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Alexa Philippou

UConn women's COVID-19 case wasn't from a player or coach, but Geno Auriemma says the Huskies face a difficult return

Less than two weeks ago, amid a two-week shutdown of the UConn men's basketball team due to a COVID-19 case, UConn women's coach Geno Auriemma said he was confident, but not sure, that the Huskies' season would start on time.

That sentiment was blown up Monday, when the school announced a member of the program had tested positive for COVID-19, pausing team activities for two weeks and wiping out UConn's first four games on the calendar. Auriemma said Tuesday that the positive case was not from a player or coach and that the infected individual is so far asymptomatic.

What implications does this news have for the team, and where do the Huskies go from here? Here's what we know about the situation as of now:

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