UConn Women's Basketball

How Sarah Strong put her second year leap on display in season opener

While Strong has been one of the Huskies’ top players from the moment she stepped on campus, she’s finally starting to act like it.
By Daniel Connolly
November 6, 2025
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Sarah Strong puts second-year leap on display in season opening victory

Back in June, Geno Auriemma explained how Sarah Strong could improve after her historic freshman campaign. 

“Just more aggressive, more assertive, more ‘If I don't like the way things are going, I’m gonna take over,” he explained. 

It took one game for Strong to put that second year leap on display.

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