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2020-21 SCHEDULE #3/5 UCONN vs. PROVIDENCE Overall: 6-0 | BIG EAST: 5-0 6-0, 5-0 BIG EAST 5-6, 3-3 BIG EAST Home: 4-0 | Away: 2-0 | Neutral: 0-0 JAN. 9 | 1:00 PM | STORRS, CONN. | GAMPEL PAVILION DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT TV: SNY | Allen Bestwick (pxp), Meghan Culmo (analyst) 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: uconn.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. 3 UConn women’s basketball team competes in its first game in 2021 as the Huskies host Provi- 12/17 CREIGHTON* SNY W, 80-47 12/19 XAVIER* SNY W, 106-59 dence Saturday. 12/22 at Villanova* SNY W, 92-50 • The Huskies picked up a 75-52 win over No. 18 DePaul on Dec. 29. Freshman Paige Bueckers led UConn 12/29 #18/20 DEPAUL* SNY W, 75-52 with 18 points while junior Olivia Nelson-Ododa had her third double-double of the season with 16 points and 01/07 at #6 Baylor ESPN Canceled 01/09 PROVIDENCE* SNY 1:00 PM 14 rebounds. 01/13 at Xavier* SNY Postponed • This is UConn and Providence’s first meeting since 2013, when UConn was previously a member of the BIG 01/13 SETON HALL* SNY 4:30 PM EAST. 01/16 VILLANOVA* SNY 1:00 PM 01/19 BUTLER* SNY 6:30 PM • For their efforts against DePaul, Olivia Nelson-Ododa was named BIG EAST Player of the Week while 01/21 at Tennessee ESPN/2 7:00 PM Paige Bueckers was tabbed BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. The honor was the third of Bueckers’ season. 01/23 GEORGETOWN* SNY 2:00 PM • The 2020-21 season is Geno Auriemma’s 36th at the helm for the Huskies. The Hall of Fame coach and 11- 01/26 at Providence* SNY 6:30 PM time national champion holds a 1,097-142 (.885) record, which ranks third among NCAA women’s basketball 01/31 at DePaul* FOX TBA 02/03 ST. JOHN’S* SNY 6:30 PM coaches for wins. Auriemma is one win away from tying Pat Summitt for No. 2 in all-time wins. 02/05 at Marquette* SNY TBA • The Huskies are ranked No. 3 in the latest AP Poll. UConn has been ranked in the AP Poll for 516 consecutive 02/08 SOUTH CAROLINA FS1 TBA weeks, including 289 straight weeks in the top 10. 02/12 at Georgetown* SNY 4:00 PM 02/17 at St. John’s* SNY 6:00 PM • Connecticut re-enters the BIG EAST Conference in 2020-21. As members of the conference from 1982-2013, 02/25 at Creighton* SNY 7:00 PM UConn won 19 regular season and 18 tournament titles. 02/27 at Butler* SNY 7:00 PM • UConn features seven newcomers on its roster this season. Junior Evina Westbrook, who redshirted 2019- 03/01 MARQUETTE* CBSSN 8:00 PM 20, will be available as well as freshmen Paige Bueckers, Autumn Chassion, Aaliyah Edwards, Piath Home games in CAPS Gabriel, Mir McLean and Nika Mühl. 1 - Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase (Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.) PROBABLE STARTERS 2 - Jimmy V. Women’s Classic (Mohegan Sun Arena, Unc- asville, Conn.) Rankings AP/USA Today Coaches All times Eastern BUECKERS MAKURAT NELSON-ODODA WESTBROOK WILLIAMS 2020-21 HUSKIES NO. NAME HT CL POS NOTES 2 Autumn Chassion 5-8 Fr. G First UConn player from Louisiana 3 Aaliyah Edwards 6-3 Fr. F Averaging 10.2 pts, 4.2 rebs per game 5 Paige Bueckers 5-11 Fr. G Three-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week 10 Nika Mühl 5-10 Fr. G Missed three games (12/17-22) with foot injury 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 1,000th career point vs. DePaul ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 Jr. F BIG EAST Player of the Week WBB Contact - Anna LaBonte 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 R-Jr. G Had 17 pts, 8 rebs, 5 assists and 4 steals at Villanova Email - [email protected] 24 Anna Makurat 6-1 So. G Averaging 4.4 assists per game Cell - 860-617-6092 32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 Fr. F No. 23 recruit at her position Office - 860-486-2241 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 So. F Grabbed 8 rebounds vs. Creighton 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 5 Paige Bueckers 5-11 G Fr. Hopkins, Minn. / Hopkins HS Starters Returning/Lost .................................. 3/2 10 Nika Mühl 5-10 G Fr. Zagreb, Croatia / Ill. Gimnazija Zagreb Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................... 