Coaches Let Injured Sales Get UConn Mark
Nykesha Sales limped into Connecticut’s record book.
The senior forward for the second-ranked Huskies saw her career end Saturday when she ruptured her Achilles’ tendon against Notre Dame. But on Tuesday night, she was allowed to score against Villanova and those two points moved her past Kerry Bascom into first place on the school’s career scoring list.
In a deal prearranged by the coaches, Sales, wearing a large brace from her foot to just below her knee, was allowed to score off the game’s opening tap when Villanova lined all five of its players on its offensive end of the floor.
Connecticut called a timeout to remove Sales, then the Huskies stayed in their huddle to let Villanova tie the score.
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