Uconn’s KK Arnold, Ashlynn Shade is enthusiastic as Qadnce Samuels commits NC State

The Uconn Huskies team won the national championship last season, and broke the drought that spanned 2016. However, as with most of the championship teams, it is difficult to maintain together. The most prominent departure from the team was the star Paige Bokerz, who started her career in WNBA shortly after the championship race.

trainer Geno Orima and The strong structure They also lose one of the promising young players. Sophomore Qadence Samuels entered the transportation portal after the season. On Friday, it announced that it had committed to NC State Wolfpack.

While his former colleagues in Samuels are likely to see her go, they still support her and wish her the best in her career. KK Arnold republished an Instagram post on her Instagram story on Friday night.

“Congratulations qq,” published Arnold.

Shalns Ashine also caught the news of Instagram.

It is worth noting that Arnold is to re -publish the story because the three were on the team for two seasons. They all played their first Uconn matches in the 2023-24 season. Unfortunately for Samuels, while Shade and Arnold showed a lot of promise early in their career, Samuels struggled to get a fixed play time. As a result, she chose to transfer.

KK Arnold and Ashlynn Shade will try to establish themselves as a stars on Uconn next season

With Qadnce Samuels Uconn Huskies left for NC State Wolfpack, there is less competition to play with KK Arnold and Ashlynn Shade next season. Both players will try to interfere in full -time roles when they enter beginners seasons.

Ashlynn Shade is the most exciting for players, with an average of 7.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 passes and 1.4 theft per game. However, it had a smaller role last season after the Huskies team added many players to improve the team in its championship. As a student, an average reached 11.0 points, 3.5 rebound balls, 1.4 passes and 1.0 theft per game.

KK Arnold has been a similar path over the past two seasons. As a student, she looked like a future star, with an average of 8.9 points, 3.1 rebound balls, 3.2 passes and 2.3 theft each game. However, its role was reduced last year and no average of only 5.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.8 passes and 1.5 theft per game.

It will be interesting to know if Shade or Arnold can win larger roles in the next season and return to a student form.