HARTFORD, Conn. — Women’s basketball fans across the country may have been shocked to see No. 4 UConn upset by St. John’s on Tuesday night, but head coach Geno Auriemma wasn’t. Just like he wasn’t surprised when the Huskies fell to Marquette on the road two weeks ago.
UConn has navigated injuries throughout this entire season, playing shorthanded without much production from the bench. The Huskies defied the odds for most of the year, seamlessly chugging along despite missing star guards Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, among others, and committing an alarmingly high number of turnovers. But it’s all caught up to them over the past month as the offense has hit a clear lull.
“Coaches are supposed to have all the answers,” Auriemma said. “But this is one of those years where it’s always in the back of your mind, even when you’re playing great and everything’s going great, shots are dropping, people are really confident, you always know in the back of your mind that this can’t last. It’s not sustainable.”
