University of Connecticut Athletics
No. 2 Huskies to Face Vanguard in Exhibition in Gampel
11/2/2018 11:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
STORRS, Conn. – The No. 2 UConn women's basketball team competes in its first exhibition against Vanguard Sunday at 1 p.m. in Gampel Pavilion.
The game will be streamed for free on Huskies All-Access. Due to construction on campus, there are new traffic patterns on campus for women's basketball games in Storrs.
UConn is coming off a 36-1 season with the team's record 11th straight NCAA Final Four appearance. The Huskies won both The American regular season and tournament titles.
Seniors Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson and junior Crystal Dangerfield are UConn's returning starters this year. The trio were named to watch lists for awards specific to their positions: Collier to Katrina McClain Award (top power forward), Samuelson to Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (top shooting guard) and Dangerfield to Nancy Lieberman Award (top point guard).
The three were also named preseason All-American Athletic Conference First Team. Samuelson was selected as the conference's preseason Player of the Year and a preseason AP All-American.
The Huskies welcome two newcomers to the team in 2018-19: No. 1 overall recruit Christyn Williams and No. 5 Olivia Nelson-Ododa.
Hall of fame head coach Geno Auriemma enters his 34th season on the sideline for the Huskies. He is assisted by Chris Dailey, who was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame this summer, former UConn standout Shea Ralph and newcomer Jasmine Lister.
The Huskies were picked No. 2 in the preseason AP and USA Today polls.
Vanguard is ranked No. 1 in the NAIA leading into the season. The Lions posted a 24-6 record in 2017-18 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship.
