I don’t know how we get Sarah Strong, right?” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley joked earlier this year. “I don’t.”

Sarah Strong is one of the best freshmen in women's college basketball, and the UConn Huskies star is getting her flowers from WNBA sensation Angel Reese.

Sarah Strong has had a strong freshman campaign. She's the third Husky to score 20+ in a Final Four game, joining Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart.

UConn is just one step away from its second women's national final in four years. On the arduous road back to the final, stars like Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd often steal the hea

In Friday's win over the Bruins, Strong put up a team-high 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting to join the likes of UConn legends Breanna Stewart and Maya Moore as the only Huskies freshmen to record 20 points or more in a Final Four game. Moore did it once in 2008, and Stewart did it twice in 2013.

Sarah Strong recently signed a significant NIL contract with the collective known as Bleeding Blue for Good —a partnership aimed at facilitating brand connections for athletes. Established by former UConn board members,

In a game many expected to be close, UConn delivered a statement. The Huskies crushed top-seeded UCLA 85-51 in the Final Four, riding the hot hands of freshman sensation Sarah Stro

Sarah Strong is in her first year of college basketball, but she's far from a typical college freshman. As Strong's freshman season was getting underway, Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma said the 19-year-old "will significantly change the trajectory of our program.