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1/1 UCONN Vs. #11/11 ARIZONA 2020-21 SCHEDULE #1/1 UCONN vs. #11/11 ARIZONA Overall: 28-1 | BIG EAST: 18-0 28-1, 18-0 BIG EAST 20-5, 13-4 PAC-12 Home: 11-0 | Away: 10-1 | Neutral: 7-0 APRIL 2 | 9:30 PM ET | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS | ALAMODOME DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT TV: ESPN | Ryan Ruocco (pxp), Rebecca Lobo (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline) 11/28 vs. Quinnipiac1 SNY Canceled Radio: UConn IMG Sports Network | Bob Joyce (pxp), Debbie Fiske (analyst) 11/29 vs. Maine/Mississippi St.1 -- Canceled Live Stats: ncaa.statbroadcast.com 12/04 vs. Louisville2 ESPN Canceled 12/12 UMASS LOWELL SNY W, 79-23 FAST BREAK 12/15 at Seton Hall* SNY W, 92-65 • The No. 1-seeded UConn women’s basketball team faces No. 3-seed Arizona in the NCAA Final Four Friday. 12/17 CREIGHTON* SNY W, 80-47 12/19 XAVIER* SNY W, 106-59 • UConn makes its 32nd straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament this season. The Huskies were selected 12/22 at Villanova* SNY W, 92-50 as a No. 1 seed for the 22nd time in program history. UConn holds a 105-11 record as a top seed. 12/29 #18/20 DEPAUL* SNY W, 75-52 • The Huskies earned the BIG EAST Conference automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Including confer- 01/07 at #6/6 Baylor ESPN Canceled ence tournament play, UConn has won 160-straight league games, dating back to 2013. 01/09 PROVIDENCE* SNY W, 87-50 • Freshman phenom Paige Bueckers leads UConn in points, assists, steals and three-point field goal percent- 01/16 VILLANOVA* SNY Canceled 01/19 BUTLER* SNY W, 103-35 age. She is the first-ever player to be named BIG EAST Player, Freshman and Tournament Most Outstanding 01/21 at #25/RV Tennessee ESPN W, 67-61 Player in the same season. Bueckers was named AP Player of the Year this week, becoming the first-ever 01/23 GEORGETOWN* SNY W, 72-41 freshman to earn the honor. 01/26 at Providence* SNY Canceled • UConn advanced to its record 13th-straight Final Four with a win over Baylor in the Elite Eight. The Huskies 01/28 at #19/17 Arkansas ESPN2 L, 90-87 have made 21 Final Four appearances all-time with the first coming 30 years ago in 1991. 01/31 at #17/20 DePaul* FOX W, 100-67 02/03 ST. JOHN’S* SNY W, 94-62 • The Huskies are ranked No. 1 in the final AP Poll. This is the 250th week all-time UConn has been ranked No. 02/05 at Marquette* SNY W, 87-58 1. The Huskies have earned the top spot in the poll in nine straight seasons and in 22 of the last 27 seasons. 02/08 #1/1 SOUTH CAROLINA FS1 W, 63-59 (OT) UConn has been ranked in the AP Poll for 526 consecutive weeks, including 299 straight weeks in the top 10. 02/10 SETON HALL* SNY W, 70-49 • The 2020-21 season is Geno Auriemma’s 36th at the helm for the Huskies. With a win at Tennessee, 02/12 at Georgetown* CBSSN W, 64-40 Auriemma became the fastest coach to 1,100 career wins. He leads the nation with an 88.6 win percentage. 02/17 at St. John’s* SNY W, 77-32 02/20 at Xavier* SNY W, 83-32 • UConn features eight newcomers on its roster this season. Junior Evina Westbrook, who redshirted 2019- 02/25 at Creighton* SNY W, 81-49 20, is joined by freshmen Paige Bueckers, Autumn Chassion, Aaliyah Edwards, Piath Gabriel, Mir Mc- 02/27 at Butler* SNY W, 97-68 Lean and Nika Mühl. Class of 2021 signee Saylor Poffenbarger enrolled at UConn in January. 03/01 MARQUETTE* CBSSN W, 63-53 03/06 vs. St. John’s3 FS1 W, 77-41 03/07 vs. Villanova3 FS1 W, 84-39 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 03/08 vs. Marquette3 FS1 W, 73-39 03/21 vs. High Point4 ESPN W, 102-59 03/23 vs. Syracuse4 ESPN W, 83-47 03/27 vs. Iowa4 ABC W, 92-72 03/29 vs. #5/6 Baylor4 ESPN W, 69-67 04/02 vs. #11/11 Arizona4 ESPN 9:30 PM Home games in CAPS 1 - Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase (Mohegan Sun Arena, NELSON-ODODA WESTBROOK BUECKERS EDWARDS Uncasville, Conn.) WILLIAMS 2 - Jimmy V. Women’s Classic (Mohegan Sun Arena, Unc- asville, Conn.) 2020-21 HUSKIES 3 - BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament (Mohegan NO. NAME HT CL POS NOTES Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.) 2 Autumn Chassion 5-8 Fr. G Tallied first career points vs. Butler 4 - NCAA Tournament (Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas) 3 Aaliyah Edwards 6-3 Fr. F Averaging 14.5 PPG in NCAA Tournament Rankings AP/USA Today Coaches 4 Saylor Poffenbarger 6-2 Fr. G Joined team in January; 2021 signee All times Eastern 5 Paige Bueckers 5-11 Fr. G AP Player of the Year 10 Nika Mühl 5-10 Fr. G Missed last three games with ankle sprain 11 Mir McLean 5-11 Fr. F Had 10 pts, 6 rebs in college debut vs. UML 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Jr. G Scored 27 points vs. Iowa ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 Jr. F BIG EAST Co-Defensive Player of the Year WBB Contact - Anna LaBonte 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 R-Jr. G Had 17 pts, 10 assists, 9 rebs vs. Iowa Email - [email protected] 24 Anna Makurat 6-1 So. G Scored six points vs. Iowa Cell - 860-617-6092 32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 Fr. F Has appeared in 21 games BUECKERS Office - 860-486-2241 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 So. F Scored 18 points vs. Providence 2020-21 UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFO Location .........................................Storrs, Conn. Founded ..................................................... 