#3 Morgan Tuck heads back up court after a play against Post University at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on November 9, 2014

UConn F #3 Morgan Tuck heads back up court after a play against Post University at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on November 9, 2014.

The UConn Huskies women’s basketball team won their second straight National Championship last year. Unfortunately for Morgan Tuck, she was just a bystander on the Drive to Nine.

Tuck blew out her ACL last season and saw action in only eight games. She had a fabulous preseason, albeit against easy competition, as she averaged 15.5 points and 12 rebounds during the two games.

In the final exhibition game against Post, Tuck had a double-double of 22 points and 15 rebounds.

Watch and listen below as head coach Geno Auriemma, Kiah Stokes and Tuck talk about Tuck’s health.

photo credit: ian bethune