Thirty years and twelve national titles later, Geno Auriemma still remembers the first one like it happened yesterday. The 1995 championship win put the UConn H

The UConn women's basketball team let the Cardinals shrink a once 28-point lead down to 10 in the game's final minutes. While Auriemma blamed the poor fourth quarter to the ebbs and flows of a basketball game, his players showed their disappointment in this week's film session.

No. 1 UConn started its title defense with a 79-66 season-opening win over Louisville on Tuesday at the Armed Forces Classic in Annapolis, Maryland.

The UConn women’s basketball team will retire Sue Bird’s jersey, and several former players will join the Huskies of Honor this season.

The program will retire Bird's No. 10 jersey when the Huskies face Big East rival DePaul on Dec. 7. No current Huskies wear the No. 10 - Qadance Samuels was the most recent player to wear the number before transferring to NC State this offseason - as Bird's digits will join Rebecca Lobo's No. 50 and Swin Cash's No. 32 in the rafters.

Connecticut and Louisville were set to play at Ramstein Air Base in Germany in the Armed Forces Classic, but the government shutdown forced a change of plans, moving the game to Annapolis and leading to a homecoming of sorts for several players and coaches.

UConn? As good as expected. Tennessee? Still chasing elite status. And Notre Dame? Heavily reliant on Hannah Hidalgo.

The Naval Academy hosted UConn and Louisville in the Armed Forces Classic women’s basketball game, on a weekend about more than just a game.

The Huskies are also without freshman Gandy Malou-Mamel. Geno Auriemma said last week that Malou-Mamel got "whacked" by Serah Williams in practice and was "hopeful" to return in time for the season-opener.

1. Sarah Strong, forward UConn Strong is a do-it-all forward who already plays like a veteran. She’s smart, vocal, and impacts the game in every area — rebounding, defending, and scoring efficiently. Expect her to take a big leap in Year 2.

The UConn women's basketball team is offering a chance to meet members of its star-studded roster after a pair of upcoming home games.