The UConn Huskies solemnly gathered for the postgame handshake on Sunday following their 80-68 loss as the Texas Longhorns’ celebration raged on in Moody Center. Point guard Rori Harmon, who’d dropped 27 points and played excellent defense on Paige Bueckers, flexed to the crowd as teammate Khadija Faye picked her up and spun her around. The Longhorns had beaten the Huskies for the first time in school history.
There have been a lot of firsts — the not-so-good kind — this season for UConn. Or really, the last three.
The Texas game marked another disheartening defeat for UConn as it grapples with yet another season defined by injuries — in this case, to guards Azzi Fudd and Caroline Ducharme. The day after the Texas loss, the Huskies sank to No. 17 in the Associated Press poll, their worst ranking in 30 years.
With a 5-3 record — the earliest the Huskies have lost three games in a season in program history — heading into Sunday’s Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase (5 p.m….
