University of Connecticut Athletics
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3/1/2020 7:50:00โฏPM | Women's Basketball
STORRS, Conn. โ The sixth-ranked UConn women's basketball team (25-3, 15-0 American) finishes off the 2019-20 regular season against USF (18-11, 10-5) Monday in the XL Center. The teams will tip at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 and 97-9 ESPN.
The Huskies notched a 92-40 win over Houston in the team's regular season road finale last Saturday. For the first time this season, all five UConn starters scored in double digits: Megan Walker (21), Anna Makurat (16), Olivia Nelson-Ododa (14), Christyn Williams (12) and Crystal Dangerfield (10).
UConn is 30-0 all-time vs. USF. The Huskies posted a 67-47 win over the Bulls on Feb. 16 in Tampa, led by 21 points from Walker and 20 from Nelson-Ododa.
The Huskies won their seventh straight American Athletic Conference regular season title last week. UConn is 117-0 in regular-season play and 135-0 including tournament play.
Connecticut will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming American Athletic Conference Tournament March 6-9 at Mohegan Sun Arena. For more on the championship, clickย HERE.
Four Huskies were named finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame's position player of the year awards. Seniorย Crystal Dangerfieldย (Nancy Lieberman Award), juniorย Megan Walkerย (Cheryl Miller Award), sophomoreย Christyn Williamsย (Ann Meyers Drysdale Award) and sophomoreย Olivia Nelson-Ododaย (Lisa Leslie Award) are on the 10-player finalist lists for their positions. Fans can vote for their selectionsย HERE.
