Samuelson scores 28, No. 3 UConn beats LSU, 76-53
Katie Lou Samuelson scored a career-high 28 points, Kia Nurse added a season best 15 points along with eight assists, and No. 3 UConn handed LSU its first loss of the season, 76-53 on Sunday nigh
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
UConn Huskies
76
LSU Tigers
53
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | 18 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 76 |
| LSU | 14 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 53 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Iowa Hawkeyes | W 91-79 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | @ Michigan Wolverines | L 66-77 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Cornell Big Red | W 100-35 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 76-53
Chloe Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 76-52
Foul on Natalie Butler.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 76-52
Foul on Raigyne Moncrief.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 76-52
Foul on Kyla Irwin.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:13 76-52
Alexis Hyder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:13 76-51
Foul on Crystal Dangerfield.
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JumpShot 2:13 76-51
Alexis Hyder made Jumper. Assisted by Raigyne Moncrief.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:33 76-49
Ayana Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:33 76-48
Foul on Napheesa Collier.
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LayUpShot 2:50 76-48
Molly Bent made Layup. Assisted by Kyla Irwin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:55 74-48
Napheesa Collier made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:44 71-48
Napheesa Collier made Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Dangerfield.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:11 69-48
Jenna Deemer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:11 69-47
Foul on Molly Bent.
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LayUpShot 5:32 69-47
Katie Lou Samuelson made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:54 67-47
Chloe Jackson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:54 67-45
Foul on Shanice Norton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:22 67-45
Katie Lou Samuelson made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:37 64-45
Foul on Shanice Norton.
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JumpShot 7:53 64-45
Jasmine Rhodes made Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Hyder.
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JumpShot 8:34 64-43
Raigyne Moncrief made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:18 64-41
Foul on Jasmine Rhodes.
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PersonalFoul 9:27 64-41
Foul on Gabby Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:47 64-41
Katie Lou Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kia Nurse.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 61-41
Foul on Ayana Mitchell.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 61-41
Gabby Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 60-41
Gabby Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 59-41
Foul on Raigyne Moncrief.
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PersonalFoul 1:28 59-41
Foul on Shanice Norton.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 59-41
Alexis Hyder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 59-40
Foul on Gabby Williams.
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JumpShot 2:15 59-40
Raigyne Moncrief made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 59-38
Kia Nurse made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:40 58-38
Kia Nurse made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:40 57-38
Foul on Chloe Jackson.
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PersonalFoul 3:14 57-38
Foul on Katie Lou Samuelson.
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JumpShot 3:14 57-38
Ayana Mitchell made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:51 57-36
Raigyne Moncrief made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:51 57-35
Foul on Kia Nurse.
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PersonalFoul 4:34 57-35
Foul on Napheesa Collier.
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PersonalFoul 5:06 57-35
Foul on Napheesa Collier.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:52 57-35
Kia Nurse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saniya Chong.
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JumpShot 6:02 54-35
Raigyne Moncrief made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:23 54-33
Katie Lou Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kia Nurse.
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JumpShot 6:46 51-33
Raigyne Moncrief made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:24 51-31
Katie Lou Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kia Nurse.
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JumpShot 7:41 48-31
Raigyne Moncrief made Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:12 48-29
Shanice Norton made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:20 48-27
Foul on Alexis Hyder.
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JumpShot 8:39 48-27
Shanice Norton made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:10 48-25
Kia Nurse made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:31 46-25
Foul on Ayana Mitchell.
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JumpShot 0:21 46-25
Crystal Dangerfield made Jumper. Assisted by Molly Bent.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 44-25
Katie Lou Samuelson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 43-25
Katie Lou Samuelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 42-25
Foul on Raigyne Moncrief.
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JumpShot 1:00 42-25
Chloe Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Rina Hill.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:26 42-23
Kia Nurse made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:26 41-23
Kia Nurse made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:26 40-23
Foul on Chloe Jackson.
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End Game 0:00 76-53
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:13 76-53
Natalie Butler Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 76-53
Chloe Jackson missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 76-53
Chloe Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 76-52
Foul on Natalie Butler.
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Steal 0:19 76-52
Alexis Hyder Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:20 76-52
Crystal Dangerfield Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 76-52
Foul on Raigyne Moncrief.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 76-52
Natalie Butler Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:42 76-52
Chloe Jackson missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:06 76-52
Chloe Jackson Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:06 76-52
Raigyne Moncrief missed Jumper.
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Steal 1:13 76-52
Alexis Hyder Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:14 76-52
Crystal Dangerfield Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:27 76-52
Crystal Dangerfield Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:27 76-52
Jenna Deemer missed Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 76-52
Foul on Kyla Irwin.
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Steal 1:50 76-52
Ayana Mitchell Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:50 76-52
Kyla Irwin Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:13 76-52
Alexis Hyder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:13 76-51
Foul on Crystal Dangerfield.
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JumpShot 2:13 76-51
Alexis Hyder made Jumper. Assisted by Raigyne Moncrief.
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Offensive Rebound 2:33 76-49
Chloe Jackson Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:33 76-49
Ayana Mitchell missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:33 76-49
Ayana Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:33 76-48
Foul on Napheesa Collier.
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LayUpShot 2:50 76-48
Molly Bent made Layup. Assisted by Kyla Irwin.
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Offensive Rebound 3:14 74-48
Napheesa Collier Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:14 74-48
Crystal Dangerfield missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:33 74-48
Raigyne Moncrief Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:55 74-48
Napheesa Collier made Three Point Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 4:02 71-48
Official TV Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 4:10 71-48
Kyla Irwin Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:10 71-48
Jenna Deemer missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:44 71-48
Napheesa Collier made Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Dangerfield.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:11 69-48
Jenna Deemer made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 5:11 69-47
LSU Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:11 69-47
Jenna Deemer missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:11 69-47
Foul on Molly Bent.
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LayUpShot 5:32 69-47
Katie Lou Samuelson made Layup.
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Team Stats
CONN
LSU
22-47
FG
22-63
47
Field Goal %
35
14-26
3PT
0-4
54
Three Point %
0
18-21
FT
9-17
86
Free Throw %
53
39
Rebounds
31
11
Offensive Rebounds
17
28
Defensive Rebounds
14
16
Assists
7
6
Steals
16
3
Blocks
5
20
Turnovers
13
0
Team Turnovers
0
20
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
17
Points Off Turnovers
16
0
Fast Break Points
0
16
Points in Paint
26
17
Fouls
21
28
Largest Lead
2
Highlights
00:16
C. Dangerfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K. Nurse.
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00:41
LSU keeps the ball alive and gets the layup
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00:33
Katie Lou Samuelson makes a 3-pointer in the corner as she is fouled
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00:57
Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma happy with the way his team played in the 2nd Quarter
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