Ashlynn Shade adds her mark in the year of the freshmen

It’s been the year of the freshmen in women’s college basketball. USC’s Juju Watkins and Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo are well on their way to being consensus All-Americans. Hidalgo joined Texas’ Madison Booker and South Carolina’s Milaysia Fulwiley in capturing conference tournament most outstanding player awards in their rookie seasons. Iowa State’s Audi Crooks scored 40 in her NCAA Tournament debut on Friday night.

On Saturday afternoon, Ashlynn Shade became the latest freshman to make a splash on the national stage. In UConn’s win over Jackson State, she tallied a career high 26 points, the most by a Husky in their NCAA Tournament debut.

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