From UConn and the American Athletic Conference:
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Days after helping the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team to a convincing 76-58 victory over No. 2 Notre Dame, redshirt-sophomore forward Morgan Tuck (Bolingbrook, Ill.) has been named as the American Athletic Conference Player of the week, as announced by the league on Monday.
The forward put together a career-best afternoon on Saturday at Purcell Pavilion, knocking down 12 shots en route to 25 points in 35 minutes. She also dished out three assists and pulled down nine boards in the win. The accolade marks the second time a Husky player has been named Player of the Week this season after junior forward Breanna Stewart earned the honor on Nov. 24.
Tuck, who missed all but eight games in 2013-14, has put together a solid bounce-back season, averaging 14.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in seven games. She’s reached double-figure scoring in all but one game this season and is shooting an impressive 39-of-79 (.494) from the field. Tuck has earned the starting nod in each of the Huskies’ last five games.
As a team, UConn (6-1) has rattled off five-straight victories after suffering a setback to then-ranked No. 6 Stanford in early November. The squad holds an impressive +35.3 average margin of victory and is shooting 52.3 from the field.
The Huskies are in the midst of a 13-day before for final exams before returning to the court on Friday, Dec. 19 when they host DePaul at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
photo credit: ©2014 Ian Bethune
