Huskies Seeded No. 2 in Albany Region

UConn, No. 2 in the Albany Region, will face No. 15 Towson on Friday.

STORRS—The UConn Huskies women’s basketball team finds itself in a familiar situation, as an invitee to participate in the NCAA Tournament. It also finds itself in a somewhat unfamiliar spot—that is not a No. 1 seed.

The Huskies, who finished the regular season as American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champions, with an overall 31-2 record, were seeded No. 2 in the Albany Region the NCAA announced on Monday. This will be the first time the Huskies have been seeded No. 2 since 2006, and the fifth time in program history.

The Huskies will face No. 15-seeded Towson (20-12) in the first round on Friday. Tip-off will be at approximately 6:30 p.m. at Gampel Pavilion, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. The UConn-Towson at approximately 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2. The game will follow another first round game between No. 7 Rutgers (22-9) and No. 10 Buffalo (23-9), also at Gampel, which will begin at 4:30. Winners will advance to Round 2 on Sunday, again at Gampel. Sunday’s game time is TBD and will be announced following Friday’s first-round games.

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The winner of the Sunday’s second-round game will advance to the NCAA Regional Semifinal, which will be played at Times Union Center in Albany on Friday, March 29.

The Huskies own the sport's all-time winningest record in NCAA Tournament play at 117-19 (.863), and will be making their 30th consecutive appearance in the Tournament. UConn has advanced to the regional semifinals in each of the last 24 seasons.

—Staff Reports