No. 2 UConn routs Ohio State 85-53 in Huskies' season opener
Katie Lou Samuelson scored 19 points and No. 2 UConn opened its quest for a 12th national title on Sunday with an 85-53 rout of Ohio State.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Ohio State Buckeyes
53
UConn Huskies
85
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSU | 12 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 53 |
| CONN | 30 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 85 |
M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion · 8,828 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Mercyhurst Lakers | W 91-57 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Central Michigan Chippewas | W 103-36 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs UIC Flames | W 81-34 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:16 53-85
Foul on Batouly Camara.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 53-85
Carly Santoro made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 52-85
Foul on Olivia Nelson-Ododa.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 52-84
Foul on Carmen Grande.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 52-85
Lexi Gordon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 52-84
Makayla Waterman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 51-84
Makayla Waterman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:47 50-84
Foul on Molly Bent.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:48 50-84
Kyla Irwin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Molly Bent.
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PersonalFoul 3:35 50-80
Foul on Aaliyah Patty.
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PersonalFoul 3:35 50-80
Foul on Aaliyah Patty.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:35 50-81
Batouly Camara made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:40 50-80
Foul on Janai Crooms.
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LayUpShot 4:32 50-80
Katie Lou Samuelson made Layup. Assisted by Kyla Irwin.
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JumpShot 4:48 50-78
Carly Santoro made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:17 48-78
Katie Lou Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Molly Bent.
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LayUpShot 5:26 48-75
Janai Crooms made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:31 46-75
Foul on Batouly Camara.
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PersonalFoul 5:35 46-75
Foul on Crystal Dangerfield.
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LayUpShot 5:56 46-75
Kyla Irwin made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Dangerfield.
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JumpShot 6:20 46-73
Crystal Dangerfield made Jumper. Assisted by Megan Walker.
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PersonalFoul 7:09 46-71
Foul on Adreana Miller.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:57 46-71
Carly Santoro made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:31 43-71
Crystal Dangerfield made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:46 43-68
Foul on Dorka Juhasz.
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LayUpShot 8:58 43-68
Dorka Juhasz made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:50 41-68
Foul on Makayla Waterman.
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LayUpShot 0:04 41-68
Dorka Juhasz made Layup. Assisted by Carmen Grande.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 39-66
Foul on Najah Queenland.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 39-68
Christyn Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 39-67
Christyn Williams made Free Throw.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:39 39-66
Adreana Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carmen Grande.
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PersonalFoul 1:02 36-64
Foul on Janai Crooms.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 36-66
Megan Walker made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 36-65
Megan Walker made Free Throw.
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JumpShot 1:54 36-64
Katie Lou Samuelson made Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Dangerfield.
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LayUpShot 2:24 36-62
Crystal Dangerfield made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:43 36-60
Carly Santoro made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:43 35-60
Foul on Katie Lou Samuelson.
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JumpShot 3:01 35-60
Crystal Dangerfield made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 3:15 35-58
Foul on Janai Crooms.
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PersonalFoul 3:18 35-58
Foul on Janai Crooms.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 35-58
Carly Santoro made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 34-58
Carly Santoro made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:26 33-58
Foul on Katie Lou Samuelson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:26 33-58
Adreana Miller made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:26 32-58
Adreana Miller made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:26 31-58
Foul on Olivia Nelson-Ododa.
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LayUpShot 4:46 31-58
Napheesa Collier made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Dangerfield.
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LayUpShot 5:39 31-56
Carly Santoro made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:59 29-56
Christyn Williams made Layup.
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LayUpShot 6:36 29-54
Napheesa Collier made Layup. Assisted by Katie Lou Samuelson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:06 29-52
Carly Santoro made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adreana Miller.
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LayUpShot 7:27 26-52
Napheesa Collier made Layup. Assisted by Christyn Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:39 26-50
Makayla Waterman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carly Santoro.
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PersonalFoul 7:54 23-50
Foul on Napheesa Collier.
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PersonalFoul 8:39 23-49
Foul on Adreana Miller.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:39 23-50
Napheesa Collier made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:52 23-49
Dorka Juhasz made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:52 22-49
Dorka Juhasz made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 53-85
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 53-85
End of 4th Quarter
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 53-85
Batouly Camara Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 53-85
Aaliyah Patty missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:16 53-85
Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 53-85
Aaliyah Patty missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 53-85
Foul on Batouly Camara.
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Defensive Rebound 0:35 53-85
Adreana Miller Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:38 53-85
Mikayla Coombs missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 53-85
Carly Santoro made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:51 52-85
Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 52-85
Carly Santoro missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 52-85
Foul on Olivia Nelson-Ododa.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 52-84
Foul on Carmen Grande.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 52-85
Lexi Gordon made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:03 52-84
UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 52-84
Lexi Gordon missed Free Throw.
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Defensive Rebound 1:07 52-84
Molly Bent Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:09 52-84
Adreana Miller missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:27 52-84
Makayla Waterman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:30 52-84
Molly Bent missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:34 52-84
UConn Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:35 52-84
Aaliyah Patty Block.
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LayUpShot 1:35 52-84
Olivia Nelson-Ododa missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 52-84
Makayla Waterman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 51-84
Makayla Waterman made Free Throw.
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Offensive Rebound 1:47 50-84
Makayla Waterman Offensive Rebound.
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PersonalFoul 1:47 50-84
Foul on Molly Bent.
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LayUpShot 1:48 50-84
Aaliyah Patty missed Layup.
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Block Shot 1:48 50-84
Olivia Nelson-Ododa Block.
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Defensive Rebound 2:01 50-84
Carly Santoro Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:05 50-84
Lexi Gordon missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:19 50-84
Carly Santoro Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:48 50-84
Kyla Irwin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Molly Bent.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:03 50-81
Makayla Waterman Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 3:35 50-80
Foul on Aaliyah Patty.
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PersonalFoul 3:35 50-80
Foul on Aaliyah Patty.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:35 50-81
Batouly Camara made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:35 50-80
UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:35 50-80
Batouly Camara missed Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 348 events.
Team Stats
OSU
CONN
17-58
FG
31-60
29
Field Goal %
52
6-21
3PT
7-22
29
Three Point %
32
13-20
FT
16-21
65
Free Throw %
76
40
Rebounds
34
15
Offensive Rebounds
6
25
Defensive Rebounds
28
5
Assists
19
6
Steals
11
3
Blocks
2
21
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
0
21
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
3
Points Off Turnovers
32
6
Fast Break Points
29
22
Points in Paint
42
22
Fouls
20
0
Largest Lead
34
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