STORRS — It took sophomore guard Kayleigh Heckel 12 seconds of playing time in the UConn women’s basketball team’s game against Florida State on Sunday to record her first steal.

Heckel and Huskies star Azzi Fudd began applying full-court pressure as Florida State’s Emma Risch brought the ball up the floor, and the junior forward quickly grew flustered as she struggled to navigate around Fudd. As Risch attemped a handoff to teammate Sydney Bowles near midcourt, Heckel slipped directly into the narrow passing lane and intercepted it just inches from the Seminoles guard’s fingertips.

By the time the halftime buzzer sounded at Gampel Pavilion, Heckel had a career-high six steals on the stat sheet, and the Huskies were running away from Florida State with a 24-point lead.

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