Long odds trivial to Arkansas State

UConn guard Paige Bueckers (5), whose Huskies will play Arkansas State in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, leads the team in scoring at 19 points per game and earned Big East Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive season. (AP/Jessica Hill)STORRS, Conn. -- If the Arkansas State women's basketball team is feeling any pressure ahead of its first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history it isn't showing.

The Red Wolves bring a confident demeanor ahead of their first-round matchup with University of Connecticut at noon Central on Saturday.

The Huskies earned the No. 2 seed in Regional 4, so they will host first- and second-round games at the Gampel Pavilion. Arkansas State…