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Message: [QUOTE="BRS24, post: 4970247, member: 197"] Gosh, Geno recruits really good people. I enjoy these stories more than the basketball. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/article/aaliyah-edwards-wnba-huskies-mickey-grace-19398843.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9zcG9ydHMvdWNvbm4td29tZW5zLWJhc2tldGJhbGwvYXJ0aWNsZS9hYWxpeWFoLWVkd2FyZHMtd25iYS1odXNraWVzLW1pY2tleS1ncmFjZS0xOTM5ODg0My5waHA%3D&time=MTcxMzEwNDk3OTQzOQ%3D%3D&rid=NTdlM2UzOGUtMWM1MC00ZDQ1LWI5MDItNzkyMGE0NmI0ZmVk&sharecount=NQ%3D%3D[/URL] [INDENT][I]Aaliyah Edwards is an All-American forward. A star for both UConn women’s basketball and Team Canada. A fierce competitor who’s force under the hoop demands a presence through her strong physicality and determination. Yet, none of that matters to Aria Grace.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Aria, 8, sees Edwards as so much more. She’s a role model, a big sister, a friend and, most importantly, a glimpse of what she too can become.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]While Edwards’ hair caught Aria’s attention first, underneath the purple and gold was a strong Black female presence that Aria gravitated toward. While Mickey didn’t know Edwards personally back then, players on the football team reassured her that Edwards was a mature, kind and respectful player for Aria to look up to.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]“The fact that all the players very much approved of her admiration for Aaliyah, I was like ‘OK, this is a good person,’” Mickey said.[/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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