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EDMONTON - Here, in this uncompromisingly hockey-obsessed neck of the woods, Kia Nurse is best known as Darnell’s sister.
But in Storrs, Conn., mentioning the Edmonton Oilers heralded defensive prospect would probably be met with a response to the effect of, “he related to Kia?”
The latter, home to Kia and the powerhouse Connecticut Huskies, is something of a hoops utopia where the women’s game is embraced like nowhere else.
“They definitely like to call (Connecticut) the basketball capital of the world, and honestly it is,” Kia said. “It’s amazing to see the women’s side get as much as attention as the men’s side, and we’re pretty much just as popular as they are … the entire state, you go anywhere and everybody loves Connecticut, so it’s a pretty incredible experience.”
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But in Storrs, Conn., mentioning the Edmonton Oilers heralded defensive prospect would probably be met with a response to the effect of, “he related to Kia?”
The latter, home to Kia and the powerhouse Connecticut Huskies, is something of a hoops utopia where the women’s game is embraced like nowhere else.
“They definitely like to call (Connecticut) the basketball capital of the world, and honestly it is,” Kia said. “It’s amazing to see the women’s side get as much as attention as the men’s side, and we’re pretty much just as popular as they are … the entire state, you go anywhere and everybody loves Connecticut, so it’s a pretty incredible experience.”
[LINK] to full article.