When Breanna Stewart came to UConn as a freshman, expectations were already high. She was the top recruit in the country, headed to one of the nation’s top programs.
But with one comment before her first season, Stewart sent those already-high expectations through the roof. She boldly declared her desire to win four national championships with incoming star recruits Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck.
Who did this tall, gangly-looking freshman think she was? After all, the Huskies had been in a bit of a rut by their standards, falling to Notre Dame in back-to-back years, both in heartbreaking fashion.