Olivia Nelson-Ododa's value and importance has never been more obvious

Without the senior, the Huskies were a mess on both ends of the floor in a loss to Villanova on Wednesday.

Ian Bethune

Olivia Nelson-Ododa’s numbers haven’t always jumped off the page night in and night out for UConn women’s basketball this season. But her absence in the Huskies’ stunning 72-69 loss to Villanova on Wednesday served as a perfect case study of how much she does for UConn on both ends of the court.

While Nelson-Ododa’s impact is sometimes intangi…