UConn Insider podcast: SNY’s Maria Marino talks what the network’s coverage will look like this season, what to expect from the UConn women and more

Alexa Philippou, Hartford Courant
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The start of the UConn women’s basketball season may be on hold, but there’s still plenty to dissect about what this much-anticipated 2020-21 team will look like.

To chat about the Huskies and more, the UConn Insider podcast welcomed SNY’s Maria Marino, sideline reporter for the UConn women, onto the show.

Marino gave us a sense of what the day-to-day of her job at SNY has looked like during the pandemic and with the return of sports (6:55); how she’s navigated the lack of access and face time with the team and coaches this season (14:00); early impressions of this UConn group, particularly the freshmen and upperclassmen leadership (22:50); Geno Auriemma’s possible starting lineup to start the year (28:00); question marks on who’ll run the point (31:35); the challenges that come with having to pause team activities and delay the season start because of the COVID-19 case, and the patience this young team is demonstrating through it all (35:55); how having so many newcomers, in addition to multiple experienced pieces, might play out (44:35); differences between last year’s roster and this year’s, as well as the team’s long-term potential (51:30); expectations for UConn’s return to the Big East (54:55); and where you can follow Marino’s and SNY’s coverage this season (1:02:30).

Alexa Philippou can be reached at aphilippou@courant.com

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