This year’s edition of UConn women’s basketball probably won’t go down as one of the best defensive teams in the program’s history. The Huskies lost their top two defenders in Kia Nurse and Gabby Williams to graduation and have often played zone this season to compensate for their defensive deficiencies.
But against SMU on Wednesday night, UConn ditched the passive zone defense for an aggressive press that completely overwhelmed the Mustangs for a half.
“We were trying to get ourselves some easy buckets,” head coach Geno Auriemma said. “Trying to get the game going a little quicker, create as many possessions as we can.