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The second steal — deflecting a bounce pass with 68 seconds left in the third quarter, diving to the ground to force a jump ball and then creating a viral photo of herself clutching the ball while lying on the court and flashing a 1,000-kilowatt smile — was her school-record 347th swipe.
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Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
As McCollum rotated to the top of the key, Daniels cut to the basket and caught a bounce pass from McCollum.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Vegas scored on the ensuing power play when, after Scott Laughton lost a rare shorthanded draw, Marner fired it wide of Woll and Pavel Dorofeyev slipped the bounce pass beyond Woll.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The freshman duo of Eric Reibe and Mullins connected on a smooth bounce pass through the lane that led set up a Mullins floater and went on to combine for 10 straight points as UConn’s lead grew to 20.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
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Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
As McCollum rotated to the top of the key, Daniels cut to the basket and caught a bounce pass from McCollum.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Vegas scored on the ensuing power play when, after Scott Laughton lost a rare shorthanded draw, Marner fired it wide of Woll and Pavel Dorofeyev slipped the bounce pass beyond Woll.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The freshman duo of Eric Reibe and Mullins connected on a smooth bounce pass through the lane that led set up a Mullins floater and went on to combine for 10 straight points as UConn’s lead grew to 20.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Bounce pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20pass. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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