While St. John's doesn't pose a size threat to UConn, the Huskies will need El Alfy healthy for their upcoming meeting with rival Notre Dame in two weeks. Redshirt sophomore Ayanna Patterson was upgraded from out to questionable ahead of Wednesday's tip-off. Patterson has missed the last two games due to a concussion.

UConn women’s basketball stars Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong were named to the 25-player midseason watchlist for the Wooden Award.

Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. UConn will try to keep its 10-game win streak alive when the Huskies take on Providence.

UConn was No. 4 when the poll last updated on Dec. 22, and there it remained on Monday. Since the last update, the rest of the top four also has not lost. Arizona, Michigan, and Iowa State remained unbeaten. UConn, meanwhile, improved to 14-1 overall and 4-0 in the Big East.

Echoes of the 2023 National Championship team have rung throughout No. 4 UConn’s 2025-26 campaign. Another parallel from that season emerges as the Huskies (14-1, 4-0) prepare to take on

Azzi Fudd #35 of the UConn Huskies and Sarah Strong #21 of the UConn Huskies high five Providence College Friars players following the women's college basketball game between the UConn Huskies and the Providence College Friars on December 31, 2025, at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI. The Huskies defeated the Friars 90-53.

This will be the 7th game that the redshirt junior guard has missed in 2025-26…. and I’m guessing it won’t be the last.

HARTFORD, CT -- The UConn women's basketball team continued its Big East dominance, defeating Seton Hall, 84-48, on Saturday at PeoplesBank Arena. The Huskies (15-0, 6-0 Big East) have won 53 consecutive games against conference opponents and are on 31-game win streak overall going back to last season's 12th national title.