'She was our game-changer today': Aubrey Griffin dominates to guide UConn to another Sweet Sixteen

The redshirt junior had a magnet for the ball in the third and helped the Huskies turn a tied game into a decisive 14-point lead.

Photo: Ian Bethune

Aubrey Griffin had never played in a normal NCAA Tournament prior to this season. As a freshman, it was canceled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The next year, the entire tournament was played in a bubble in San Antonio. Last season, she could only watch while recovering from back surgery.

Even in UConn’s NCAA Tournament open…