4/6 11 Mir McLean 5-11 F Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Roland Park Country School Newcomers ....................................................... 7 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 G Jr. Little Rock, Ark. / Central Arkansas Christian 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 F Jr. Winder, Ga. / Winder Barrow HS PROGRAM HISTORY 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 G R-Jr. Salem, Ore. / Tennessee All-Time Record ........................1,188-304 (.796) 24 Anna Makurat 6-2 G So. Sierakowice, Poland / Sport Championship School Gampel Pavilion Record ................345-21 (.942) 32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 F Fr. Manchester, N.H. / Bradford Christian Academy XL Center Record ..........................179-14 (.927) All-Time Conference Record .........529-89 (.851) 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 F So. Ossining, N.Y. / Ossining HS Conference Regular Season Titles ................. 26 .......................... 1989, ‘90, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, QUICK STATS ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, STARTERS HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20 5 Paige Bueckers 5-11 Fr. G 6-6 18.2 6.0 5.2 0.2 2.7 Conference Tournament Record .....88-13 (.871) 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Jr. G 6-6 17.0 6.0 3.8 0.5 1.3 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 Jr. F 6-6 17.2 8.7 2.3 2.0 0.5 Conference Tournament Titles ........................ 25 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 R-Jr. G 6-6 9.5 4.8 4.3 0.2 2.5 1989, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, 24 Anna Makurat 6-2 So. G 6-6 5.8 4.7 4.0 0.7 1.5 ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20 RESERVES HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG NCAA Tournament Appearances .................... 31 2 Autumn Chassion 5-8 Fr. G 5-0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 NCAA Tournament Record ............122-20 (.859) 3 Aaliyah Edwards 6-3 Fr. F 5-0 10.2 4.2 0.4 0.8 0.2 Final Four Appearances ................................. 20 10 Nika Mühl 5-10 Fr. G 3-0 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.7 NCAA Championships .....................................11 11 Mir McLean 5-11 Fr. F 6-0 4.3 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 Fr. F 6-0 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1995, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘09, ‘10, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 So. F 6-0 5.8 3.3 1.3 0.5 1.0 COACHING STAFF Head Coach .............................. Geno Auriemma Alma Mater ..............................West Chester ‘81 PRONUNCIATION Career Record (35th Yr.) ..........1,097-142 (.885) Geno Auriemma or-ee-EHM-uh Associate Head Coach ....................Chris Dailey Paige Bueckers BECK-ers Alma Mater .......................................Rutgers ‘82 Autumn Chassion SHASS-on Assistant Coach ............................... Shea Ralph Anna Makurat ah-nuh ma-KUR-it Alma Mater ........................................ UConn ‘01 Nika Mühl NEE-kuh mule Assistant Coach ............................Jamelle Elliott Olivia Nelson-Ododa uh-DOH-duh Alma Mater ........................................ UConn ‘96 WBB Office Phone ......................(860) 486-4756 2 Game 7 | Providence | Gampel Pavilion | Storrs, Conn. | Jan. 9 2020-21 UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LAST TIME OUT PAIGE BUCKETS • UConn last played on Dec. 29, when the Hus- • In the start to her long-awaited college de- THE MATCHUP kies picked up a 75-52 win over No. 18 DePaul. but, No. 1-recruit and consensus high school QUICK FACTS • Freshman Paige Bueckers led the Huskies All-American and Player of the Year Paige Buec- Overall .......................................... UConn, 40-21 with 18 points. Four other players finished in kers has led UConn offensively. Auriemma vs. Providence ...........................39-10 double-digit scoring: Olivia Nelson-Ododa (16), • Bueckers leads UConn in points (109/18.2), as- First Meeting ................................... Dec. 5, 1975 Christyn Williams (14), Aaliyah Edwards (11) sists (31/5.2), steals (16/2.7) and three-point field Last Meeting ..................................Feb.