2020-21 SCHEDULE #3/4 UCONN at #17/21 DEPAUL Overall: 10-1 | BIG EAST: 8-0 10-1, 8-0 BIG EAST 9-3, 6-1 BIG EAST Home: 7-0 | Away: 3-1 | Neutral: 0-0 JAN. 31 | 1:00 PM ET | CHICAGO, ILL. | WINTRUST ARENA DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT TV: FOX | Lisa Byington (pxp), Sarah Kustok (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: depaul.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 the first-ever women’s basketball game on FOX 12/17 CREIGHTON* SNY W, 80-47 12/19 XAVIER* SNY W, 106-59 when the Huskies travel to No. 17 DePaul Sunday. 12/22 at Villanova* SNY W, 92-50 • UConn is 18-1 all-time vs. DePaul. Head coach Geno Auriemma holds an 18-0 record against the Blue Demons. 12/29 #18/20 DEPAUL* SNY W, 75-52 • The Huskies suffered their first loss of the season on Thursday, falling 90-87 at No. 19 Arkansas. Freshman 01/07 at #6/6 Baylor ESPN Canceled 01/09 PROVIDENCE* SNY W, 87-50 Paige Bueckers, who missed the previous game with an ankle injury, returned to the lineup and scored a 01/16 VILLANOVA* SNY Postponed personal-best 27 points. 01/19 BUTLER* SNY W, 103-35 • The 2020-21 season is Geno Auriemma’s 36th at the helm for the Huskies. With a win at Tennessee, 01/21 at #25/RV Tennessee ESPN W, 67-61 01/23 GEORGETOWN* SNY W, 72-41 Auriemma became the fastest coach to 1,100 career wins. He leads the nation with an 88.5 win percentage. 01/26 at Providence* SNY Postponed • Freshman phenom Paige Bueckers leads UConn in points, assists, steals and three-point field goal 01/28 at #19/17 Arkansas ESPN2 L, 90-87 percentage. 01/31 at #17/21 DePaul* FOX 1:00 PM • The Huskies are ranked No. 3 in the latest AP Poll. UConn has been ranked in the AP Poll for 519 consecutive 02/03 ST. JOHN’S* SNY 6:30 PM 02/05 at Marquette* SNY 7:00 PM weeks, including 292 straight weeks in the top 10. 02/08 SOUTH CAROLINA FS1 7:00 PM • Connecticut re-enters the BIG EAST Conference in 2020-21. As members of the conference from 1982-2013, 02/10 SETON HALL* SNY 6:30 PM UConn won 19 regular season and 18 tournament titles. 02/12 at Georgetown* CBSSN 6:00 PM 02/17 at St. John’s* SNY 6:00 PM • UConn features eight newcomers on its roster this season. Junior Evina Westbrook, who redshirted 2019- 02/20 at Xavier* SNY TBA 20, is joined by freshmen Paige Bueckers, Autumn Chassion, Aaliyah Edwards, Piath Gabriel, Mir Mc- 02/25 at Creighton* SNY 7:00 PM Lean and Nika Mühl. Class of 2021 signee Saylor Poffenbarger enrolled at UConn earlier this month and 02/27 at Butler* SNY 7:00 PM 03/01 MARQUETTE* CBSSN 8:00 PM officially joined the team this week. Home games in CAPS LAST GAME’S STARTERS 1 - Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase (Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.) 2 - Jimmy V. Women’s Classic (Mohegan Sun Arena, Unc- asville, Conn.) Rankings AP/USA Today Coaches All times Eastern NELSON-ODODA WESTBROOK BUECKERS GRIFFIN WILLIAMS 2020-21 HUSKIES NO. NAME HT CL POS NOTES 2 Autumn Chassion 5-8 Fr. G Scored first career points vs. Butler 3 Aaliyah Edwards 6-3 Fr. F Made first career start vs. Providence 4 Saylor Poffenbarger 6-2 Fr. G Joined team in January; 2021 signee 5 Paige Bueckers 5-11 Fr. G Five-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week 10 Nika Mühl 5-10 Fr. G Made first career start vs. Georgetown 11 Mir McLean 5-11 Fr. F Had 10 pts, 6 rebs in college debut vs. UML 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Jr. G Led team with 20 points at #25 Tennessee ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 Jr. F Ranks third nationally in field goal pct. WBB Contact - Anna LaBonte 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 R-Jr. G Scored 19 points at #19 Arknasas Email - [email protected] 24 Anna Makurat 6-1 So. G Averaging 3.8 assists per game Cell - 860-617-6092 32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 Fr. F Has appeared in nine games BUECKERS Office - 860-486-2241 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 So. F Made first career start vs. Butler 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 ........................1,193-304 (.797) 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 G R-Jr. Salem, Ore. / Tennessee Gampel Pavilion Record ................348-21 (.942) 24 Anna Makurat 6-2 G So. Sierakowice, Poland / Sport Championship School XL Center Record ..........................179-14 (.927) All-Time Conference Record .........532-89 (.851) 32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 F Fr. Manchester, N.H. / Bradford Christian Academy Conference Regular Season Titles ................. 26 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 STARTERS HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG Conference Tournament Record .....88-13 (.871) 5 Paige Bueckers 5-11 Fr. G 10-10 19.1 5.5 5.3 0.3 2.6 Conference Tournament Titles ........................ 25 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Jr. G 11-11 15.6 4.6 3.5 0.5 1.4 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 Jr. F 11-11 14.5 7.2 1.8 2.1 0.5 1989, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 R-Jr. G 11-11 11.9 4.5 4.6 0.4 1.9 ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 So. F 11-4 9.2 5.1 1.3 0.9 1.3 ‘18, ‘19, ‘20 NCAA Tournament Appearances .................... 31 RESERVES HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG NCAA Tournament Record ............122-20 (.859) 2 Autumn Chassion 5-8 Fr. G 6-0 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 Final Four Appearances ................................. 20 3 Aaliyah Edwards 6-3 Fr. F 10-1 8.1 4.5 0.5 0.9 0.4 NCAA Championships .....................................11 4 Saylor Poffenbarger 6-2 Fr. G 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1995, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘09, ‘10, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 10 Nika Mühl 5-10 Fr. G 7-1 2.4 1.1 1.7 0.1 0.9 11 Mir McLean 5-11 Fr. F 11-0 3.5 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 24 Anna Makurat 6-2 So. G 9-6 4.9 4.2 3.8 0.4 1.3 COACHING STAFF 32 Piath Gabriel 6-5 Fr. F 9-0 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 Head Coach .............................. Geno Auriemma Alma Mater ..............................West Chester ‘81 Career Record (35th Yr.) ..........1,101-143 (.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 Saylor Poffenbarger POFF-in-barg-er 2 Game 12 | at #17/21 DePaul | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Ill. | Jan. 31 2020-21 UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LAST TIME OUT PAIGE BUCKETS • UConn lost its first game of the season, 90-87, • In the start to her long-awaited college de- THE MATCHUP at No. 19 Arkansas on Thursday. but, No. 1-recruit and consensus high school QUICK FACTS • Freshman Paige Bueckers set a new career All-American and Player of the Year Paige Buec- Overall ...........................................