TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jana El Alfy's parents flew from Cairo to Poland to New York to Tampa to watch their daughter play with UConn for the first time.
Jana El Alfy’s parents traveled from Egypt to watch the freshman center and UConn win a title
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jana El Alfy's parents flew from Cairo to Poland to New York to Tampa to watch their daughter play with UConn for the first time.
They got to see her celebrate a championship with the Huskies.
El Alfy, a 19-year-old starting center, was limited by foul trouble and had two points and two rebounds in UConn's 82-59 victory over South Carolina on Sunday. The powerful, 6-foot-5 Egyptian played a key role in a semifinal victory over UCLA and should be a major force for Geno Auriemma's program next season and beyond.
"I'm so happy to watch my daughter live in the final," her father, Ehab El Alfy, told The Associated Press at halftime. "I'm so proud of her. It's an amazing moment for me."