TAMPA, Fla. — With 1:32 left in the fourth quarter, while huddled with her teammates during a stoppage in play, Paige Bueckers heard her name called. It was UConn freshman Allie Ziebell, and she handed her superstar teammate a towel.
This was no towel of surrender. But one of accomplishment. A towel of rest, representing the peace resulting from a job well done. Bueckers grabbed it and walked toward the Huskies bench. Her countenance softened, her disposition relaxed. She saw the hug of completion awaiting.
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“So many emotions,” Bueckers said. “Gratitude was the main one — of the journey, of the ups and downs, everything that it took to get to that
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