UNCASVILLE — It was just a tease, a sneak peek, but UConn women’s basketball gave fans a little bit of everything in its unofficial season debut.
From Sarah Strong doing Sarah Strong things to impressive debuts from two new freshmen, the Huskies opened their preseason slate by defeating Syracuse 88-60 in the Hall of Fame Series Exhibition Monday evening at Mohegan Sun Arena.
“I think the players, when they see what happens in a game situation, it may be the exact same thing that you say that happens in practice, but they may believe it; they may not believe it,” said Geno Auriemma. “But when it happens in a game, you go back and show them the game film, it resonates maybe a little bit more. And yeah, (exhibitions) doesn’t count in the standings, but it does count towards improving.”…