I once had a post where documented all of the strokes of good fortune Geno had from 1985 through 1994 leading into his first NC season (an accomplishment he freely acknowledges he never expected to happen at UConn when he took the job). The final stroke was that, just as he was building an elite team and capping off a 30-3 season, the #1 GBB player in the country just happened to be from the Hartford area. Although Sales's college career ended with a disappointing injury, she was everything UConn needed her to be and more between 1994 and that point.