UConn Women's Basketball

The Aftermath: 'The Azzi Fudd breakout party' lifts UConn to victory

With the Huskies reeling in the third quarter, Fudd stepped up and pulled the team out of a nosedive.
By Daniel Connolly
November 28, 2024
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Last week, Azzi Fudd returned to game action for the first time since her tearing ACL. But against Ole Miss on Wednesday night, she declared that she was truly back with an 18-point performance that helped lift UConn to a 73-60 victory in the Baha Mar Women’s Championship. 

“The Azzi Fudd breakout party,” as Paige Bueckers called it postgame on the radio broadcast.

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