Injury updates from Geno

[CTtoSanDiego]

Not the best news, but not the worst.

Azzi Fudd (torn ACL), Aubrey Griffin (torn ACL) and Caroline Ducharme (head) will all remain sidelined through the start of the season, Geno Auriemma revealed on Thursday.​

“None of them will be ready,” he said. “If I had to guess, I think Azzi would probably be back sooner than anybody else. Carol, I don't know — that's guesswork. Aubrey for sure will be after Azzi.”​

Fudd tore her ACL on Nov. 14 last year and didn’t have surgery to repair the knee until a few weeks later. Auriemma indicated that the team is comfortable with her current timetable.​

“Azzi is on her regular schedule,” he said. “We’re not going to see her playing 5-on-5 for a little bit.”​

Still, the Huskies are hopeful she’ll be back sooner rather than later.​

“Before we get into the biggest, most important parts of our schedule, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that she can be with us,” Auriemma said.​

Meanwhile, Griffin went down with a torn ACL in January, so she’s a few months behind Fudd in her recovery. It was always unlikely that she’d be back in time for the new season.​

“Aubrey hasn't hardly done anything, so she's probably the one that's (furthest off),” Auriemma said.​

As for Ducharme, she’s been plagued with head issues since her freshman year. She played in UConn’s first four games last season before bad turbulence on the team’s flight to the Cayman Islands shut her down the rest of the way. Ducharme remains out indefinitely.​

“She's trying to do as much as she can and then we try to see how it feels,” Auriemma said. “But for her, it's all kind of guesswork still. We’re see where that takes us.”​

 

[UConnCat]

None of these updates should be surprising given the timing and/or nature of the injuries.

 

[MilfordHusky]

None of these updates should be surprising given the timing and/or nature of the injuries.

Agreed. Carol's situation is an enigma. Azzi and Aubrey are on track, but they need a little more time. Maybe Azzi in December and Aubs in January. Fingers crossed for both.

Geno didn't talk about Ayanna or Morgan. I consider that good news.

 

[Bone Dog]

Geno didn't talk about Ayanna or Morgan. I consider that good news.

Ayanna played today. She's ready.
Geno said he expects Morgan to be ready for the first game.
Azzi may be ready later in November "fingers crossed."

And of Kaitlyn, he said, "if she had been here from freshman year, we'd be talking about an All-American and a high draft pick."

 

[uconnever]

So what I took from that was that it’s probably best not to expect anything big from those three this year. Azzi may have a huge impact but we need to be patient because she can’t do much now and hasn’t played in a year. Caroline may never play again so prepare for that as it sounds like that’s the most likely scenario and Aubrey may have an impact toward the end of the year if at all. GREAT! Not only maybe my three favorite players on the team, but three of the biggest difference makers on the team and in my opinion the difference between final four again and national title.