Despite being shorthanded, No. 8 UConn women’s basketball returned from the holiday break with a resounding 72-47 road victory over the No. 21 Creighton Bluejays.
The Huskies had just seven players available with Azzi Fudd still out with a right knee injury, Aubrey Griffin home after testing positive for Covid-19 over the holiday break and Amari DeBerry unable to join the team due to travel issues. SNY also reported that Inês Bettencourt needed stitches after being hit in the nose during practice, though that didn’t prevent her from playing four minutes.
UConn took full advantage of their size advantage — the Bluejays didn’t have a single player taller than 6-foot-1 on the roster — by winning the rebound battle 59-27.