Both Briana Pulido, known affectionately as Polly to her teammates, and Tierney Lawlor joined the UConn women’s basketball team as walk-ons before the 2013-14 season.
Being a walk-on isn’t a glamorous thing but when you are a part of the UConn women’s basketball team, it can be very special.
For one, you usually have a cult following from the student section at home games. Two, you get to visit some pretty cool places since the UConn women’s basketball team seems to visit many different destinations. Three, you get to become part of a sisterhood with some of the best basketball players in college and ones who have graduated.
Fourthly, if you’re lucky, you might get a national championship ring or two which also gets you into the Huskies of Honor down the line. Lastly, unlike most other schools, you actually to get play and not just be a practice player.
This season, Lawlor has seen action in 32 of UConn women’s basketball’s 35 games while Pulido in 31-of-35. Lawlor has played 124 minutes with Pulido getting 75 minutes. And finally, Lawlor has 13 points with Pulido adding seven.
Not bad for a kid from Ansonia, CT (Lawlor) and a former UConn track and field member and aspiring doctor (Pulido).
Watch and/or listen below as Pulido and Lawlor talk about getting minutes and their experiences as walk-ons with the UConn women’s basketball team.
