistering through most of the Big East tournament this past week, UConn could be peaking at the right time after injuries have put a strain on the team’s depth all season. Sophomore Azzi Fudd made her return after […]

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 […]

On his way to eviscerating the Houston Rockets with a 42-point performance, Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson found inspiration for keeping his head up this season from one of the most successful teams in basketball history: UConn WBB. After the win where he knocked down 12 three-pointers, Thompson shouted out the Huskies after the […]

Throughout an injury-plagued 2022-23 season, No. 4 UConn has held its own staying at the top of the national rankings. However, the Huskies have dropped three of their last six games as managing the minutes of the active players on the roster has challenged the program as of late. Yesterday, St. Johns (20-7) beat UConn […]

In what was described as a “championship game atmosphere,” South Carolina was able to outlast UConn in the final minutes of an 81-77 bout in favor of the Gamecocks. However, it did not come without controversy. UConn’s head coach Geno Auriemma was critical of how the game was called. While his team only had two […]

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. […]

After overcoming injuries since before the start of the season, UConn’s health problems hit a breaking point for the program. The Huskies only had six active players on the roster following injuries to senior Aliyah Edwards and freshman Ayanna Patterson and were forced to postpone their Sunday bout with DePaul on the road. Patterson and […]

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, […]

UConn women’s basketball program announced head coach Geno Auriemma will not be on the sideline for a second straight game as he battles an illness. The Huskies play Seton Hall this afternoon at home. Ahead of their 85-77 win over Florida State on Dec. 17, Auriemma experienced flu-like symptoms. The school said their long-time head […]

For the first time in program history, No. 20 Maryland took down No. 6 UConn 85-78 in a Sunday afternoon thriller. The Huskies, who have been slammed by injuries this season, only had seven active players on the roster, something Geno Auriemma lamented after the game. “You look at our bench and you go, every […]

Any time UConn has lost a player, it has felt like Geno Auriemma has reached down into a Mary Poppins-like bag of top-end talent and plugged in the holes with it. After injuries have mounted for the Huskies, he may be running out of them. UConn suffered another loss to its roster after Nika Muhl […]

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) […]

UConn women’s basketball can’t seem to catch a break after sophomore Azzi Fudd added to the injury woes the team has team dealt with all season. While ESPN’s Alexa Philippou was told by the school’s public relations staff Fudd is “OK,” the sophomore missed most of the game with what appeared to me a knee […]

After the set-up of the Indiana women’s basketball team Feast Week tournament was detailed, UConn head coach Geno Auriemma and sophomore guard had strong words about it following their comeback win vs. Iowa. “It’s probably the last time they’ll get a good team to go to that tournament. It’s almost that condescending kind of thinking, […]

Only a couple weeks into the season, women’s college basketball has already seen some of the top teams around the country be taken down by their underdog counterparts. UConn head coach Geno Auriemma believes college fans should get used to it. “You’re going to see that happen more and more,” Auriemma told ESPN. “Hell, that’s […]

It’s finally that time of year again. You know it: when everyone meets on the fourth Thursday of November, makes a feast before gathering together around the T.V. to watch women’s hoops. Did I get that right? Well, if not, that is exactly what you will be able to do tomorrow as Feast Week continues […]

Heading into this season, UConn looked like it could implode as a perennial contender. Former national player of the year Paige Bueckers tore her ACL during a pickup game, ending what could have been another leap in her young career. To make matters worse: highly touted freshman Ice Brady dislocated her patella and put her […]

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 dealt with a scary moment Sunday afternoon when associate head coach Chris Dailey collapsed right after the national anthem ahead of the Huskies’ 91-69 win over No. 10 N.C. State. She received medical attention and was helped off the floor in a stretcher. Dailey waved the crowd as she left 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 […]