Caroline Ducharme is an American

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player for the

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of the

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. Ducharme attended the

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, and was ranked as the number 11 recruit in her class by

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College career

Freshman year

At the start of the 2021-22 season, Ducharme was relegated to a bench role. However, when starting guard

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injured her left knee on December 5, Ducharme got more playing time as a result. In that game, she scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to help the Huskies beat their

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Notre Dame. Bueckers' and

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's injuries led to Ducharme assuming a scoring role, averaging 15.8 points over the next 15 games. The return of the two players led to a decrease in Ducharme's role, as she had limited playing time during UConn's

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run.

Sophomore year

Ducharme's role was set to increase in the 2022-23 season with the departure of guard

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, but injuries hindered her season. She missed UConn's home opener against

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, and missed 13 games due to a concussion sustained in January. When she wasn't out, she had an increased playing role due to

being out for the season with a torn ACL, and

being out for the majority of the season with a right knee injury. In the 2023 Big East tournament, Ducharme was removed from the Huskies' game against Georgetown with a head injury after colliding into her teammate,

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. In the 2023 March Madness tournament, Ducharme played a depth role behind Fudd and

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Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Ducharme's father, Todd, played

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. Her mother, Chrissy, played basketball at Williams College. Her brother, Reid, plays basketball at Xavier. Her sister, Ashley, played basketball at Brown University

References

External links

UConn Huskies profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ducharme, Caroline Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from Massachusetts Sportspeople from Norfolk County, Massachusetts UConn Huskies women's basketball players Noble and Greenough School alumni 2003 births