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Message: [QUOTE="DavidinNaples, post: 5288065, member: 3537"] [B]Sarah Strong was one of only two players who started all 40 games for UConn last season. [/B](The other was Kaitlyn Chen.) Her total playing time of 1,145 minutes was only 4 minutes shy of Paige's team leading 1,149 minutes. Here are several fun facts about the terrific season by freshman Sarah in 2024-25. 1. [U]Sarah's 356 total rebounds was the 5th highest, for a season, in UConn history[/U]. 2. Her 92 steals was the highest total in a season since Gabby Williams' 100 in 2016-17. The team total of 455 steals was the highest in decades. 3. In her first 3 games in a UConn uniform, Sarah score 44 points, grabbed 24 rebounds and shot 51.3% from the floor. That is a 14.6 average in points and 8 rebounds per game. 4. As a freshman, Strong had 142 assists and only 62 turnovers. [U]That is an assist to turnover ratio of 2.29[/U] !! 5. Sarah's 66 blocked shots were 40% of the team total and the highest number since the 2019-20 season. 6. The 657 points scored by Sarah was 160 points better than Stewie's freshman total of 497. 7. For the final three games of the season, in the NCAA tournament, [U]Sarah scored 68 points (22.6 avg.), grabbed 40 rebounds (13.3 avg) and shot 67% from 3 pt range (10-15)[/U]. Double-double when it counted..! Sarah saved the best for last..!! Congrats on a fine season and can't wait for 2025-26 season to start. Go Huskies.!! [/QUOTE]