UConn freshman Brady (knee) out for season

UConn women's hoops freshman guardant Ice Brady volition miss the upcoming play aft suffering a dislocated patella successful her close knee, the 2nd season-ending genu wounded the Huskies person experienced heading into the 2022-23 campaign.

The wounded occurred during signifier past Friday and Brady already underwent a palmy country Tuesday. The freshman volition statesman rehab Wednesday.

"Anytime immoderate subordinate has an injury, it's truthful heartbreaking due to the fact that they enactment truthful overmuch clip and effort into being the champion subordinate they tin be," caput manager Geno Auriemma said successful a statement. "When that's taken distant -- careless of however agelong they're retired -- to not beryllium capable to play is unfortunate. Ice has made truthful overmuch advancement since she's been present and I'm truly assured that erstwhile she does travel back, she's going to beryllium amended and much impactful than she already has been."

Brady, a 6-foot-3 station from San Diego, is 1 of 3 incoming freshmen for the Huskies, ranked No. 5 successful her people per espnW's rankings, 1 spot down UConn classmate Ayanna Patterson. Following 2020-21 reigning subordinate of the twelvemonth Paige Bueckers' ACL wounded successful August, Auriemma besides brought successful Inês Bettencourt from Portugal to adhd different guard.

UConn -- ranked No. 6 successful some ESPN's and AP's preseason polls -- volition present person 10 steadfast players for the season, with some Bueckers and Brady sidelined for 2022-23.

In summation to losing Bueckers to injury, Christyn Williams, Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Evina Westbrook each near for the WNBA. Returners Aaliyah Edwards, Dorka Juhász, Azzi Fudd and Caroline Ducharme volition assistance transportation the load for a depleted Huskies team, which is looking for its archetypal nationalist rubric since 2016 and 12th overall.