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UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma and star guard Paige Bueckers have quite the dynamic. The intense nature of the team has resulted in countless wins and conference championships. For instance, Auriemma called out immature UConn players during a game against Seton Hall. Much of what he said was what players need to hear, […]

Even before she stunningly announced that she was returning to UConn for the 2024-25 season, Paige Bueckers was already a Huskies legend. Playing an extra season — if you want to call it that considering all of the time she has missed due to injury — only is allowing her to continue climbing some of […]

On Sunday, UConn women’s basketball established itself as one of the true national title contenders in college hoops this season. Geno Auriemma and the Huskies went into Columbia and destroyed South Carolina’s 71-game home winning streak in dominant fashion, crushing the Gamecocks 87-58. UConn jumped back into the top five in the AP poll on […]

No. 7 UConn women’s basketball sent a message to the NCAA on Sunday with a crushing 87-58 win over No. 4 South Carolina, snapping the Gamecocks’ 71-game home winning streak at Colonial Life Arena. Geno Auriemma credited the Huskies’ complete team effort, highlighted by a season-high 48 rebounds, as the foundation of the win. “There’s […]

Much of the talk during this women’s college basketball season has been around UCLA, USC and whether South Carolina can repeat as the national champion. UConn women’s basketball came into the season with a lot of hype, but a few disappointing losses have put them out of the spotlight for the moment. After Sunday, UConn […]

No. 7 UConn women’s basketball secured a statement win Sunday, defeating No. 4 South Carolina 87-58 to snap the Gamecocks’ 71-game home winning streak. Azzi Fudd led the charge for the Huskies with a commanding 28-point performance, cementing the Huskies’ status as a contender heading into March. “We had yet to play a full 40 […]

2024-25 hasn’t been perfect for No. 7-ranked UConn women’s basketball, but it changed the narrative on Sunday. Geno Auriemma and the Huskies came into a blockbuster matchup against No. 4 South Carolina without a truly elite win, but they picked one up by blowing out the Gamecocks 87-58 and snapping their 71-game home winning streak. […]

UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers had high praise for teammate Azzi Fudd following the Huskies’ 78-40 win over St. John’s at Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday night. Fudd delivered a career-best performance with 34 points, hitting eight 3-pointers and leading UConn to its 13th straight Big East win. “It was really fun to watch just […]

The No. 5-ranked UConn women’s basketball team cruised to a 77-40 win over Providence on Sunday, extending the Huskies’ Big East regular-season winning streak to 33 games. Paige Bueckers, who led the Huskies with 20 points, earned high praise from Providence women’s basketball head coach Erin Batth after the game. “Well with Paige, I mean, […]

UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers is expected to enter the 2025 WNBA Draft. However, some rumors have swirled over the past few months that have suggested Bueckers could return to the college basketball level for her final season of eligibility. Bueckers recently revealed her plans for the future via UConn on SNY. “Yeah, that’s the […]

No. 19 Tennessee women’s basketball secured its first win over N0. 5 UConn in 18 years with an 80-76 win on Thursday night, snapping a four-game losing streak against the Huskies since the rivalry resumed in 2020. The Lady Vols improved to 17-5 on the season, while No. 5 UConn women’s basketball fell to 21-3. […]

No. 5 UConn women’s basketball will play No. 19 Tennessee on Thursday night in what projects to be a competitive affair. UConn star Paige Bueckers recently explained why she is “excited” for the game, via UConn on SNY. “Very excited,” Bueckers told reporters. “I got to experience it in the bubble years and I got […]

Generational superstars are extremely rare in sports. When one joins a team, it excites not just an entire fan base, but an entire city and even state. Some teams in professional sports have only had one or two generational superstars, while others have had many. The Dallas Mavericks have had two. Dirk Nowitzki spent his […]

The GameDay crew is headed to Columbia. ESPN has announced that South Carolina women’s basketball will host College GameDay on Sunday, February 16 when the No. 2 Gamecocks take on the No. 5 UConn Huskies. The game will tip off at 1 p.m. on ABC. The first hour of College GameDay will air on ESPN […]

No. 6 UConn women’s basketball extended its Big East regular-season winning streak to 32 games with a dominant 101-59 victory over Butler on Sunday, led by an aggressive first-half performance from Paige Bueckers. The redshirt junior scored 16 of her 18 points before halftime, helping the Huskies (21-2, 12-0 Big East) build an insurmountable 33-point […]

No. 6 UConn women’s basketball extended its Big East dominance with an 84-58 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night, securing its 10th straight win and 31st consecutive conference regular-season victory. The game also marked a historic night for attendance, as DePaul set a program record with a crowd of 8,305 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. […]

The UConn women’s basketball team continued its Big East dominance with a 72-61 victory over Creighton on Saturday, solidifying its place atop the conference standings. The No. 6 Huskies, now 19-2 overall and 10-0 in Big East play, extended their conference winning streak to 30 games behind a stellar second-half performance from Paige Bueckers and […]

The UConn women’s basketball team delivered a dominant 100-57 win over Villanova on Wednesday, extending their undefeated record in Big East play. Central to the win was Paige Bueckers, who recently became the fastest player in UConn history to reach 2,000 points. Bueckers’ 21-point, nine-assist and eight-rebound performance in just 26 minutes against Villanova drew […]

Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, two of UConn women’s basketball’s brightest stars, have relied on their bond to navigate injuries that have limited their time on the court together playing for the Huskies. “I feel like we have relied on each other just for strength. Seeing each other go through it, just being able to […]

