University of Connecticut women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd is expected to miss three to six weeks with a right knee injury suffered in Sunday’s loss to Notre Dame, the team announced Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Fudd played 13 minutes (zero points, two assists) before exiting with the injury in the second quarter.
- Fudd previously tore her ACL and MCL in 2019 and missed time with a foot injury last season.
- The 74-60 loss to the then-No. 7 Irish was the then-No. 3 Huskies’ first of the season.
NEWS: Azzi Fudd is expected to miss 3-6 weeks after suffering a right knee injury in the second quarter of UConn’s game vs. Notre Dame last Sunday. pic.twitter.com/yxpZwIUwqk
— UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) December 6, 2022
Backstory
The sophomore Fudd, 20, is averaging 20. 6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game this season on 53.3 percent shooting.
UConn fell to No. 6 in the AP Top 25 poll released Monday, while Notre Dame climbed to No. 5. The Huskies’ 2021-22 season ended with a loss to South Carolina in the NCAA championship game.
Connecticut has already been hit with multiple major injuries this season. Superstar Paige Bueckers is out for the season after tearing the ACL in her left knee in a pickup game in early August, as is freshman forward…
