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UConn's Azzi Fudd (35) shoots while defended by Villanova's Lucy Olsen (3) in the second half at the XL Center in Hartford, Feb. 9, 2022. Villanova won, 71-69. Photo by Cloe Poisson

UConn women’s basketball loses conference game for first time since 2013 with 72-69 loss to Villanova

February 9, 2022 at 10:20 p.m.

Sunday's win over Tennessee may have represented the promise of this UConn women's basketball team, but a mere three days later, on the very court in Hartford where the Huskies...

Connecticut guard Christyn Williams (13) makes a pass against DePaul in the first half at Wintrust Arena on Jan. 26, 2022.

UConn women’s basketball rallies to beat DePaul 80-78 off Caroline Ducharme’s game-winner as Christyn Williams and Azzi Fudd make their returns

January 27, 2022 at 8:08 a.m.

The No. 10 UConn women's basketball team has had its share of inconsistency this season, including multiple fourth-quarter collapses that cost them games. But with two standout guards back in...

The UConn women's basketball team's rematch with No. 1 South Carolina scheduled for Thursday night has been canceled. The Huskies will instead play Thursday at DePaul, a makeup of a previously postponed game. (Tim Aylen/Bahamas Visual Services via AP)

UConn women’s basketball rematch against No. 1 South Carolina canceled; will play DePaul instead

January 25, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.

The ninth-ranked UConn women's basketball team will no longer play No. 1 South Carolina on Thursday night and will instead travel to DePaul to play the Blue Demons on Wednesday...

UConn coach Geno Auriemma and Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw share a laugh before a game at the XL Center on Dec. 3, 2017. The coaches didn't share many laughs during their teams' Big East rivalry. (Courant file photo)

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma slams former Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw for comments on UConn’s ‘outsized’ influence in sport

January 5, 2022 at 2:58 p.m.

The Geno Auriemma-Muffet McGraw rivalry may be over on the court, but that didn't stop the two legendary coaches from trading jabs. McGraw, who coached at Notre Dame from 1987...

Connecticut's Paige Bueckers, left, steals the ball from Notre Dame's Maya Dodson, right, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UConn women’s star Paige Bueckers out eight weeks after undergoing successful surgery on left knee

December 15, 2021 at 11:49 a.m.

The UConn women's basketball team announced Tuesday that sophomore star Paige Bueckers underwent a successful surgery on her left knee Monday afternoon at UConn Health. The operation repaired the anterior...

Connecticut's Paige Bueckers dribbles around Notre Dame's Madelyn Westbeld (34) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UConn women’s basketball’s Paige Bueckers considering surgery following knee injury; return would be pushed into February

December 12, 2021 at 2:40 p.m.

Head coach Geno Auriemma revealed Sunday that star Paige Bueckers is considering surgery on the tibial plateau fracture in her left knee she sustained last Sunday versus Notre Dame. If...

Teammates are adjusting to life without Paige Bueckers and lifting her spirits. The UConn women's basketball star will be out six to eight weeks with leg fracture.

UConn women’s basketball team adapting to playing without Paige Bueckers — and now Nika Mühl — for the foreseeable future

December 9, 2021 at 9:33 a.m.

When it rains, it pours. Three days after UConn women's basketball star Paige Bueckers suffered a tibial plateau fracture that will sideline her for six to eight weeks, the Huskies...

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