UConn women’s basketball to host Tennessee on Dec. 12
The two schools will kick off a new home-and-home series this season in Connecticut.
The University of Connecticut women's basketball team will face off against the University of Tennessee Volunteers in a home-and-home series beginning on Saturday, December 12. This marks the earliest meeting between the two schools in the rivalry's history, as all previous matchups occurred after the new year, with one exception in 2000.
Following UConn's dominant 99-66 victory over Tennessee in February, Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell expressed her disapproval of the timing of the series. UConn leads the series with an 18-10 record, including the most recent contest where they outscored the Vols by 30 points in a 99-66 win. The Huskies, led by players Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong, are coming off their most lopsided victory in the rivalry, while Tennessee is set to enter the 2027-28 season with a new roster after a disappointing season where they went 16-14 and were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Huskies will also host Iowa on November 8, Texas in an exhibition on October 19, Michigan on November 5, Louisville on November 15, Notre Dame and Ohio State on dates yet to be determined, as well as Syracuse and South Carolina on neutral courts.
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