No. 1 UConn to Face Georgetown in BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals
STORRS, Conn. – The top-ranked and top-seeded UConn ladies’s basketball staff (31-0, 20-0 BIG EAST) takes on No. 8-seeded Georgetown (14-16, 6-14) in the 2026 BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals Saturday at midday in Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The recreation will air on peacock/NBC Sports Network and the UConn Sports Network from Learfield (FOX Sports 97.9).
The Huskies received the 2025-26 BIG EAST common season championship and are the No. 1 seed in this weekend’s BIG EAST Tournament. The Huskies are in search of their thirty first convention match title and twenty fourth as members of the BIG EAST. UConn has received 12 consecutive convention match championships.
UConn received quite a few end-of-season BIG EAST honors. Sophomore Sarah Strong was named the convention’s Player and Defensive Player of the Year whereas Blanca Quiñonez was tabbed Freshman and Sixth Woman of the Year. Strong is joined on the All-BIG EAST First Team by graduating scholar Azzi Fudd and junior K. K. Arnoldand Strong and Arnold are on the All-Defensive Team.
Quiñonez is on the All-BIG EAST Second Team and All-Freshman Team and junior Ashlynn Shade earned All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention honors.
The Huskies closed the common season with an 85-49 win over St. John’s at Madison Square Garden final Sunday. graduate scholar Azzi Fudd led 4 Huskies with double digit factors with 14. Sophomore Sarah Strong had 11 factors, seven rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals vs. the Red Storm.
UConn completed the common season undefeated for the eleventh time in program historical past.
During Saturday’s recreation, the BIG EAST will honor scholar Peggy Myers ’86 as a part of the (*1*) program
UConn is 59-6 all-time vs. Georgetown. The Huskies have received the final 42 conferences between the groups.
The groups final met on Feb. 26 in Hartford, an 84-52 win for UConn. Fudd led the Huskies with 24 factors in the sport. Fudd’s mom Katie performed at Georgetown from 1998-01.
No. 8-seed Georgetown beat No. 9-seed Butler, 62-58, on Friday. This season, Khia Miller leads the Hoyas with 9.2 factors per recreation. Darnell Haney is in his second season as head coach at Georgetown.
