Why Geno Auriemma compares Sarah Strong to Breanna Stewart

NEW YORK — Most of the time, it’s easy to forget that Sarah Strong is only a freshman. Starting on a roster that includes 11 former McDonald’s All-Americans, the rookie phenom has often looked like the best player on the floor for the UConn women’s basketball team over the first eight games of her college career.

But when redshirt senior Paige Bueckers jokingly nicknamed Strong “Go Go…