University of Connecticut
Ohio State
11/11/2026 4:16:00โฏPM | Women's Basketball
STORRS, Conn. โ The fourth-ranked UConn women's basketball team (2-1) travels to No. 17 Ohio State for the Huskies' third straight ranked matchup on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The game will air on FS1 and the UConn Sports Network from Learfield (FOX Sports 97.9).
UConn is in a stretch with three straight Big Ten opponents and four straight ranked opponents. The Huskies are also in a stretch of eight of nine games are against top-20 opponents.
Junior Sarah Strong broke out for a career-high 39 points to lead UConn past No. 10 Iowa, 91-79, last Sunday. Strong shot 15-26 from the field and 5-10 from three-point range. She added 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.
Sophomore Blanca Quiñonez tied her career high with 21 points off the bench. Senior KK Arnold had 14 points and freshman Olivia Vukosa grabbed 10 rebounds.
UConn is 7-1 all-time vs. Ohio State. The teams last played on Nov. 16, 2025, in Hartford. Sarah Strong had 29 points, seven assists and five steals in the game.
Arnold is originally from Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State moved to 3-0 with a 91-57 win over Mercyhurst last Sunday. This season, Jaloni Cambridge leads the Buckeyes with 20.7 points per game. Head coach Kevin McGuff is in his 14th season at Ohio State.
Junior Sarah Strong was named BIG EAST Player of the Week for the 11th time in her career and Jovana Popovic was selected the conference's Freshman of the Week.
Strong averaged 23.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 steals per game in a 2-1 week for the Huskies, who played two games against top-10 opponents. She set a career-high with 39 points on a .577/.500/.800 shooting split vs. No. 10 Iowa.
Popovic has had an impressive start to her rookie season, averaging 18.0 points on a .611/.600/.800 shooting split with 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game.
UConn next plays at home on Friday, Nov. 20, for the team's BIG EAST opener vs. Seton Hall. Fans are encouraged to wear BLUE for the Huskies' Bleed Blue game.
