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hoopsfan22 said:
If she participates in Senior Day I think we'll have our answer as to what her plans are. She may already know basketball is not going to be her career which means moving on.
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Exciting she played! Certainly, she was aware by playing today and on Senior Day she uses a full year of eligibility.

Who knows? If she is still interested in making a go of future hoops, then a full season at UConn would allow her to reestablish credentials. She and Azzi are buds. If they came back together to join the young core group, it would be great fun!

If not life goes on, and both are destined for bright futures!

Hard to forget the 2 weeks of Caro-linesanity! when she carried the injury depleted UConn team, operating in the old KLS shot seeking shooting guard role, even bagging a last minute game winner. I even saw a blurb at that time on SNY to tune in to see "Caroline DuCharme and the UConn Huskies!"

Will be fun to see how this all develops.
 
Missed the last 5 minutes of the game. How did she look. I can't imagine coming back after all this time and less than 6 weeks of practice and not looking like you had no idea what was going on. I am crying for her now while reading this news. I kept wondering would we ever hear the announcer scream "DuCharme for another 3, the Husky lead is now 7 with less than 5 seconds remaining. Championship number 12 (or 13) is on the way." But if we only get 1 or 2 minutes in the remaining games and she is smiling, that will be enough if she decides to retire. Anything for next year would be so unbelievable. She has worked so hard and put up with so much. Reminds me of Shea Ralph. And several others.
 
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hoopsfan22 said:
The fact that her parents flew in for the game was a pretty good indicator I think.
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I only heard the announcers mention that her parents flew in for the game after Caroline entered the game. But she had hers sweat pants off throughout the game
 
To see this courageous young woman enter this game as a member of the mop up crew was extremely sad for me. Caroline, had it not been for all the injuries, could have been a UConn great. I hope the higher power keeps her safe, healthy and happy for the rest of her life.
 
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ConnMotors said:
I had a very good feeling that she was going to play. If you looked when they showed the end of the bench you would see that she had her warm up pants off all game. She wore them every other game. Glad to see her on the floor playing with her family in attendance.
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I noticed the same thing!
 
We noticed that her black headband did not look like the one athletes wear to keep the hair back or to keep the sweat from dripping into the eyes. We thought it was there to help protect her head against any blows.
 
Just.A.Fan said:
To see this courageous young woman enter this game as a member of the mop up crew was extremely sad for me. Caroline, had it not been for all the injuries, could have been a UConn great. I hope the higher power keeps her safe, healthy and happy for the rest of her life.
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True courage lies not in the absence of fear, but in it’s conquest
Love it!!
 
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Well, one of my predictions came true yesterday. Let's see if my others do. Perhaps I'll share them in April. :D
 
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The beauty of this program really is the sisterhood. It’s a family. It was so touching to see all of the players absolutely celebrate her unconditionally. From what we’ve heard she’s been a star teammate through this whole process, and deserved that moment. To even see Ayanna, who’s struggling with a similar string of injuries, look overjoyed for Caroline is a testament to the type of player that comes to this program. The best highlight of the entire game. Happy for her and will enjoy every minute she gets to play.
 
Dublin said:
We noticed that her black headband did not look like the one athletes wear to keep the hair back or to keep the sweat from dripping into the eyes. We thought it was there to help protect her head against any blows.
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It appears to be the Unequal Halo 3 Protective Headgear that's sold at Dick's.

 
From this morning's Hartford Courant:

"But perhaps the biggest moment of the game for UConn came long after the result was decided with less than three minutes left in the fourth quarter. Redshirt junior Caroline Ducharme, who had not appeared in a game since November 2023 due to a series of head and neck injuries, checked in against the Bulldogs and grabbed a rebound in her two minutes on the floor.

Ducharme has appeared in just 59 games over four years at UConn, and coach Geno Auriemma said seeing the veteran guard return after such a long and uncertain recovery process was joyful for the entire team.

'I know it’s been a long time coming for her. She’s been through a lot,' Auriemma said. 'She finally got cleared and was hoping that she’d get an opportunity, so I’m glad we were able to give her that. We’ll build on it little by little and see where that takes us. The players were pretty excited. She’s worked awfully hard to get to this point.'"
 
An interesting question is whether the fact that she is now "cleared" (medically and otherwise) means that she can now participate in team practices without time or contact restrictions.

If so, that means that she can make a meaningful contribution to the team's success for the remainder of this season, ramping up as Aubrey has done so that she can perhaps play 15-20 minutes in NCAA tournament games. That would be huge for UConn's chances.
 
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