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Message: [QUOTE="SVCBeercats, post: 2733360, member: 7874"] [URL="https://www.sny.tv/uconn/news/williams-nelson-ododa-set-sights-on-storrs/278669272"]Williams, Nelson-Ododa set sights on Storrs[/URL] "The finalists for the 12-player squad that will take part in the 2018 FIBA Americas U-18 Championship will be announced Monday night. Tuesday morning, she (Olivia Nelson-Ododa) will be on a plane again alongside [B]Christyn Williams[/B] to start their journey to Storrs and their first summer school session at the University of Connecticut as members of the women's basketball team." "Olivia and I haven't played together since the U-17s," Williams said. "We weren't on the same team at the McDonald's and Jordan Brand games. It's great to be here with her. It is kind of like we get a head start." "They tell me to come in with a lot of confidence," Williams said. "I'm there for a reason. I was recruited by Coach Auriemma for a reason. I'm going to trust my game, trust my teammates, and work for the best." "In high school season you're referred to as 'UConn girl' and that can be tough but I just went out there and tried to play my game," Nelson-Ododa said her sister-in-law Dearica Hamby of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces said, "She is going to be under Geno who is a fabulous coach. She has a great skill set," Hamby said. She obviously has to get a little stronger, but I'm excited to see what Geno can do with her and how far they go." "I hope to add whatever I can, whatever they teach me, whatever I learn," Nelson-Ododa said. "I want to be able the help the team and do the things to help us win. I expect myself to work hard no matter what the circumstances. I'm going to give 100 percent effort in anything I do. By doing that I can be successful in a lot of things." Williams will keep her high school uniform No. 13 at UConn as will Nelson-Ododa, who will wear No. 20. [/QUOTE]

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