BY LOU SOMOGYI
W
ith a 107‑7 record the past
three years, a current 52‑game
winning streak in the regular
season, consecutive unbeaten
seasons in the Big East and then the
ACC, and four straight NCAA Tourna‑
ment Final Four appearances, there are
not many more new heights — beyond
"Mt. UConn" — head coach Muffet Mc‑
Graw and her Irish have to scale.
Nevertheless, it appears they will be
on a "higher ground" this year with
the inside presence of 6‑3 sophomore
Taya Reimer and 6‑3 freshman Brianna
Turner. Reimer was the 2013 Morgan
Wootten Player of the Year among high
school girls (2014 NBA first‑round pick
Jabari Parker was the boys selection).
Turner was last season's Gatorade Na‑
tional Female Athlete of the Year.
The dynamic and rangy young "Twin
Towers" provide a different dimension
to McGraw's lethal Princeton motion
offense that has been perimeter‑ori‑
ented in recent years with elite guards
such as Skylar Diggins, Kayla McBride
and current junior Jewell Loyd, who
has been tabbed as a preseason All‑
A HIGHER
GROUND
Taya Reimer and Brianna Turner
provide a strong inside presence
Reimer, who averaged 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds
in 19.2 minutes per game in 2013‑14, can be
effective in the high or low post.
PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND
