After our last update detailed what to expect from the UConn Huskies this season, this is not the update any of us wanted to be reading (or writing!). While we will get to the Huskies’ latest lineup loss, let’s breakdown their most recent performances and current ranking.
Huskies’ record, ranking and results
In the AP poll released Monday, November 27, UConn, with a record of 4-2, ranked 11th in the country. At the time of our last update, the Huskies were 1-1 and about to face Maryland—a game they ended up winning 80-48. Paige Bueckers scored 24 points to catapult the Huskies to that win, helped by Aubrey Griffin’s 13 rebounds.
UConn then traveled to Minnesota for Buckers’ homecoming game. UConn won, 62-44. Aliyah Edwards led the team in points with 16 and rebounds with nine. Those two games were a lot more indicative of the basketball fans were expecting to see from UConn this season. But the Huskies were (and are) still figuring things out.
This past weekend, the team travelled to the Cayman Islands to play in the Cayman Islands Classic. In the first game, UConn played No. 2 UCLA, who went into the game undefeated. After trailing in the first half, Bueckers led a comeback to make it competitive, but UConn could not finish on top. UCLA won 78-67, despite…