{
  "id": 13784037,
  "title": "What Geno Auriemma, UConn women's basketball hope to learn from preseason exhibitions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/what-geno-auriemma-uconn-womens-basketball-hope-to-learn-from",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T19:35:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/geno-auriemma-uconn-womens-basketball-193547183.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "STORRS - College basketball's October is dedicated to practice for UConn women's basketball, with the team preparing for three preseason exhibitions. Head coach Geno Auriemma sees these games as opportunities for his team to test their new system and evaluate their performance. The first exhibition is against Syracuse, scheduled for March 26 at Mohegan Sun Arena. While the outcome won't count towards their record, Auriemma expects the team to play their best. The exhibition game will serve as a dress rehearsal, with the Huskies following their regular pregame routine and holding a shootaround. However, they will be missing some key players due to injuries, including Morgan Cheli (ankle), Allie Ziebell (ankle), Blanca Quiñonez (shoulder), and Marine Dursus (foot). Freshmen Olivia Vukosa and Jovana Popovic are expected to make their debuts in the game.",
  "summary": "Monday will be Geno Auriemma's first look at how his 2026-27 team shapes up against real competition.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}