Huskies Take On No. 16 Blue Demons

Christyn Williams and the No. 2 UConn Huskies will travel to Chicago
where they will take on the No. 16 DePaul Blue Demons Monday night.
The game will be televised nationally on FS1.

STORRS—The No. 2-ranked UConn women's basketball team will face No. 16 DePaul (9-1) in the Huskies' first matchup against a ranked team this season Monday. The teams will tip at 8 p.m. at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, and the game will be televised to a national audience on FS1 and broadcast on the UConn IMG Sports Network on 97-9 ESPN.

The 8-0 Huskies are coming off a dominant 81-57 win over arch rival Notre Dame last Sunday. Junior Megan Walker paced the Huskies with 26 points and 13 rebounds against the Fighting Irish while sophomore Olivia Nelson-Ododa also posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. For her efforts last week, Walker was named the American Athletic Conference and espnW Player of the Week.

The Huskies are 15-1 all-time vs. the Blue Demons, and have won the last 15 games after losing the first contest between the two teams in 1983. In the last meeting with DePaul last November, UConn came away with a 99-63 victory.

Since the 1993-94 season, the Huskies have posted a 287-24 (.922) record in non-conference play. UConn's final game of 2019 will come next Sunday, Dec. 22 against Oklahoma in the Hall of Fame Showcase at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tickets for the game are available at the Mohegan Sun box office or by clicking HERE.

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—Staff Reports

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