Paige Bueckers is likely going to be the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s WNBA Draft as one of the best (if not the best) player in women’s college basketball. The 23-year-old UConn star already made her upcoming Division-II opponent cry real tears at the thought of having to try and guard her.
It doesn’t help that their upcoming matchup takes place on Halloween weekend!
Bueckers chose to forgo the pros and decided to run it back for one final season with the Huskies. She will begin the fifth-year senior campaign with an exhibition game against Fort Hays State University.
Fort Hays, founded in 1902, is located in the small town of Hays, Kansas with a total population of only 21,000. The Tigers will fly out to Connecticut for what should be a demoralizing blowout loss on Sunday afternoon. There is zero chance of victory. Scoring more than 50 points would be a great success.
Just to put the talent gap in perspective, UConn beat Fort Hays 111-47 during an exhibition game in 2021. This year’s point differential will be just as large or larger.
Talexa Weeter is tasked with trying to stop Bueckers.
The 6-foot-0 sophomore guard was a three-time All-State selection in high school. She was named KBCA Miss Kansas Basketball as a senior in 2022-23. It’s fun to watch her hoop!
Fort Hays is also expected to be the best team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
Time to work!#DefendtheFort pic.twitter.com/CcMv8BLVXr
— FHSU WBB (@FHSUWBB) October 8, 2024
It doesn’t matter!
The Tigers know Paige Bueckers is coming.
Weeter made a hilarious post on TikTok after acing one of her exams earlier this week. She was brought to tears (probably an old picture) over the thought of trying to guard Bueckers. Meanwhile, all of her friends will celebrate Halloween at Chuck’s or The Rose.
Talexa Weeter was just joking— mostly. She is grateful for the opportunity to compete against Paige Bueckers, which is a story she will tell for the rest of her life. However, incredible experience aside, flying more than 1,500 miles to get cooked by a historic women’s college basketball program on the biggest party weekend of the fall semester does not sound particularly enticing.