UConn women's basketball faces Boston College in exhibition

Last October, the UConn women’s basketball team began its 2024-25 season with a disaster behind closed doors.

The only public evidence of the secret scrimmage the team played against Columbia at Gampel Pavilion is a photo of a crinkled box score posted to X . The final score: Columbia 82, UConn 81.

Less than six months later, the Huskies were standing alone at center court in Tampa, Florida hoisting their first NCAA championship trophy since 2016 after a dominant rout of 1-seed South Carolina in the title game.

As UConn prepares to play its first exhibition game of 2025-26 against Boston College on Monday, coach Geno Auriemma knows better than to put any real stock in October results. But even if the on-court product looks ugly, there’s always value in the experience.

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