Just days after postponing its matchup with DePaul due to a lack of healthy players, UConn is ready to take the court once again.
The No. 4 Huskies have dealt with injuries and absences all season, the latest of which dropped them below the Big East’s requirement of seven scholarship players available to compete. UConn would have had just six players for the game against DePaul, originally scheduled for Sunday but rescheduled for Jan. 23.
Aaliyah Edwards, who had been the glue for the lineup during a chaotic season, was the latest player to go down with an injury. The junior standout suffered a lower leg injury during the Huskies’ win over Xavier last Thursday, but she will be back for Wednesday’s road contest against St. John’s.
Edwards is averaging 16.5 points and 9.5 rebounds while shooting 63.4% in 15 games played for the Huskies.
She is one of just three players to appear in every game this season, alongside Lou Lopez Sénéchal and Ayanna Patterson. But on Wednesday, that number will dwindle to two, as Patterson is in concussion protocol and will miss that game.
Azzi Fudd, who has been out since early December with a knee injury, may also make her much-anticipated return. Prior to her injury, she was leading the team with…