1881 Enrollment ............................................... 32,182 Colors ...................... National Flag Blue & White Nickname ............................................... Huskies Conference ..................... BIG EAST Conference President ........................Thomas C. Katsouleas Director of Athletics .....................David Benedict SWA ....................................... Adrianne Swinney Home Court ................Gampel Pavilion (10,167) ..............................................XL Center (15,558) TEAM INFORMATION 2019-20 Record ...........................................29-3 Home ........................................................12-2 Away .........................................................13-1 Neutral ........................................................4-0 American Athletic Conference Record .........16-0 Home ..........................................................8-0 Away ...........................................................8-0 Finish ........................................................ First 2020-21 HUSKIES Tournament ....................................Champions NO. NAME HT POS YR HOMETOWN/PREV. SCHOOL NCAA Tournament ...............................Canceled 2 Autumn Chassion 5-8 G Fr. Lafayette, La. / Lafayette Christian Academy AP Final Ranking ........................................... 5th 3 Aaliyah Edwards 6-3 F Fr. Kingston, Ontario / Crestwood Preparatory College USA Today Final Ranking .............................. 4th 4 Saylor Poffenbarger 6-2 G Fr. Middletown, Md. / Middletown HS Starters Returning/Lost .................................. 3/2 5 Paige Bueckers 5-11 G Fr. Hopkins, Minn. / Hopkins HS Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................... 4/6 10 Nika Mühl 5-10 G Fr. Zagreb, Croatia / Ill. Gimnazija Zagreb Newcomers ....................................................... 7 11 Mir McLean 5-11 F Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Roland Park Country School 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 G Jr. Little Rock, Ark. / Central Arkansas Christian PROGRAM HISTORY 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 F Jr. Winder, Ga. / Winder Barrow HS All-Time Record ........................1,210-305 (.798) 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 G R-Jr. Salem, Ore. / Tennessee Gampel Pavilion Record ................352-21 (.944) 24 Anna Makurat 6-2 G So. Sierakowice, Poland / Sport Championship School XL Center Record ..........................179-14 (.927) All-Time Conference Record .........542-89 (.858) 32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 F Fr. Manchester, N.H. / Bradford Christian Academy Conference Regular Season Titles ................. 27 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 F So. Ossining, N.Y. / Ossining HS .......................... 1989, ‘90, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, QUICK STATS ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20, ‘21 STARTERS HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG Conference Tournament Record .....91-13 (.874) 3 Aaliyah Edwards 6-3 Fr. F 28-5 10.8 5.6 0.9 1.0 1.0 Conference Tournament Titles ........................ 26 5 Paige Bueckers 5-11 Fr. G 28-28 20.1 4.8 5.9 0.4 2.3 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Jr. G 28-28 16.1 4.3 2.3 0.5 0.9 1989, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 Jr. F 29-29 12.4 7.9 3.0 1.8 0.6 ‘05, ‘06, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 R-Jr. G 29-29 9.4 5.3 4.3 0.7 1.8 ‘18, ‘19, ‘20, ‘21 NCAA Tournament Appearances .................... 32 RESERVES HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG NCAA Tournament Record ............125-20 (.862) 2 Autumn Chassion 5-8 Fr. G 8-0 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 Final Four Appearances ................................. 20 4 Saylor Poffenbarger 6-2 Fr. G 12-0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 NCAA Championships .....................................11 10 Nika Mühl 5-10 Fr. G 22-15 5.0 2.4 2.8 0.2 1.8 1995, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘09, ‘10, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 11 Mir McLean 5-11 Fr. F 24-0 2.8 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 24 Anna Makurat 6-2 So. G 15-6 3.9 3.5 2.5 0.3 1.0 32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 Fr. F 22-0 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 COACHING STAFF 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 So. F 28-5 6.5 4.9 0.9 0.8 1.2 Head Coach .............................
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