In her first game back since fracturing her tibial plateau in her knee last December, UConn star point guard Paige Bueckers received a standing ovation from her home crowd.
Bueckers had to undergo surgery to repair her knee fracture, but she returned to practice just over two months after the initial injury.
Despite coach Geno Auriemma denying that Bueckers would return in the regular season, the Huskies star made her season debut with two games to spare.
For the first time in her college career, Bueckers came off the bench, only playing 13 minutes.