UConn women’s basketball’s freshmen stole the show in the Huskies’ season opening win over UMass Lowell — and for good reason. Paige Bueckers was the best player on the floor while Aaliyah Edwards, Mir McLean and Nika Muhl all showed why the class is so highly-touted.
But that’s also partly because UConn’s returners — particularly juniors Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Christyn Williams — were underwhelming. Nelson-Ododa scored 12 points on 5-14 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds — but played just three minutes in the second half and went 0-7 from the floor. Williams, meanwhile, totaled just 10 points (5-12 from the field) and didn’t make any of her four attempts from 3-point range.