HARTFORD, CT — The No. 1 ranked UConn women’s basketball team looks to keep its Big East winning streak alive against St. John’s on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at PeoplesBank Arena.
The Huskies, who have won 53 straight conference games, have been winning, in part, thanks to their stingy defense. UConn is No. 5 in the country in scoring defense, third in turnover margin and sixth in steals per game. Forward Sarah Strong has a case for defensive player of the year.
‘There are glimpses that we can be everything we need to be to have the kind of success we want to have this season,’ coach Geno Auriemma said Saturday when asked about the defense. ‘We’re getting a little bit better at those things, at reading each other, making the right rotations, doing a pretty good job of keeping people off the free throw line.
‘Little by little, I think we’re improving. … It’s the one thing that you have to work on every single day in practice the entire year.’
Strong leads the Huskies (15-0, 6-0 Big East) in scoring (18 points a game) and rebounds (8.1). Azzi Fudd adds 17.9 points per game.
St. John’s (13-3, 3-2) is led by Brooke Moore, who averages 14.4 points and 5.7 rebounds a game.
What time is UConn vs St. John’s women’s basketball?
The UConn Huskies host the St. John’s Red Storm on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. ET at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut.
UConn vs St. John’s: TV, streaming
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 8
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT)
Location: PeoplesBank Arena (Hartford, Connecticut)
TV: TruTV
Stream: Fubo
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