UConn junior guard Kia Nurse is set to return to the court when the top-ranked and top-seeded Huskies play the winner of the Memphis/Tulsa game in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Saturday.
Nurse missed the last four games of the regular season due to a stress reaction in her right ankle. She returned to the court yesterday, did some basketball drills and shot the ball while her teammates practice. UConn coach Geno Auriemma said she will likely be limited to half-court work at today's practice.
"She is definitely playing tomorrow, how many minutes I don't know," Auriemma said.