With the UConn women’s basketball team winning their 12th national championship on Sunday, April 6, we had our writers list their favorite win from the 2024-25 campaign.
Brayden Gorski, Campus Correspondent: UConn ends South Carolina’s 71 game home winning streak
Less than 24 hours after a devastating men’s basketball loss to Seton Hall, UConn nation needed a major pick me up. Enter the national champions on Feb. 16, 2025. The Huskies jumped out to a seven-point lead after the first quarter and were up 22 at the half. They held strong in the second half, thwarting any possible South Carolina runs and winning 87-58. Connecticut dominated on all cylinders, shooting 46% from three while holding the Gamecocks to just 17% from beyond the arch. The big three all did their thing in Columbia, with Azzi Fudd leading the charge. Fudd scored 28 points, including five of UConn’s 13 three pointers. Sarah Strong scored 16 and grabbed 13 rebounds while Paige Bueckers flirted with a triple double. This game may have been what Geno and the Huskies needed to put their performances into second gear on the push for national championship number 12.
Avery Becker, Associate Sports Editor: Geno Auriemma’s 1,217th win
This season was an accumulation of the most perfect storm full of accolades and accomplishments. One of those accomplishments came on Nov. 20, 2024, when Geno Auriemma became the winningest coach in college basketball history. The Huskies beat the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 85-51, and along with Auriemma’s achievement, red shirt senior Azzi Fudd made her season debut after missing the 2023-2024 season due to an ACL tear. In addition, this game took place during the celebration of Auriemma and Chris Dailey’s 40th year of coaching. This matchup was the most perfect and memorable regular season game you could ask for as a Husky fan. The cherry on top of it all, though? A goat walking on the court to greet Auriemma and Dailey after the dub.
Patrick Minnerly, Campus Correspondent: UConn’s Sweet 16 win over Oklahoma
The Huskies mostly rolled through the competition in March Madness on their way to UConn’s 12th national title, but Oklahoma was the only team to give them a true test, at least for a half. In the Sweet 16 on March 29, 2025, UConn initially came out flat against the Sooners, and they were down 36-32 at the end of the second quarter. Paige Bueckers wasn’t playing particularly well, having some defensive lapses. For a moment, UConn fans had to contend with the possibility their tournament would end much too early. But then Bueckers exploded for 29 points in the second half, making for 40 points in total, easily breaking her career high in points that she had set a game before against SDSU in the Round of 32. Bueckers’ shooting easily put the game away for UConn, proving the Huskies had the mentality to win it all, even in the face of adversity. It was a win that showed UConn wasn’t going to settle for anything other than a championship.