On May 2, the Connecticut Sun played at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford for the final time. While the night ended with an 86-83 loss to the Dallas Wings, it certainly was a win for Connecticut basketball.
Before fans even began filling the seats, Dallas Wings General Manager Curt Miller noted his predictions of it feeling like a Dallas Wings home game. This is especially due to the Wings’ backcourt duo, Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers, making their way back to Connecticut one last time.
“They’re both generational players,” Miller said pre-game. “They’re certainly cornerstones of what we’re building, and we think it’s going to be a very special time for the Dallas Wings.”
Bueckers then went on to have one of her best games so far this season, finishing with 25 points, seven rebounds, and seven ******* ists. 11 of those points came from the fourth quarter alone.
It was Bueckers’ and other UCONN alums’ last night playing basketball in Connecticut. The closeness and competitive matchup in itself was only a nutshell of what that arena has meant to Connecticut basketball over the years.
Before fans even began filling the seats, Dallas Wings General Manager Curt Miller noted his predictions of it feeling like a Dallas Wings home game. This is especially due to the Wings’ backcourt duo, Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers, making their way back to Connecticut one last time.
“They’re both generational players,” Miller said pre-game. “They’re certainly cornerstones of what we’re building, and we think it’s going to be a very special time for the Dallas Wings.”
Bueckers then went on to have one of her best games so far this season, finishing with 25 points, seven rebounds, and seven ******* ists. 11 of those points came from the fourth quarter alone.
It was Bueckers’ and other UCONN alums’ last night playing basketball in Connecticut. The closeness and competitive matchup in itself was only a nutshell of what that arena has meant to Connecticut basketball over the years.
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