When UConn fell short in their fourth straight national semifinal in 2021 against Arizona, Olivia Nelson-Ododa went 0-for-7 from the floor and scored just one point in the game (from the free throw line).
On Friday night, the senior flipped the script and as a result, so did the Huskies as they advanced to the national championship game with a 63-58 win over Stanford. She accomplished what she set out to do and did what was needed to get UConn over the hump for a chance to play for a title.
The effort for Nelson-Ododa started on the glass, where she came up with 10 rebounds in the game, something Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer thought changed the game.