11/9/2026 12:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK – UConn women's basketball swept the first BIG EAST weekly honors of the season as junior Sarah Strong was named Player of the Week and Jovana Popovic was selected Freshman of the Week the league announced Monday.
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 opened the season with 19 points, five assists and a career-high eight steals vs. Cornell. Strong set a career-high with 39 points on a .577/.500/.800 shooting split and added 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season 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.
In her first collegiate game, Popovic had 19 points and three steals vs. Cornell. She followed up with 25 points, seven rebounds, four assist and three steals at No. 5 Michigan. Popovic had six assists to go with 10 points vs. No. 10 Iowa.
This is the 11th career BIG EAST Player of the Week honor for Strong.
The second-ranked Huskies (2-1) have two tough road matches this week. UConn travels to No. 18 Ohio State (3-0) on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. on FS1 and No. 7 Louisville (3-0) on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN.
