She’s back.
On Thursday, UConn women’s basketball announced sophomore guard Paige Bueckers will return to action in Friday’s game against St. John’s at the XL Center. She had previous missed the team’s last 19 games due to a tibial plateau fracture and torn meniscus suffered on Dec. 5 against Notre Dame.
Bueckers warmed up with the team and dressed in uniform during the Huskies’ win over Marquette on Wednesday but didn’t play. Head coach Geno Auriemma said afterwards that she would meet with Dr. Robert A. Arciero — the chief of the Sports Medicine Division of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UConn Health — on Thursday.