STORRS — As of Friday afternoon, UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma hadn’t even begun formulating a plan for distributing minutes during the team’s first exhibition game against Boston College at Mohegan Sun Arena at 2 p.m. on Monday.

The Huskies have more pieces to put together entering 2025-26 than they’ve had in years with five newcomers including two transfers and a full 15-player roster. Auriemma knows what he’s going to get from star guard Azzi Fudd and sophomore phenom Sarah Strong , but the rest of the team will have something to prove when they face their first real competition.

“For the first time for a lot of these kids, there’s enough players on our team that they have to work really, really hard,” Auriemma said after practice Friday. “They have to fight for f

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