UNC will play in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season Friday in Fort Worth, TX. If Carolina wants to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 2014, it will have to spring a major upset over the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed and defending champion: UConn. The Huskies are 36-0 this season and have won 52 games in a row going back to last season.
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Head coach: Geno Auriemma is the godfather of women’s college basketball. The 2025-26 season is his 41st with the Huskies, during which time UConn has won 12 national championships and established itself as the premier program nationwide. UConn had gone nine years without a title prior to its 2025 win – practically an eternity in Husky time – but that championship, and the undefeated season which has since followed, has proved it is still the standard all other programs aspire to.
What’s the history? UNC and UConn have faced off twice in Courtney Banghart’s seven seasons with the Tar Heels. The Huskies won both games, the first of which was played at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut and the second of which was played at the Greensboro Coliseum. Those two wins give UConn seven in a row against Carolina, a streak which goes back to the 2007-08 season. None of those games were decided by fewer than 11 points. UNC’s last win in the series came in January of 2007.
UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards, left, knocks the ball from North Carolina guard Reniya Kelly, right, as UConn guard Ashlynn Shade, center, defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Player to watch: Sarah Strong is only a sophomore, but she has already established herself as perhaps the best player in college basketball. Strong was a blue chip recruit at Grace Christian School in Sanford, N.C. and was heavily recruited by UNC, but ultimately chose to attend UConn. That decision has worked out and then some, as Strong has already won a national title and this year was named Big East Player of the Year and a first team All-American. The 6-2 forward is averaging 18.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. She’s lethal from anywhere on the court, shooting 60 percent overall, 41.9 percent on three-pointers and 85 percent on free throws.
No second fiddle: You’d be hard pressed to find a better second offensive option in college basketball than UConn’s Azzi Fudd. Now in her senior season, Fudd has established herself as a deadly shooter: she’s shooting 45.4 percent on three-pointers this season and 42.4 percent for her career. With a 49.5 overall field goal percentage in her senior year, Fudd is just percentage points away from the mythical 50/40/90 achievement: 50 percent overall on field goals, 40 percent on threes and 90 percent on free throws (Fudd shoots 95.1 percent at the stripe). Fudd, who would be the best player on most other Division 1 teams, has adapted beautifully to playing a secondary role on her own squad — first with Paige Bueckers, and now with Strong. But don’t get it twisted: Fudd is more than capable of taking over a game, as evidenced by her 34-point showing in UConn’s blowout of No. 9 seed Syracuse in the Round of 32. Fudd shot 8-11 from downtown in the win.
Efficiency personified: In light of overcooked analysis, I will simply present you with the raw numbers of UConn’s impressive offense. The Huskies lead all of Division 1 in overall field goal percentage (52.5 percent), two-point percentage (60.2 percent) and three-point percentage (39.2 percent). And let’s take nothing away from UConn’s defense, which ranks second in field goal percentage allowed (33.5 percent), seventh in two-point percentage allowed (38.3 percent) and 19th in three-point percentage allowed (27.1 percent). In short, there’s nothing the Huskies don’t do at a high level.
Scorched earth: UConn has been a complete wrecking ball of a team this season. Since a close 72-69 win against No. 6 Michigan in November, the Huskies have not let an opponent get within 15 points. This includes a 98-45 win against Syracuse on Monday in which UConn led 33-8 after one quarter and 65-12 at halftime.
What are the odds? As of today, UConn is a 27.5-point favorite in the game.
Featured image via Associated Press/Jessica Hill
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