There aren’t many feelings better than that of the whimsy experienced on a snow day.
Obligations? Forgotten. Homework? Left on the desk. Shoveling the driveway? Let’s not go that far, now.
Unless you’re a University of Connecticut women’s basketball player, of course. The Huskies (20-0, 10-0), not even 48 hours removed from playing at Georgetown Thursday, will head to Newark to take on Seton Hall (14-5, 8-2) Saturday after the game, originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon, was moved due to the inclement snowstorm bound to hit the east coast.
Below are storylines to watch and an opponent profile of the Pirates, who will host the Huskies in Walsh Gymnasium at 12 p.m. Saturday.
Storylines to Watch for No. 1 UConn (20-0, 10-0)
3-point Restitution: It hasn’t been pretty the last three games, to say the least.
Connecticut is 20-of-73 from behind the line since its 11-for-26 performance against Creighton on Jan. 11, hitting on 6-of-20 against Villanova, 6-of-24 against Notre Dame and 8-of-29 at Georgetown Thursday.
Shooters got-to shoot, though.
UConn’s 3-point percentage, which once ranked first in the country at north of 41%, has sank to a lowly 39% (5th nationally) since Jan. 15. But all great teams go through slumps from 3, and Seton Hall’s bristling defense surrenders an average of 24.4 attempts per game from behind the line.
Ashlynn Shade and Serah Williams: It’s taken longer than expected for Shade and Williams, two of the team’s best defenders, to get into rhythm on the offensive side of the ball.
But Shade is shooting over 43% from the 3-point line since Nov. 16 (when her 1-for-12 start was offset by a 2-of-3 day against Ohio State) and has hit on multiple field goals in four of her last five games. Williams recently pieced together two of her best performances as a Husky in the low post, averaging 11.5 points, 7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks between Notre Dame and Georgetown.
The Huskies aren’t in dire straits to find offensive production thanks to the All-American efforts of Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd, but Auriemma won’t be complaining if one of Shade or Williams can consistently hit double figures from their respective spots.
Opponent Profile: Seton Hall Pirates (14-5, 8-2)
Tony Bozzella’s Pirates have lost one game since Dec. 22, 2025 (a 40-point thrashing at the hands of top-ranked UConn in Hartford) and currently sit at third place in the Big East.
The Hall’s four-game win streak, punctuated by Mariana Valenzuela’s 26-point, 7-rebound performance in a come-from-behind win over Marquette on Jan. 14, put the Pirates squarely in third place in the conference.
Valenzuela and Savannah Catalon, the team’s two leading scorers, will need to absorb the production of preseason all-conference selection Jada Eads, who will miss the remainder of the season with an ACL injury. Look for Jordana Codio to take on a more prominent scoring role as well.
The formula to beat the Pirates remains the same; force them to take tough shots inside the arc, where they rank 320th in paint points per game, and fire away from the perimeter on offense. Seton Hall allows an average of 24.4 3-pointers a game, which ranks 336th in Division I.