As expected Caroline Doty did not play in tonight’s 95-54 rout of Syracuse due to a bone bruise in her problematic left knee. As expected, Huskies’ coach Geno Auriemma said that the plan remains for her to return to practice Friday.
Doty is listed as probable for Saturday’s game against South Florida at the XL Center.
“Right now that’s the plan that she’s (going to practice Friday),’’ Auriemma said. “We have a day off tomorrow and that Friday she’s going to get a workout in. Hopefully, the entire practice and we’re planning in playing her on Saturday.’’
Here are Auriemma’s thoughts on UConn’s new Nike Hyper Elite Platinum uniforms that will be worn against Notre Dame Feb. 27.
“I haven’t seen them in person live,’’ Auriemma said. “I’ve just seen drawing and renderings of them. But from what I understand, from what people are saying, they’re unbelievable. I even got some messages from other coaches in the country and players, and anybody that’s seen them and said it’s unbelievable. They’ve never seen anything like it. I think anything that can cause a little bit of a ruckus. People are like, `Wow,’ good and bad. I think Nike’s always been at the forefront of that. They’ve always been really, really good at pushing the envelope a little bit and getting people to think differently about things. I think with this Platinum Elite, they’ve hit it right on the head. People are certainly thinking differently. I’m thrilled to be … us and Baylor I think are the only two teams on the women’s side that are doing this. And I think we’re the only school in America that has both their men’s and women’s teams doing this. So, yeah. Like my mother would say, ‘I lika da swoosh.’’’
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