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The UConn Huskies completed a perfect regular season by routing St. John's at Madison Square Garden.
Azzi Fudd #35 of the Connecticut Huskies is defended by Destiny Agubata #4 of the Georgetown Hoyas during the first half of the NCAA women's basketball game at PeoplesBank Arena on February 26, 2026 in Hartford, Connecticut.
The UConn Women’s Basketball program has made a lot of history over the years, and the top ranked team in the nation made more history on Sunday night.
The Huskies were hardly challenged en route to a 31–0 season.
The No. 1-ranked Huskies face St. John’s in the first-ever stand-alone women’s college basketball game at Madison Square Garden Sunday night in New York, looking to finish out the year officially undefeated.
Dom Amore: UConn women took The Garden by storm. Now the stage is set for another championship chase
Here was a stage befitting UConn women’s basketball. Gampel Pavilion and PeoplesBank Arena are home, Mohegan is cozy and close by, but the Huskies have long belonged on Broadway, at least for limited engagements.
In the second and final Top 16 reveal by the NCAA Tournament selection committee Sunday, UConn was placed as the overall No. 1 seed and the top seed in the Fort Worth (Texas) 1 Regional. Its seedings were based on results through Saturday.
UConn women’s basketball star Sarah Strong was named to the 2026 Naismith Women’s College Defensive Player of the Year Late-Season Team, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club