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UConn Opens BIG EAST Tournament Against Creighton
5/6/2026 5:57:00 PM | Softball
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STORRS, Conn. – The UConn softball team begins its run at the 2026 BIG EAST Tournament on Thursday, May 7. The No. 2 seeded Huskies will take on the No. 3 seed Creighton Bluejays at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Chicago. The game is scheduled to begin at 4:00pm EST and will be streamed on ESPN+.
UConn enters the postseason as a top two seed for the fifth consecutive season. The Huskies come into the tournament having won seven of their last eight games of the regular season, securing a share of the BIG EAST Regular Season title for the third time under seventh year head coach Laura Valentino. UConn had a strong month in April and into May, posting a 15-3 record, sweeping three of their last five conference series. The Huskies are aiming to defend their BIG EAST crown and earn a trip back to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.
Five Huskies were recently feted by the BIG EAST coaches in the league's year-end awards, highlighted by Cat Petteys who became the third straight Husky to be named BIG EAST Player of the Year. Petteys was also an All-BIG EAST First Team selection along with teammate Jessica Walter who earned her first career all-conference honors. Three Huskies were first-time all-conference selections on the second team in Caprice Bohmer, Kaitlyn Kibling, and Savannah Ring.
A Look at Creighton
The No. 2 seed Creighton Bluejays (29-25) enter the tournament winners in two of their last three games. The Bluejays secured the three seed in the tournament with a 17-7 record in league play. Creighton is coached by Krista Wood in her fourth season. The Bluejays had a conference high six All-BIG EAST selections, highlighted by the Freshman of the Year, Keegan Mayhue and three-time Defensive Player of the Year Ashten Pierson.
Series History
UConn and Creighton are no strangers to one another in the postseason, as the two sides have met four times in the tournament since 2024. In those four games, the Huskies are 3-1 against the Bluejays. Creighton eliminated UConn from the tournament in the semifinal game in 2024. The Huskies got the better of Creighton in last year's tournament, defeating the Bluejays in the semifinal, 12-1 and then in the championship game, 18-4 en route to the program's eighth BIG EAST Tournament title.
UConn was victorious in the regular season series this year against Creighton, taking two out of three games in Storrs. The Huskies lead the all-time series, 17-6.
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