University of Connecticut
Army
10/24/2026 10:50:00โฏAM | Women's Basketball
STORRS, Conn. โ The second-ranked UConn women's basketball team plays its final preseason game vs. Army on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the M&T Bank Center at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion.
Sunday's game will air locally on The Wax and will stream for $4.99 on UConn+.
UConn beat Texas, who's ranked No. 6 to start the season, 83-61, last Sunday. Junior forward Sarah Strong led the game with 27 points while freshman Jovana Popovic had 22 points and a game-high seven rebounds and five assists.
After being tied 37-37 at halftime, the Huskies outscored the Longhorns 46-24 in the second half.
Army finished the 2025-26 season with a 26-8 record and advanced to the Great 8 in the WNIT. It was the team's second most wins in program history and farthest playoff run in its Division I era. The Black Knights were selected second in the Patriot League Preseason Poll and Camryn Tade and Kya Smith were named Preseason All-Patriot League Team.
UConn is ranked No. 2 in the preseason Associated Press and USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll. Strong was named a preseason AP All-American on Thursday.
The Huskies open the 2026-27 season vs. Cornell at 5 p.m. in PeoplesBank Arena on Nov. 2 followed by the UConn men's team beginning their season after vs. Gardner Webb at 9 p.m. Tickets for both games are available at www.uconntickets.com.
