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Fudd and Strong power No. 1 UConn to an 83-69 win over Villanova as win streak reaches 44 games
Azzi Fudd scored 25 points and Sarah Strong added 21 as UConn extended its win streak to 44 games, maintaining an undefeated 28-0 season record.
- On Wednesday, the UConn women's basketball team defeated Villanova 83-69 at Finneran Pavilion to clinch the Big East championship and extend their 44-game winning streak.
- UConn faced its first halftime deficit of the season after giving up 12 turnovers and a 0-for-7 stretch, with Villanova leading 40-37 at halftime.
- Supporting the comeback, Ashlynn Shade and others provided 13 points, six rebounds, and forced 26 turnovers for 28 points off turnovers, outscoring Villanova 26-12 in the third.
- For Villanova, the loss ended their six-game winning streak as the Wildcats fell to 21-6, 14-4; UConn hosts Providence on Sunday, extending their streak to 64 games.
- Despite recurring slow starts in Big East play, UConn overcame an early deficit, with Azzi Fudd, redshirt senior guard, leading the comeback to preserve their unbeaten season trajectory.
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Women’s Basketball: Azzi Fudd, Sarah Strong power No. 1 UConn past Villanova
By Rob Parent RADNOR — Azzi Fudd helped lead a second-half comeback and finished with 25 points, and Sarah Strong scored 21 points despite early foul trouble as No. 1 UConn outlasted Villanova 83-69 on Wednesday night. The Huskies (28-0, 17-0 Big East) have won 44 consecutive games since losing at Tennessee on Feb. 6 of last year. They ran their winning streak against conference opponents to 64 games, including regular-season and Big East Tourna…
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Fudd and Strong power No. 1 UConn to an 83-69 win over Villanova as win streak reaches 44 games
Azzi Fudd helped lead a second-half comeback and finished with 25 points, and Sarah Strong scored 21 despite early foul trouble as No. 1 UConn outlasted Villanova 83-69 on Wednesday night.
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Villanova Women’s Basketball Falls Short Against UConn, 83-69
On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Villanova women’s basketball fell 83-69, to No. 1 University of Connecticut at the Finneran Pavilion. The ‘Cats managed to keep their momentum throughout the first half, leading 40-37, causing the Huskies’s first halftime scoring deficit of the season. Villanova (21-6 overall, 14-4 Big East) previously lost, 99-50, to the undefeated Huskies back on Jan. 15 in Storrs, CT. UConn (28-0, 18-0) was named the 2025-2026 Big East…
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