Next Years out of conference schedule (merged)

[Plebe]

Are you a 100% sure that she was yelling "Fudd! Fudd! Fudd!". Is it possible the last to letters were not correct?

She Fudd around and found out!

Okay I couldn’t resist.

It did cross my mind, when the committee chair said their loss to us was the main reason SC didn’t get overall #1 seed, that Dawn might rethink the series.

 

[Bills Fan]

Are you a 100% sure that she was yelling "Fudd! Fudd! Fudd!". Is it possible the last to letters were not correct?

I think we all know what Dawn was saying and it is just another example of a lack of class that would ensure that my grandchildren would never consider playing for her.

 

[Dugway]

So, the Utes and assuming we get through them, the winner of the Syracuse vs. Michigan game. I guess that is the format this year? Still no leaks on a South Carolina game that I have heard, nor a Notre Dame game.

The addition of another Big East game over what it has been sure does not help with the strength of schedule!

 

[MSGRET]

Does anyone know how much of our OOC schedule for next year is confirmed? Sorry if someone already posted about this.

With the Big East schedule going to 20 games (don't get me started on how dumb this is ), it'll be important to make the most of our approximately 11 nonconference games.

UConn will be playing 9 non conference games plus a 4 team tournament like the Cayman Classics, here are the known teams that UConn plays next year.

Home games: Tennessee and Ohio State

Road games: Southern Cal and South Florida

Neutral games: Louisville in Ramstein, Germany and Iowa in the Champions Classic at MSG

 

[Centerstream]

So, the Utes and assuming we get through them, the winner of the Syracuse vs. Michigan game. I guess that is the format this year? Still no leaks on a South Carolina game that I have heard, nor a Notre Dame game.

The addition of another Big East game over what it has been sure does not help with the strength of schedule!

If we play this season as good or better than last season, which is a distinct possibility, SOS won't mean a thing. UConn peaks in March and April. Just ask UCLA or SoCar.

 

[MSGRET]

So, the Utes and assuming we get through them, the winner of the Syracuse vs. Michigan game. I guess that is the format this year? Still no leaks on a South Carolina game that I have heard, nor a Notre Dame game.

The addition of another Big East game over what it has been sure does not help with the strength of schedule!

Actually it's two games added in Big East play. Their are 11 teams and they are playing 10 home and home series so it's 20 games.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

UConn will be playing 9 non conference games plus a 4 team tournament like the Cayman Classics, here are the known teams that UConn plays next year.

Home games: Tennessee and Ohio State

Road games: Southern Cal and South Florida

Neutral games: Louisville in Ramstein, Germany and Iowa in the Champions Classic at MSG

Utah is known, as is the Mich/Syracuse winner. That makes 8.

They should play 11 non-conference games along with the 20 conference ones.

 

[MSGRET]

Utah is known, as is the Mich/Syracuse winner. That makes 8.

They should play 11 non-conference games along with the 20 conference ones.

So that's the four game tournament that is scheduled this year, that still leaves 3 unknown non conference games.

 

[Boreifs]

Will Iowa be any good next year? Olson is a senior and I haven't heard about their recruiting.

Olson is currently playing in the WNBA.

 

[Boreifs]

I would not be surprised after seeing Dawn completely lose it during the championship game! Perhaps a pause until Sarah Srong leaves?

With the expansion of the SEC, it has become very difficult to play OOC games anytime except Nov. and Dec.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

So that's the four game tournament that is scheduled this year, that still leaves 3 unknown non conference games.

I believe so, yes.

 

[Bjbod]

Olson is currently playing in the WNBA.

Blue Huskie's comment about Lucy Olsen being a senior was made in March before the season was over; I think his/her comment referred to how was Iowa going to replace her contribution...which was huge.

I think next year's Iowa team will be very good at the end of the season, but UConn will see them early on. Hannah Stuelke, Kylie Feuerbach and Taylor McCabe started many to most games last year and will be seniors. 3 freshman that played in almost every game return as well. Portal additions: Chit-Chat Wright from GaTech and Emely Rodriguez from Central Florida; both will be sophs. Emely was offered by the Huskies. Incoming frosh class consists of 3 Top 100 players headed by Addie Deal out of SoCal; Deal will likely start but will probably be developmental years for Journey Houston and 6'5" Layla Hays.

So lots of potential nice pieces for Jan Jensen to try to fit together, but I expect a lot of experimentation in the non-con games to see what works best. Just like this year I feel they'll be vulnerable in December but a tough out in March. Jan will be tested on her roster construction/minutes allocated in 2025-26.

 

[MSGRET]

Blue Huskie's comment about Lucy Olsen being a senior was made in March before the season was over; I think his/her comment referred to how was Iowa going to replace her contribution...which was huge.

I think next year's Iowa team will be very good at the end of the season, but UConn will see them early on. Hannah Stuelke, Kylie Feuerbach and Taylor McCabe started many to most games last year and will be seniors. 3 freshman that played in almost every game return as well. Portal additions: Chit-Chat Wright from GaTech and Emely Rodriguez from Central Florida; both will be sophs. Emely was offered by the Huskies. Incoming frosh class consists of 3 Top 100 players headed by Addie Deal out of SoCal; Deal will likely start but will probably be developmental years for Journey Houston and 6'5" Layla Hays.

So lots of potential nice pieces for Jan Jensen to try to fit together, but I expect a lot of experimentation in the non-con games to see what works best. Just like this year I feel they'll be vulnerable in December but a tough out in March. Jan will be tested on her roster construction/minutes allocated in 2025-26.

Who would name their daughter Chit-Chat? She must have gotten a lot of ribbing in school.

 

[Bjbod]

Who would name their daughter Chit-Chat? She must have gotten a lot of ribbing in school.

Actually her first name is Chazadi; got the nickname at a young age from AAU teammates because she was so quiet.

 

[ERWUC65]

Will Iowa be any good next year? Olson is a senior and I haven't heard about their recruiting.

I thought Olsen went in the draft to the Mystics?

 

[Huskee11]

Actually her first name is Chazadi; got the nickname at a young age from AAU teammates because she was so quiet.

That's the same logic that got golfer Davis Love III the nickname "Slick".

 

[ctkaiser]

I’m always amused by the people who, when a player makes a mistake (especially in a big game) that is later debated/argued about, triumphantly trots out the “Geno/coaching staff should have coached her not to do that” as if that is the only reason a player could ever make an error. That’s a lot of coaching malpractice! Of course, there’s also the possibility that the player simply made a mistake in spite of being coached correctly. I tend to doubt that UConn, or any decent coaching staff, would fail to teach their players about screens.

Short of a chip in the head players have to act on their own out there and things happen fast.