The University of Connecticut Huskies are a women’s basketball dynasty. But sometimes, there is no avoiding hard times. UConn has learned that this season after losing several key players to season-ending injuries and being counted out by many when it came to making a deep NCAA Tournament run. Yet, the Huskies find themselves in the Final Four again. With just eight available/healthy players, UConn has shocked many during the course of March Madness.
So, the most revered program in women’s basketball history are now the underdogs. Casual, newer women’s college basketball fans may not be expecting much from this UConn team. But if you’ve followed the sport for any amount of time, you’ll know how skilled these players are, how well coached they are and how they are always going to have a fighting chance.
Sure, count ‘em out—but the UConn Huskies are inevitable. They’ll be fine with or without the general population’s faith.
Now, they’ll face maybe their toughest challenge yet in the Final Four, as they see Caitlin Clark and her Iowa Hawkeyes for a spot in the championship game. The Hawkeyes and Huskies have faced off twice during the college careers of Clark and Paige Bueckers, and both times it’s been UConn who has made it out. It’s going to be a…
