Butler Bulldogs at UConn Huskies
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Fudd leads the way as No 1 UConn rolls past Butler without top scorer and rebounder Sarah Strong
UConn’s sophomore star Sarah Strong, the top scorer and rebounder for the Huskies, missed her first game in her two seasons for the Huskies to rest. Blanca Quinonez, the top-scoring reserve for UConn, and Caroline Ducharme also missed the game. Ziebell made her second start of the season. She matched Arnold with a team-high four steals.
Serah Williams, Ashlynn Shade and Allie Ziebell had 11 points each and KK Arnold finished with 10 points for UConn (25-0, 14-0 Big East). The Huskies won their 62nd consecutive conference regular-season game. All nine available UConn players had at least two field goals.
Caroline Dotsey led Butler (9-15, 3-11) with 13 points. Saniya Jackson had nine points and 12 rebounds and Mallory Miller also had nine points for the Bulldogs.
UConn is 25-0 for the 11th time in program history. The Huskies have won the national championship seven times when opening 25-0. The Huskies also improved to 10-0 against the Bulldogs. UConn is 10-0 against Butler. The average margin of victory in those games is 40.3 points.
Butler, which trailed 26-10 at the end of the first quarter in the first meeting, was only down by five after a layup by Saniya Jackson with 4:48 left in the first quarter. Fudd had five points as the Huskies scored the final nine points of the quarter. Fudd had five points in a 12-0 run in the second quarter. UConn led 44-19 at halftime.
UConn: Hosts Creighton on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 48 - 80 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 48 - 80 |
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Kayleigh Heckel Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 80 |
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Gabby Wilke misses 27-foot three point jumper | 48 - 80 |
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Kelis Fisher bad pass turnover | 48 - 80 |
Statistics
 BUT |
CONN |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-52 | FG | 33-67 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 7-28 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 3-6 | FT | 9-12 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 2 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 37 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 36 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 97 |
Game Information
Location: Hartford, CT
Attendance: 13,811 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 16-0 | - | 27-0 |
| Villanova | 14-3 | 2.5 | 21-5 |
| Seton Hall | 11-5 | 5 | 17-8 |
| St. John's | 10-7 | 6.5 | 20-8 |
| Marquette | 10-7 | 6.5 | 16-10 |
| Creighton | 8-9 | 8.5 | 12-14 |
| Providence | 6-10 | 10 | 13-14 |
| Georgetown | 5-11 | 11 | 12-13 |
| Xavier | 4-12 | 12 | 11-14 |
| Butler | 3-13 | 13 | 9-17 |
| DePaul | 3-13 | 13 | 6-21 |