The UConn women's basketball team, winner of 12 national championships, will renew a slew of rivalries during the non-conference portion of their 2026-27 schedule.
The slate, which was announced Monday, Aug. 17, includes matchups with South Carolina, Tennessee and Notre Dame.
UConn will face Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks on Nov. 24 at the Hall of Fame Showcase at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. This will be the first meeting between UConn and South Carolina since the 2026 Final Four where UConn coach Geno Auriemma got upset near the end of the loss that ended the Huskies’ perfect season, yelling at Staley before leaving the court.
The Huskies will visit the Fighting Irish at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana, on Dec. 9, marking the 58th meeting between the two sides. UConn beat Notre Dame twice last season, once in Storrs, Connecticut, and again in the Elite Eight in Fort Worth, Texas. UConn leads the all-time series 41-16 and the teams are 5-5 over their last 10 meetings.
Tennessee and UConn will square off on Dec. 12 at a still to-be-announced location. The Huskies have won five of the last six meetings with the Lady Vols, with Tennessee's victory coming on Feb. 6, 2025 in Knoxville during Kim Caldwell’s first season as head coach.
UConn also has marquee matchups against Michigan, Iowa, Ohio State, Louisville, Duke, Maryland and LSU. The Huskies will meet the Blue Devils in Boston on Nov. 28, Maryland in Brooklyn on Dec. 5, and LSU in Nashville on Dec. 20.
In all, 10 of UConn’s non-conference opponents played in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Four of those games will be at neutral sites.
The Huskies — who return reigning National Player of the Year Sarah Strong — will begin their season at home on Nov. 2 against Cornell. Before that date, UConn will play in exhibitions against Syracuse, Texas and Army.
Here’s UConn’s full non-conference schedule:
- Nov. 2 vs. Cornell
- Nov. 5 at Michigan
- Nov. 8 vs. Iowa (location TBA)
- Nov. 12 at Ohio State
- Nov. 15 at Louisville
- Nov. 24 vs. South Carolina (at Mohegan Sun)
- Nov. 28 vs. Duke (in Boston)
- Dec. 2 vs. UNLV (location TBA)
- Dec. 5 vs. Maryland (in Brooklyn, New York)
- Dec. 9 at Notre Dame
- Dec. 12 vs. Tennessee (location TBA)
- Dec. 20 vs. LSU (in Nashville)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Geno, Dawn meet again: UConn's schedule is packed with must-watch matchups
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