{
  "id": 15686796,
  "title": "Sarah Strong, Jovana Popovic lead UConn women's basketball to preseason win over Texas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/sarah-strong-jovana-popovic-lead-uconn-womens-basketball-to-preseason",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T02:20:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sarah-strong-jovana-popovic-lead-022033477.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hartford, Connecticut - October 19, 2026 - The UConn women's basketball team, led by Sarah Strong and Jovana Popovic, secured a preseason victory over the Texas Longhorns with a score of 83-61. Strong led the scoring with 27 points, while Popovic contributed 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and one steal. The Huskies outscored Texas 19-8 in the third quarter and held the Longhorns to a 2-of-14 shooting performance. Despite facing challenges from Texas's size and robust defense, UConn's versatility and teamwork shone through, with Allie Ziebell making her preseason debut after recovering from an ankle injury. The Huskies will continue their preseason schedule with a game against Army on Sunday.",
  "summary": "Jovana Popovic and Sarah Strong combined for 59 of UConn's 83 points.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}