Aubrey Griffin made her long-awaited return to the court Sunday, marking her season debut in UConn’s commanding 96-36 victory over Seton Hall at Gampel Pavilion. The sixth-year veteran, sidelined for 381 days due to an ACL injury sustained in January 2024, was welcomed back with a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd. Chants of “Aubrey! […]

Paige Bueckers etched her name in UConn women’s basketball and Huskies history on Sunday, surpassing 2,000 career points in just 102 games, the fastest any Husky has reached the milestone. The senior guard accomplished the feat during UConn’s dominant 96-36 victory over Seton Hall at Gampel Pavilion, where the crowd erupted as her mid-range jumper […]

Huskies star Paige Bueckers returned to action after missing two games with a sprained left knee, helping No. 6 UConn women’s basketball secure a 71-45 win over St. John’s on Wednesday night at the XL Center. The All-American guard, who scored 12 points in 23 minutes, expressed relief at being back on the court. “I’m […]

UConn women’s basketball guard Azzi Fudd got honest on her team’s win over Georgetown without Paige Bueckers. The Arlington, Virginia native had a great homecoming game in the nation’s capital, scoring 21 points in the Huskies’ 73-55 victory. UConn women’s basketball was hit with some adversity recently when its best player, Paige Bueckers, suffered a […]

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma said that Paige Bueckers has a knee sprain, and is hopeful to get her back in a week, according to Alexa Philippou of ESPN. It is a sigh of relief for Bueckers and the UConn women’s basketball program. Bueckers left Sunday’s game against Villanova after an awkward collision that […]

Coming into this season, the main selling point around UConn women’s basketball was that they were finally healthy. Paige Bueckers had a healthy offseason, Azzi Fudd was coming back and the Huskies would be able to finally have a season where they could mesh together and ramp up to make a run at a National […]

On Saturday night, one of the titanic clashes of the women’s college basketball season didn’t disappoint. No. 4 UConn and No. 7 USC went back and forth all evening in a blockbuster matchup between two Final Four and national title contenders. Star guards Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins were the main attraction on Saturday night, […]

After UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers had a stalker, she received some justice about the perpetrator. An ESPN article reported the details of the stalker and the ramifications he’s facing. “Robert Cole Parmalee of Grants Pass, Oregon, received a one-year suspended sentence and three years’ probation. According to the plea agreement, Parmalee must abide […]

No. 4 UConn women’s basketball set a program record with 20 made three-pointers in the Huskies’ 101-68 win over Iowa State on Tuesday night during the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. The performance featured career-high efforts from several players but drew a measured response from head coach Geno Auriemma, who admitted he had not […]

Paige Bueckers and the UConn women’s basketball scored another lopsided win on Tuesday night. Up against the Iowa State Cyclones in a Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase game at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Bueckers and the Huskies dominated the contest from beginning to end on their way to a 101-68 victory. The Huskies […]

The UConn women’s basketball team bounced back after the Huskies suffered their first loss of the season against Notre Dame defeating Georgetown 79-44 in their Big East opener Sunday at the XL Center. While Paige Bueckers led the No. 2 Huskies with 24 points, it was a key contribution from freshman Morgan Cheli that shifted […]

UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma didn’t hold back his admiration for Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo after her impressive playing led Notre Dame women’s basketball to a 79-68 win over the Huskies on Thursday. Hidalgo’s near triple-double — 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists — cemented her status as one of the […]

Hannah Hidalgo delivered a standout performance Thursday night, leading No. 8 Notre Dame women’s basketball to a 79-68 win over Paige Bueckers and No. 2 UConn, handing the Huskies their first loss of the season. Hidalgo tallied 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, coming within two assists of a triple-double. It marked her third […]

UConn women’s basketball was defeated by Notre Dame on Thursday night, losing by a final score of 79-68. UConn certainly felt the impact of Azzi Fudd’s injury absence. Paige Bueckers did more than enough to help her team win on Thursday, but UConn still fell short in the end. Bueckers scored 25 points in the […]

It would have been understandable for UConn women’s basketball fans to be very worried after star guard Azzi Fudd suffered a knee injury during Saturday’s blowout win over Louisville. Geno Auriemma and his Huskies have had many seasons derailed by injuries to Fudd and Paige Bueckers over the last few seasons, and they were dangerously […]

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma knows when he has a championship-caliber team, and he might just have one this year. There wasn’t some intangible aura around his 11 previous title teams that tipped him off. They’ve just each followed the same formula — one that he’s working to figure out if he has the […]

The UConn women’s basketball team secured a 36-pont win over Holy Cross on Tuesday night (88-52) but head coach Geno Auriemma expressed concerns about the lingering effects of the team’s recent international trip. Despite the win, Auriemma acknowledged the difficulty of transitioning back to routine play following travel, drawing parallels to similar experiences earlier in […]

UConn women’s basketball defeated Ole Miss 73-60 on Wednesday. Although Paige Bueckers received most of the attention after dropping 29 points, Azzi Fudd, who recently returned from injury, scored 18 points and added four rebounds and an assist. UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma addressed Fudd’s quality outing after the game, via UConn on […]

Geno Auriemma was met with a lot of fanfare from his current and former players who have played for the UConn women’s basketball program. The legendary coach now has the most wins of any basketball coach, men’s or women’s, in NCAA history with 1,217. Current UConn star Paige Bueckers spoke on her relationship with Auriemma […]

The UConn women’s basketball program celebrated Geno Auriemma’s 40-year tenure as head coach as well as him becoming the winningest NCAA basketball coach with his 1,217th victory on Thursday, and he was surprised with a live goat during the festivities. Huskies brought out a LIVE GOAT to celebrate Geno making history 🤣🐐 pic.twitter.com/hzf187tuVn — Bleacher […]