No. 1 UConn to Face Villanova Wednesday

STORRS, Conn. – The top-ranked UConn ladies’s basketball workforce (27-0, 16-0 BIG EAST) takes on Villanova (21-5, 14-3) on Wednesday at 7 pm in Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, Pa. The sport will air on peacock/NBC Sports Network and the UConn Sports Network from Learfield (The River 105.9).

With a win Wednesday, UConn will clinch at the very least a share of the 2025-26 BIG EAST common season title. The Huskies have received each BIG EAST common season championship since rejoining the league in 2020.

Including BIG EAST Tournament video games, the Huskies have received 63 straight league video games.

graduate scholar Azzi Fudd had 25 factors and sophomore Sarah Strong scored 22 as UConn beat Marquette, 71-56, in Milwaukee on Saturday. Fudd scored 17 of his factors within the first half whereas Strong scored 19 of his factors within the second half. Junior Okay. Okay. Arnolda local of Germantown, Wis., had 10 factors, a career-high 9 assists and 6 rebounds.

For the second straight week, Fudd was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Monday. In two wins final week, Fudd averaged 22.0 factors, 3.0 rebounds and three.0 steals per sport whereas taking pictures 54.5% from the sector and 66.7% from past the arc.

UConn is 48-18 all-time vs. Villanova. The groups final met on Jan. 15 in Storrs, a 99-50 win for the Huskies. Sophomore Sarah Strong led UConn with 24 factors, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks within the sport.

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma is a local of Norristown, Pa., which is roughly 9 miles from Villanova.

Villanova has received its final six video games, most lately a 74-64 victory over Creighton on Sunday. This season, Jasmine Bascoe leads the Wildcats with 18.1 factors per sport. Head coach Denise Dillon is in her sixth season at Villanova.

On Sunday, the Huskies host Providence of their common season Gampel Pavilion finale for Senior Day at midday. After the sport, UConn will honor its seniors: Ice Brady, Caroline Ducharme, Azzi Fudd, Ayanna Patterson and Serah Williams. Limited tickets stay right here.