The women’s basketball team headed into the 2017-18 season with a focus on its roster depth.
Head Coach Lisa Carlsen said before the start of the season the acquisitions of freshman guard Gabby Nikitinaite, freshman guard Errin Hodges and the return of a majority of their offense would give them a much-needed deeper roster, something they were missing during their postseason run last year.
However, the last thing the team expected was to lose two of its key players — sophomore guards Janae Poisson and Myia Starks. The guard tandem promptly saw an end to its season because of torn ACL injuries, which completely changed the tone of the Huskies’ season.