The Latest Breaking News from Paige Bueckers

The Huskies will take on the defending national champions on Friday.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — It started with Paige Bueckers’ 3-pointer. Six layups later a free throw from Aaliyah Edwards ended it, a 16-0 UConn onslaught in less than four minutes playing time. There used to be a name for knockout punches like this from the UConn women’s basketball team:

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Rare is the team that grows this much during a season. Rare is the team that comes together at the right time, exactly the way the most starry-eyed optimist would have envisioned.

Bueckers came off the bench but made an immediate impact in her return.

HARTFORD, Conn. — At 5:52 p.m., Paige Bueckers jogged out to the XL Center court with her teammates, letting out a yell. “Woooooo,” reverberated through the empty arena.

The Huskies went 15-4 without the reigning national player of the year.

Paige Bueckers is ready to return to action with the UConn women’s basketball team. Out since Dec. 5 with a knee injury, she was cleared by the medical staff to play Friday night against St. John’s.

Bueckers will play in her first game with the Huskies since Dec. 5 on Friday.

UConn’s star guard won’t return during the regular season after suffering a knee injury against Notre Dame in November.