Freshman Faris has fit right in

STORRS (The New Haven Register) — There are times when Geno Auriemma sounds more like a proud father than the Hall of Fame coach of the six-time national champion UConn women’s basketball team when the subject turns to his team’s only true freshman.

The days of Auriemma’s confidently professing “we have Diana and you don’t” as Diana Taurasi led the Huskies to three straight national titles have been replaced by Auriemma’s gleeful “I told you so” proclamation of “I told you she would never play a bad game” whenever the conversation centers around Kelly Faris’ understated but rather vital role in the success of the top-ranked Huskies.

Click Link Above to View Full Article

By Jim Fuller, Register Staff
Published: Monday, December 28, 2009
© Copyright 2009 New Haven Register, a Journal Register Property.