“Your Mind Goes To Bad Places”: Geno Auriemma Breathes A Sigh Of Relief After Paige Bueckers Injury Scare Had UConn By The Edge Of Their Seats

Paige Bueckers keeps giving her fans and teams injury scares and basket reliefs. Something similar was seen on Tuesday when the table toppers of the Big East Conference – the Huskies stood against the Golden Eagles. Through the first half, Paige Bueckers, who is the top performer on the team, took one hard fall to the ground.

The courageous and robust star, however, picked herself up and gave a performance that just may have been the reason why UConn won 85-59 against Marquette.

Paige Bueckers gives an injury scare

The Huskies started the game with a lead in the opening four minutes of the first quarter. In a twist of turns, the No. 23 Jordan King of the Marquette attempted a field goal. However, before she could make it to the basket, Paige came her way to block the shot. In a matter of seconds, many in the arena were left astonished and scared as the point guard took a bad fall. Jordan accidentally hit Paige on her left knee through her way. Following this, the Huskies came running to her to comfort her. UConn coach Geno Auriemma and their athletic trainer Janelle Francisco swiftly ran to her.

One could see the crowd and Huskies fans covering their eyes, as they could not even see how badly Paige was hurt. After this, Bueckers took a rest and healed her knee with an ice bag. Later, she also tried to get past Geno in an attempt to check back in and continue her game. But the coach stopped her for some more rest.

Nonetheless, just before half-time was about to end, fans were enthralled to see Paige. She was completely back in the game and giving the Golden Eagles a hard time. Adding to this, she bagged in a half-court buzzer-beater shot for the team at this moment.

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Paige was an essential part of UConn, scoring a whopping 26 points in the game. But, Geno was the one who took a huge sigh of relief to see her back on the hardwood.

Geno Auriemma gets a load off his mind

Later, the UConn Huskies head coach gave a post-match press conference. When an interviewer asked him about his reaction to the incident, he had a rather delightful response. He replied, “You would have seen a different reaction from Paige if it was anything serious. It didn’t make me feel any better. Your mind goes to bad places when you see stuff like that happen.”

There is no denying that as a coach, Geno was concerned for his players but also had to look out for the team. Nonetheless, it was good to see that he sent Paige back as she tried to return to the hardwood. Undeniably, the rest she took got the team across with a decent difference.

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