No. 6 UConn to Host Butler for Pink Game
STORRS, Conn. – The No. 6 UConn women's basketball (20-2, 11-0 BIG EAST) hosts Butler (12-11, 2-8) in a sold-out XL Center on Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will air on SNY and the UConn Sports Network from Learfield (FOX Sports 97-9).
Sunday is UConn's Play4Kay Pink Game. The Huskies will wear pink-trimmed uniforms and shoes. Fans coming to the game are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness. "I Fight For" signs will be available at the marketing table.
Graduate students Kaitlyn Chen and Azzi Fudd each scored 17 points to lead UConn past DePaul, 84-58, last Wednesday. Chen shot 7-for-9 from the field and 3-3 from three-point range. Fudd shot 6-of-12 with four three pointers and added four rebounds and five assists. UConn forced 21 DePaul turnovers and scored 20 points off turnovers.
UConn is 6-0 all-time vs. Butler. The Huskies travel to Indianapolis on Feb. 22 after the teams only played once last season.
Butler fell at Seton Hall, 71-48, last Wednesday. This season, Caroline Strande leads the Bulldogs with 13.4 points per game. Head coach Austin Butler is in his third season at Butler.
Fewer than 300 tickets remain for the Huskies' game vs. St. John's on Feb. 12 in Gampel Pavilion. Get your tickets now at uconntickets.com.
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