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 top-ranked UConn Huskies face the South Florida Bulls in a women’s college basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 (12/2/25) at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Fla.

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.

The Huskies will then be off for fall semester final exams before going to Los Angeles to face USC Dec. 13 in a rematch of a 2025 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game. The Trojans defeated the Huskies in Hartford during the regular season and the matchup at the Galen Center completes a home-and-home.

No. 3 UCLA in Las Vegas, Texas (8-0) climbed two spots and replaced the Gamecocks as the runner-up in both the AP and coaches polls.

The top-ranked UConn women’s basketball team (6-0) had a week to recover after last weekend’s 48 hour stretch that included a harrowing win over No. 6 Michigan and a romp of Utah at Mohegan Sun

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.