After a long-awaited debut, the UConn women’s basketball team finally took the court Saturday afternoon at Gampel Pavilion.
And they largely lived up to their billing.
Behind a dazzling debut from freshman Paige Bueckers, the Huskies breezed past UMass Lowell on their way to a 79-23 victory. The Huskies haven’t lost a season opener since 1995.
In her first collegiate game, Bueckers started and made her impact felt all over the court, finishing with 17 points (8-for-11 shooting), nine rebounds, five assists, five steals and just three turnovers. She led the team in points, nearly outscored the entire Lowell team and fell just short of a double double.
Per Her Hoop Stats, Bueckers in the third freshman since 2015-16 to put up a stat line of 17/9/5/5 and the only one to do so in her college debut.
Juniors Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Christyn Williams also reached double figures. Nelson-Ododa did most of her damage in the first half (12 points), with Williams (10 points) finding more of a groove in the second half. Freshman Mir McLean chipped in another 10 points and six rebounds as well.
Redshirt junior Evina Westbrook impressed in her first game as a Husky, finishing with five points, four assists and two steals and some physical defense.
UConn never looked back after scoring the first 11 points of the game, eventually building a 26-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and pulling ahead even more with a 19-0 run in the second. They led 48-13 at the half and allowed a mere two points in the third.
Alexa Philippou can be reached at aphilippou@courant.com
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