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“She takes a little while to warm up to,” Auriemma said. “She is not a very outspoken, outgoing kid. She is very quiet in a lot of ways. Her game is not quiet, but she certainly is. So you need to pay attention and try to get to know her. “But what I did notice is that she is a fierce competitor. She is a tough, physical, mentally-strong kid who takes great care of the ball. She played as well as any of the guards to come to that camp. I had never been around her before and I was really impressed with all that she did.”
“She is having an unbelievable year,” Auriemma said. “She might be the best player I’ve seen on film this season; no question, no one even close. And she is good. She makes shots, gets in the lane, makes runners and fouls you out. “In some ways, it’s easier to defend a great post player [like Griner] because someone has to get them the ball. When you have the ball all the time, it’s tougher.”
As a freshman, Stewart played just seven minutes against the Lady Bears and was scoreless with just two shots. Auriemma actually benched her when she totally messed up an in-bounds play during UConn’s 76-70 loss in Hartford. At that point, we could have asked Stewie what day it was, what building it was and she would not have known,” Auriemma said.
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“She is having an unbelievable year,” Auriemma said. “She might be the best player I’ve seen on film this season; no question, no one even close. And she is good. She makes shots, gets in the lane, makes runners and fouls you out. “In some ways, it’s easier to defend a great post player [like Griner] because someone has to get them the ball. When you have the ball all the time, it’s tougher.”
As a freshman, Stewart played just seven minutes against the Lady Bears and was scoreless with just two shots. Auriemma actually benched her when she totally messed up an in-bounds play during UConn’s 76-70 loss in Hartford. At that point, we could have asked Stewie what day it was, what building it was and she would not have known,” Auriemma said.
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