On Monday, UConn women’s basketball came within six points of being bounced out of the NCAA Tournament when the 7-seed UCF Knights took the Huskies down to the wire in the second round. While UConn pulled out a 52-47 victory, it didn’t exactly look like a national title contender. The Huskies shot just 29.2 percent, went 2-12 on layups and hit just six of their 20 uncontested shots.
Afterwards, Geno Auriemma described the game as “a new experience,” “draining” and “excruciating.” But he also doesn’t believe that performance is a true reflection of his team.
“If you’re not careful, you start to think that that’s who you are.