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Hampered by an ankle injury for a large part of the season so far, Bria Hartley is finally looking healthy and on top of her game. That could be bad news for unbeaten Duke in Big Monday's matchup.

She's a 6-foot-4 freshman forward who has yet to score her first point for UConn. But if the Huskies are to be more than the best of the rest after Baylor, it's likely to have a lot to do with Breanna Stewart.

Through most of this season, it was never clear who the Huskies could count on to lead the way. But Tuesday, with a very animated Geno Auriemma spearheading the effort, UConn jelled to win the Big East tourney title.

Notre Dame is a team sure of who it is and how it wins. The Huskies, however, look on the verge of finding their identity again.

As the focus shifts from college football to basketball, let's recap what we've learned so far, things we thought we knew, and some preseason assumptions that need to be revised.

How quickly UConn is able to move into the post-Maya Moore era might depend on whether Bria Hartley and Stefanie Dolson can translate their freshman potential into sophomore success.

Connecticut and Baylor needed their freshmen just as much as their stars Tuesday when the nation's top two teams clashed in a one-point Huskies win.