No. 4 UConn Visits No. 18 Ohio State as Huskies’ Ranked Gauntlet Continues

​​UConn women’s basketball’s early-season NCAA gauntlet is rolling, as the No. 4 Huskies tip off their third straight ranked clash in tonights’s UConn vs Ohio State showdown. UConn shook off last week’s upset loss to No. 2 Michigan with Sunday’s 91-79 win over No. 10 Iowa, as star forward Sarah Strong’s career-high 39 points fueled the this week’s Big East honors sweep. “We have a lot of really good players,” said coach Geno Auriemma. “But we only have one Sarah Strong, and that’s Sarah Strong.” Ohio State (3-0) rolls into the NCAA basketball clash red-hot, after routing Mercyhurst 91-57 on Sunday behind 64.8% shooting — its best performance since 2023. Six Buckeyes reached double-digit scoring, led by Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection Elsa Lemmilä’s 19 points and season-high 12 rebounds. “You don’t really need to scout UConn — we all know how they play,” said the Finnish center.

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