Sophomore Kayleigh Heckel and freshman Blanca Quiñonez are often the first subs off the bench. Heckel usually comes in to give starting point guard KK Arnold a breather, while Quiñonez often checks in for either junior guard Ashlynn Shade or forward Serah Williams, if the Huskies need size down low.

The No. 1 ranked UConn women’s basketball team (7-0) is set to return to Tampa, Fla. for the first time since winning their 12th National Championship in April.

Six players, led by Allie Ziebell's 16, scored in double figures in UConn's 104-39 rout Sunday that keeps it No. 1 on this Associated Press Top 25 ballot and likely No. 1 when all ballots are counted. But look for Texas to get first-place votes. The AP poll will be released Monday at noon.

In 40 seasons in Storrs, Hall of Fame associate head coach Chris Dailey has been instrumental in building UConn into an unmatched national power with head coach Geno Auriemma. The duo has led the Huskies to 12 NCAA Championships and 61 conference titles.

WILLIMANTIC – Sheila McKenna started playing basketball when she was 9 years old. She is still playing today, at age 85. In high school, she played 6-on-6. She was what was called a “stationary forward.” “I got to shoot,” McKenna said last Friday.