No introductions were needed between DePaul coach Doug Bruno and UConn junior center Tina Charles and sophomore forward Maya Moore.

Bruno coached both Charles and Moore on the USA Basketball Under-18 national team in 2006. Charles led the team in scoring (12 points per game) and rebounding (9.5) while Moore led the team with 15 steals in four games and was the fifth-leading scorer at 9.5 points per game as the U.S. went 4-0 in winning the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women. Moore was also a member of the Under 19 national team which won the 2007 World Championship which was coached by Bruno.

"I love Coach Bruno," Moore said. "He is a great guy. he is similar to Coach Auriemma in that they are very passionate about the game, they both have high expectations. He helped prepare me to come in to the University of Connecticut. His toughness, playing for him was fun. He gave us a lot of opportunities more than anything, the 3/4 spot that Kayla (Pedersen) and I both play he put a lot of demands to defend on the perimeter, he is going to expect us to rebound no matter what position we are playing."