Before this game in the UConn women’s locker room, Geno Auriemma didn’t know if Katie Lou Samuelson was going to play due to a bad stomach bug. The illness weakened her and even forced her to leave the game to throw up on the sidelines in the first quarter.
The sophomore gutted out an incredible performance, leading the Huskies to their 87th-straight victory over the No. 4 Maryland Terrapins, 87-81.
Samuelson finished the game with a team-high 23 points, 12 in the third quarter alone. It was not her prettiest performance but without it, the Huskies probably don’t win this game.