Two weeks into the season and the UConn Huskies proceed to answer each spherical of adversity, in a giant manner.
The NCAA.com Crew of the Week, UConn improved to 3-0 on the younger season and moved up two spots within the newest Related Press top-25 ballot to No. 3 general after beating then-No. 3 Texas and Tenth-ranked NC State final week.
Many puzzled how head coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies would react within the early portion of the 2022-23 season after star junior guard Paige Bueckers suffered a season-ending torn ACL on August 5. The uncertainty and hole left by Bueckers departure has been crammed seamlessly by a number of on the UConn roster, however none greater than sophomore guard Azzi Fudd, who has averaged 30.0 factors per recreation to guide the Huskies cost via the primary three video games.
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Fudd’s newest heroics included back-to-back 32-point outings in wins over two top-10 groups final week. Towards Texas on Monday night time, Fudd dropped a career-best 32 factors off 13-of-21 capturing, including 4 assists as UConn received 83-76. On Sunday towards NC State in a 91-69 win, she matched her career-high with 32 factors once more, making 12-of-24 makes an attempt from the sphere whereas including two steals and two rebounds. For the week she shot .556, together with .476 from three.
Within the win over NC State, the Huskies additionally recovered from a scary second earlier than the sport when longtime Huskies affiliate head coach Chris Dailey fainted after the nationwide anthem. She was attended to on the court docket by medical personnel for a couple of minutes earlier than being taken off on a stretcher. The 63-year-old waved to the group and smiled as she left the court docket. The UConn gamers have been shaken and tearing up as they went again to the locker room as the beginning of the sport was delayed 10 minutes. Dailey texted the gamers throughout the recreation that she was okay.
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UConn, after composing itself, then proceeded to attain the primary 9 factors resulting in a 23-13 lead after one quarter. Fudd had 11 factors within the interval and 22 on the half because the Huskies led 40-33 over the Wolfpack and by no means appeared again. Senior Lou Lopez Sénéchal and junior Aaliyah Edwards backed Fudd with 20 factors apiece, whereas junior guard Nika Mühl broke the UConn faculty file with 15 assists. The sport with NC State was a rematch of the staff’s double-OT thriller within the Elite Eight of final season’s NCAA event on the Bridgeport Regional.
The Huskies are again in motion on the Phil Knight Legacy this weekend in Portland, Oregon. UConn opens the event towards Duke on Friday, Nov. 25 and can then play both Iowa or Oregon State on Sunday, Nov. 27.
