UConn Blog: Aaliyah Edwards

[Shorty Dee]

UConn WBB Weekly: Aaliyah Edwards ready to put inconsistency behind her

Edwards turned down a chance to compete for a spot on Canada’s World Cup roster in order to stay at UConn and return to form in her junior year.

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[Carnac]

UConn WBB Weekly: Aaliyah Edwards ready to put inconsistency behind her

Edwards turned down a chance to compete for a spot on Canada’s World Cup roster in order to stay at UConn and return to form in her junior year.

www.theuconnblog.com

Edwards turned down an opportunity to compete for a spot on Canada’s World Cup roster this summer. The national team wanted her to make a six-week commitment from the end of August until October — which would’ve forced her to miss the first month of school and team workouts. As difficult as the decision was — she called it “heartbreaking” — Edwards chose to stay with the Huskies.

“I couldn’t commit to that just because I want to give my all with UConn,” she said. “We just started the preseason so I want to devote most of my time to UConn” (she's learning). These next two years Aaliyah should mature and shine like a "super nova." A powerful and luminous explosion of a star.

 

[EdSaid]

"Edwards helped her squad win gold behind an MVP performance, averaging 15.4 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 2.6 assists over the course of the tournament. It proved to be a pivotal point in her offseason. Edwards knows the key to a successful year at UConn will be consistency and while that’s often a buzzword for players, she took steps over the summer to become a less volatile player. GLOBL JAM was the first chance she had to implement those changes in games."

15.4 PPG and 10 rebounds would be a huge contribution for AE this season at UConn. She certainly has all the tools, she just has to put them together.