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No. 1 UConn to Open BIG EAST Play at Xavier Sunday
11/28/2025 12:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball
STORRS, Conn. – The top-ranked UConn women's basketball team (6-0) plays its first BIG EAST Conference game of the season at Xavier (3-2) Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the Cintas Center. The game will air on FS1 and the UConn Sports Network from Learfield (FOX Sports 97.9).
Graduate student Azzi Fudd scored an efficient 24 points on 9-for-11 shooting (4-4 from three) to lead UConn to a 93-41 win over Utah on Nov. 23 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase. Fudd also grabbed a career-high eight rebounds vs. the Utes. Freshman Blanca Quiñonez set a season high with 21 points off the bench vs. Utah while sophomore Sarah Strong had 15.
The Huskies scored 39 points off turnovers vs. Utah. All 12 players who appeared in the game scored.
UConn was picked to win the BIG EAST Conference in the preseason Coaches' Poll. The Huskies won its regular season BIG EAST games by an average margin of +34.1 points per game last season.
UConn is 9-0 all-time vs. Xavier. Since rejoining the BIG EAST in 2020, the Huskies have beaten the Musketeers by an average margin of +41.75 points per game. This is UConn's first trip to Cincinnati since Feb. 14, 2024, as the teams only faced off in Connecticut last season. Xavier will travel to Gampel Pavilion on Jan. 28, 2025.
Xavier is coming off a 64-57 win over Akron on Monday. This season, Mariyah Noel leads the Musketeers with 18.0 points per game. Head coach Billi Chambers is in her third season at Xavier.
The Huskies return to Tampa, where they won the 2025 National Championship, to face South Florida (4-3) on Tuesday at 5 p.m. on ESPN2.
