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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 4106800, member: 5798"] [B]PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas –[/B] The No. 2 Huskies will take on Minnesota Saturday in their first game of the inaugural Battle 4 Atlantis women’s tournament, held at the iconic Atlantis resort in the Bahamas. UConn will then play either USF or Syracuse Sunday with a potential 1-vs-2 matchup against top-ranked South Carolina looming Monday. The Gophers are 3-1, winners of three straight after dropping their season opener to Jacksonville. They followed that with an overtime win over Arizona State. Here’s the skinny on today's game: UConn is 2-0 all-time vs. Minnesota. The teams last met on April 4, 2004, in the NCAA Final Four. UConn head coach [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/coaches.aspx?rc=599']Geno Auriemma[/URL] coached Minnesota head coach Lindsay Whalen on the U.S. National Team in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Whalen was on the Minnesota team that faced UConn in 2004. Bueckers is a native of Hopkins, Minn. Minnesota moved to 3-1 on the season with a 73-56 win over American Wednesday. Sara Scalia leads the Gophers with 14.5 points per game this season. [B]STREAMING[/B] UConn's first two games in the Battle 4 Atlantis will be available through subscription-based streaming service FloHoops. Subscriptions are available on either a monthly or yearly basis. More information and the Battle 4 Atlantis games can be found [URL='https://www.flohoops.com/signup?redirect=%2Flive%2F27087&utm_campaign=163127battleatlantisw&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=participatingschools&utm_content=participatingschools&rtid=163127&coverage_id=6943988']HERE[/URL]. [B]Broadcasters:[/B] Jill Painter Lopez (pxp), Helen Williams (analyst), Dani Wexelman (sideline) [B]Radio: [/B]The River 105.9, Bob Joyce (pxp), Debbie Fiske (analyst) the game can also be streamed through the [URL='https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/university-of-connecticut:oas-1502']Varsity Network[/URL]. [B]Next up:[/B] UConn will play either USF or Syracuse Sunday [B]Other side of the bracket: [/B]Buffalo, Oregon, South Carolina, Oklahoma. [IMG]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTMRSTpKE5FEa7bIGi3fRygnu7FE9feTY-YJw&usqp=CAU[/IMG] [URL='https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster']Minnesota Roster [/URL]- Head coach [URL='https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/lindsay-whalen/2463']Lindsey Whalen[/URL] (4th year) [URL='https://gophersports.com/documents/2021/11/19/0006_WBB_UConn_Notes.pdf']Minnesota gameday notes[/URL] Minnesota probable starters & 6th man - Sara Scalia, G, 5-10, Jr.; Jasmine Powell, G, 5-6, Jr.; Kadiatou Sissoko, F, 6-2, R-Jr.; Gadiva Hubbard, G, 5-9, Gr.; Bailey Helgren, F, 6-5, Gr.; Deja Winters, G, 5-11, Gr. [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster']UConn Roster[/URL] - [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/geno-auriemma/902']Geno Auriemma[/URL] (37th year) [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/documents/2021/11/18/02_Minnesota_Notes.pdf']UConn gameday notes[/URL] UConn probable starters [ATTACH type="full" alt="1637415565201.png"]71164[/ATTACH] [URL='https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/32660481/women-college-basketball-south-carolina-uconn-women-battle-4-atlantis'][B]ESPN - Women's college basketball: South Carolina, UConn and the women's Battle 4 Atlantis[/B][/URL] [URL='https://www.ctpost.com/uconn/article/No-2-UConn-vs-Minnesota-Time-TV-and-what-you-16635795.php'][SIZE=5]ctpost article on today's game[/SIZE][/URL] [HEADING=2][URL='https://www.journalinquirer.com/sports/college/uconn_womens_basketball/fond-memories-for-geno/article_f30e2cfc-49c0-11ec-85b9-f31337a48563.html']Fond memories for Geno. Huskies coach, Whalen shared golden moments[/URL][/HEADING] [URL='https://masseyratings.com/games#CBW-D1'][B][SIZE=5]Massey's final score : UConn 76 Minn 62[/SIZE][/B][/URL] [HEADING=2][URL='https://www.bigeast.com/news/2021/11/17/womens-basketball-last-night-in-bigeastwbb-11-17-21.aspx'][SIZE=4]Last Night In #BIGEASTwbb – 11.17.21[/SIZE][/URL][/HEADING] [/QUOTE]

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