All three UConn players trying out for the World University Games mentioned the altitude as a major issue to contend with. It certainly looked as if Maya Moore, Tiffany Hayes and Tina Charles were looking for their shooting legs.

Moore missed all four of her shots including an air-balled 3-pointer. Charles also had an air ball of a foul-line jumper although she was the only one of the Huskies to score in the three scrimmages.

The big news from the first scrimmage, won by the White squad 12-5, was the injury suffered by Arizona's Ify Ibekwe. Ibekwe ran the court and collided with Stanford's Kayla Pedersen. Pedersen hit the fast break layup and both she and Ibekwe fell to the ground. Pedersen jumped up quickly but did not. She was in visible pain and trainers looked at her right ankle. There was no report on her condition yet but she did not play in the other scrimmages.

Pedersen was impressive in the scrimmages with five points and six rebounds. Penn State's Tyra Grant also had five points. James Madison's Dawn Evans, who had a strong effort, and Ohio State's Jantel Lavender added four points each with Lavender hauling down five rebounds. Florida State's Jacinta Monroe added five rebounds. Moore led the way with two steals to go with her three rebounds.

Moore mentioned that she did see Samarie Walker on site so that is good news that she finally made it to the facility after two long days of traveling issues.