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Message: [QUOTE="eebmg, post: 3973685, member: 7548"] Some insight into Amari [URL='https://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Hoping-to-win-four-championships-Freshman-16192658.php']'Hoping to win four championships': Freshman Amari DeBerry coming to UConn with big expectations (ctpost.com)[/URL] “She’s excited because she has some familiarity, but she’s kind of nervous going in as a freshman with Ododa being a senior and Edwards having such a great year (in 2020-21),” Nowacki (mom) said, noting that DeBerry will need to battle for playing time. “I think going to USAs gave her some confidence.” Nowacki envisions DeBerry fitting in well at UConn. She said the proximity to their home in Buffalo, N.Y. — it’s approximately a six-hour drive to Storrs — factored heavily in her decision. “That had a lot to do with the recruiting process. There was Baylor and Stanford. Those were six hours on a plane,” Nowacki noted. “I think it just eases her mind knowing she’ll only be six hours away in the car. [/QUOTE]