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2020-21 SCHEDULE #3/5 UCONN at SETON HALL Overall: 1-0 | BIG EAST: 0-0 1-0, 0-0 BIG EAST 2-1, 0-0 BIG EAST Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 DEC. 15 | 6:30 P.M. | SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. | WALSH GYMNASIUM 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: setonhall.statbroadcast.com 12/04 vs. Louisville2 ESPN Canceled 12/12 UMASS LOWELL SNY W, 79-23 FAST BREAK 12/15 BUTLER* SNY Postponed 12/15 at Seton Hall* SNY 6:30 p.m. • UConn returns to BIG EAST Conference play at Seton Hall Tuesday. The Huskies are 51-10 all- 12/17 CREIGHTON* SNY 6:30 p.m. time vs. the Pirates. 12/19 XAVIER* SNY 1 p.m. • The Huskies opened the 2020-21 season last Saturday as UConn beat UMass Lowell, 79-23. No. 12/22 at Villanova* SNY 7 p.m. 1-recruit Paige Bueckers made her long-awaited debut and posted 17 points, nine rebounds, five 01/07 at Baylor TBA TBA 01/21 at Tennessee TBA TBA assists and five steals. Bueckers was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Monday. 02/08 SOUTH CAROLINA TBA TBA • The 2020-21 season is Geno Auriemma’s 36th at the helm for the Huskies. The Hall of Fame Home games in CAPS coach and 11-time national champion holds a 1092-142 (.885) record, which ranks third among NCAA women’s basketball coaches. 1 - Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase (Mohegan Sun Arena, • The Huskies are ranked No. 3 in the latest AP Poll, where UConn has been ranked since the Uncasville, Conn.) 2 - Jimmy V. Women’s Classic (Mohegan Sun Arena, Unc- preseason. This was the 14th consecutive season UConn has been ranked in the top five in the asville, Conn.) preseason AP Poll. Rankings AP/USA Today Coaches • Connecticut re-enters the BIG EAST Conference in 2020-21. As members of the conference from All times Eastern 1982-2013, UConn won 19 regular season and 18 tournament titles. • Junior Christyn Williams was named the BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year while Paige Bueckers was tabbed Preseason Freshman of the Year. Juniors Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Evina Westbrook were named Preseason All-BIG EAST. • UConn features seven newcomers on its roster this season. Junior Evina Westbrook, who red- shirted 2019-20, will be available as well as freshmen Paige Bueckers, Autumn Chassion, Aali- yah Edwards, Piath Gabriel, Mir McLean and Nika Muhl. PROBABLE STARTERS 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 Canadian National Team member 5 Paige Bueckers 5-11 Fr. G BIG EAST Freshman of the Week 10 Nika Mühl 5-10 Fr. G Played four seasons in First League of Croatia 11 Mir McLean 5-11 Fr. F No. 25-ranked recruit 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Jr. G BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 Jr. F Preseason All-BIG EAST WBB Contact - Anna LaBonte 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 R-Jr. G Made UConn debut vs. UMass Lowell Email - [email protected] 24 Anna Makurat 6-1 So. G Trained with Poland National Team in summer ‘20 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 Cheryl Miller Award watch list 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 Letterwininers 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 ........................1,183-304 (.796) 24 Anna Makurat 6-2 G So. Sierakowice, Poland / Sport Championship School Gampel Pavilion Record ................342-21 (.942) 32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 F Fr. Manchester, N.H. / Bradford Christian Academy XL Center Record ..........................179-14 (.927) All-Time Conference Record .........524-89 (.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, Returning Starters (3) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Jr. G 1-1 10.0 7.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 Conference Tournament Record .....88-13 (.871) 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 Jr. F 1-1 12.0 9.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 24 Anna Makurat 6-2 So. G 1-1 8.0 7.0 5.0 0.0 2.0 Conference Tournament Titles ........................ 25 1989, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, Returning Letterwinners (1) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 So. F 1-0 9.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 ‘18, ‘19, ‘20 NCAA Tournament Appearances .................... 31 Newcomers (7) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG NCAA Tournament Record ............122-20 (.859) 2 Autumn Chassion 5-8 Fr. G 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Final Four Appearances ................................. 20 3 Aaliyah Edwards 6-3 Fr. F 1-0 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 NCAA Championships .....................................11 5 Paige Bueckers 5-11 Fr. G 1-1 17.0 9.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 10 Nika Mühl 5-10 Fr. G 1-0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1995, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘09, ‘10, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 11 Mir McLean 5-11 Fr. F 1-0 10.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 R-Jr. G 1-1 5.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 COACHING STAFF 32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 Fr. F 1-0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 Head Coach .............................. Geno Auriemma Alma Mater ..............................West Chester ‘81 Career Record (35th Yr.) ..........1,092-142 (.885) Associate Head Coach ....................Chris Dailey PRONUNCIATION Alma Mater .......................................Rutgers ‘82 Geno Auriemma or-ee-EHM-uh Assistant Coach ............................... Shea Ralph Paige Bueckers BECK-ers Alma Mater ........................................ UConn ‘01 Autumn Chassion SHASS-on Assistant Coach ............................Jamelle Elliott Anna Makurat ah-nuh ma-KUR-it Alma Mater ........................................ UConn ‘96 Nika Mühl NEE-kuh mule WBB Office Phone ......................(860) 486-4756 Olivia Nelson-Ododa uh-DOH-duh 2 Game 2 | at Seton Hall | Walsh Gymnasium | December 15 2020-21 UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LAST TIME OUT HOME SWEET HOME IN THE POLLS • UConn opened the season with a 79-23 win • The Huskies have a 410-34 (.924) record in ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 (Dec. 14) over UMass Lowell last Saturday. games played at Gampel Pavilion or the XL Cen- Rk. Team Record Prev. • Freshman Paige Bueckers made her ter. 1 Stanford (26) 4-0 1 long-awaited debut, notching 17 points, nine re- • The program boasts a record of 299-8 (.973) in 2 Louisville (1) 5-0 2 bounds, five assists and five steals. Gampel since the 1993-94 season, and the Hus- 3 UConn (1) 1-0 3 • Junior Olivia Nelson-Ododa also had nine re- kies have won 162 of their last 194 games in the 4 NC State (2) 6-0 4 bounds while adding 12 points. Storrs facility. 5 South Carolina 4-1 5 • The Huskies notched 60 points in the paint • UConn’s last loss at the XL Center came on 6 Arizona 4-0 6 T7 Baylor 3-1 7 and 29 fast-break points while holding the River Jan. 9, 2020 (#6 Baylor, 74-58). T7 Oregon 5-0 8 Hawks to single digits in each quarter. • The program’s last loss at Gampel was on Feb. 9 Kentucky 6-0 9 • In addition to Bueckers, redshirt junior Evina 3, 2020 (#3 Oregon, 74-56). 10 Texas A&M 6-0 10 Westbrook and freshmen Aaliyah Edwards, Mir • Due to COVID-19, UConn will only play home 11 UCLA 4-1 11 McLean, Nika Mühl and Piath Gabriel made games at Gampel Pavilion this season.