Gabby Williams helps UConn to 30th straight NCAA tournament appearance
Gabby Williams scored 19 points to lead No. 1 UConn to a 70-54 victory over 19th-ranked South Florida on Tuesday in the American Athletic Conference championship.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
South Florida Bulls
54
UConn Huskies
70
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USF | 17 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 54 |
| CONN | 21 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 70 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Rhode Island Rams | L 63-82 | NCAAW |
| 11/6/26 | @ Belmont Bruins | W 69-66 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Furman Paladins | W 80-54 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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JumpShot 0:46 54-70
Napheesa Collier made Jumper. Assisted by Kia Nurse.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:41 54-68
Kitija Laksa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:41 53-68
Kitija Laksa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:41 52-68
Foul on Napheesa Collier.
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LayUpShot 1:59 52-68
Gabby Williams made Layup. Assisted by Napheesa Collier.
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LayUpShot 2:14 52-66
Tamara Henshaw made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:33 50-66
Napheesa Collier made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:13 50-64
Kitija Laksa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:13 49-64
Foul on Azura Stevens.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:13 49-64
Kitija Laksa made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:39 46-64
Napheesa Collier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Dangerfield.
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JumpShot 4:58 46-61
Kitija Laksa made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:07 44-61
Foul on Napheesa Collier.
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LayUpShot 5:23 44-61
Laura Ferreira made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:33 42-61
Katie Lou Samuelson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:33 42-60
Katie Lou Samuelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:33 42-59
Foul on Kitija Laksa.
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LayUpShot 5:55 42-59
Tamara Henshaw made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:12 40-59
Foul on Gabby Williams.
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JumpShot 6:29 40-59
Gabby Williams made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:49 40-57
Kitija Laksa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laia Flores.
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PersonalFoul 6:55 37-57
Foul on Katie Lou Samuelson.
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JumpShot 7:33 37-57
Kitija Laksa made Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Henshaw.
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PersonalFoul 8:15 35-57
Foul on Laura Ferreira.
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LayUpShot 8:52 35-57
Kia Nurse made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:28 35-55
Kitija Laksa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laia Flores.
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PersonalFoul 9:50 32-55
Foul on Kitija Laksa.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 32-55
Azura Stevens made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 32-54
Foul on Laia Flores.
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LayUpShot 0:30 32-54
Azura Stevens made Layup. Assisted by Gabby Williams.
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PersonalFoul 0:56 32-52
Foul on Kitija Laksa.
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LayUpShot 1:10 32-52
Laura Ferreira made Layup. Assisted by Tamara Henshaw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:28 30-52
Crystal Dangerfield made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:28 30-51
Crystal Dangerfield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:28 30-50
Foul on Alyssa Rader.
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LayUpShot 2:04 30-50
Azura Stevens made Layup. Assisted by Gabby Williams.
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PersonalFoul 2:34 30-48
Foul on Azura Stevens.
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PersonalFoul 3:02 30-48
Foul on Azura Stevens.
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PersonalFoul 3:30 30-48
Foul on Alyssa Rader.
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LayUpShot 3:57 30-48
Katie Lou Samuelson made Layup. Assisted by Gabby Williams.
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LayUpShot 4:27 30-46
Azura Stevens made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Dangerfield.
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PersonalFoul 5:22 30-44
Foul on Gabby Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:56 30-44
Kitija Laksa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laura Ferreira.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:27 27-44
Crystal Dangerfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabby Williams.
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LayUpShot 7:11 27-41
Gabby Williams made Layup.
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JumpShot 7:45 27-39
Gabby Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Dangerfield.
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JumpShot 8:59 27-37
Laia Flores made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:41 25-37
Kitija Laksa made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:07 23-37
Katie Lou Samuelson made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 23-34
Megan Walker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 23-33
Foul on Laia Flores.
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LayUpShot 1:51 23-33
Crystal Dangerfield made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:26 23-31
Azura Stevens made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:40 23-29
Laura Ferreira made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laia Flores.
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JumpShot 4:22 20-29
Gabby Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Azura Stevens.
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LayUpShot 5:08 20-27
Gabby Williams made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:50 20-25
Azura Stevens made Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Dangerfield.
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PersonalFoul 8:05 20-23
Foul on Tamara Henshaw.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:19 20-23
Maria Jespersen made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:50 17-23
Azura Stevens made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 54-70
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 54-70
Napheesa Collier Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:23 54-70
Kitija Laksa missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:46 54-70
Napheesa Collier made Jumper. Assisted by Kia Nurse.
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Steal 1:09 54-68
Napheesa Collier Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:09 54-68
Tamara Henshaw Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:14 54-68
Tamara Henshaw Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:14 54-68
Kitija Laksa missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:23 54-68
Maria Jespersen Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:23 54-68
Katie Lou Samuelson missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:41 54-68
Kitija Laksa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:41 53-68
Kitija Laksa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:41 52-68
Foul on Napheesa Collier.
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LayUpShot 1:59 52-68
Gabby Williams made Layup. Assisted by Napheesa Collier.
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LayUpShot 2:14 52-66
Tamara Henshaw made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:18 50-66
Tamara Henshaw Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:18 50-66
Maria Jespersen missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:33 50-66
Napheesa Collier made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:01 50-64
Katie Lou Samuelson Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:01 50-64
Laia Flores missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:22 50-64
Katie Lou Samuelson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:40 50-64
Crystal Dangerfield Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:40 50-64
Kitija Laksa missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:02 50-64
Laia Flores Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:02 50-64
Katie Lou Samuelson missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:13 50-64
Kitija Laksa made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 4:13 49-64
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 4:13 49-64
Foul on Azura Stevens.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:13 49-64
Kitija Laksa made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:39 46-64
Napheesa Collier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Dangerfield.
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JumpShot 4:58 46-61
Kitija Laksa made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:07 44-61
Foul on Napheesa Collier.
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Defensive Rebound 5:08 44-61
South Florida Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 5:08 44-61
Kia Nurse missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:23 44-61
Laura Ferreira made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:33 42-61
Katie Lou Samuelson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:33 42-60
Katie Lou Samuelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:33 42-59
Foul on Kitija Laksa.
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LayUpShot 5:55 42-59
Tamara Henshaw made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 6:01 40-59
Tamara Henshaw Offensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 279 events.
Team Stats
USF
CONN
22-59
FG
28-56
37
Field Goal %
50
7-22
3PT
6-15
32
Three Point %
40
3-3
FT
8-13
100
Free Throw %
62
34
Rebounds
32
13
Offensive Rebounds
8
21
Defensive Rebounds
24
9
Assists
16
2
Steals
12
0
Blocks
6
14
Turnovers
6
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
6
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
11
Fouls
11
0
Largest Lead
23
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