Connecticut avoided consecutive losses by squashing a late comeback bid from Princeton to win, 69-64, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, on Thursday night. But, for a second consecutive game the No. 6 Huskies endured yet another in-game injury to a starter when point guard Nika Mühl left the game in the third quarter.
After trailing by double-digits much of the game, the Tigers pulled within two on free throws in the final minute. UConn’s Aubrey Griffin, who had a career night with 29 points on 11-of-11 shooting, answered with an and-1 opportunity, but missed the free throw, and Princeton came back within two on a deep jumper by Madison St. Rose.
UConn's last back-to-back losses came in March 1993, a stretch that now extends to 1,067 games. The Huskies are playing a tough schedule that continues with No. 20 Maryland on Sunday. The Terrapins avoided their own upset with a game-winning 3-pointer. The Huskies came into the season without 2021 national player of the year Paige Bueckers and top-ranked freshman Ice Brady for the entire schedule. Fifth-year graduate forward Dorka Juhász has missed the last five games with a broken thumb. And Fudd, an early contender for the 2023 player of the year award, is out for 3-6 weeksMühl hit her head hard on Aaliyah Edwards' knee as she was falling backward into the paint at the 7:07 mark of the third quarter.
The junior guard from Croatia is having a career season stepping in for Bueckers at point guard. Her 10.1 assists per game are best in Division I and she broke Bueckers' single-game record for assists against N.C. State last month. She
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