US EditionFudd, Strong Lead Uconn Past Florida State After Unveiling the 2024-25 National Championship Banner
UConn celebrated its 12th national title by unveiling the championship banner before defeating Florida State 94-65 with standout performances from Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong.
- On Sunday, Nov. 9, UConn unveiled its championship banner at Gampel Pavilion and dominated Florida State 99-67 in its home opener.
- The banner marked UConn women's basketball team's 12th national championship, with video messages from Paige Bueckers, Kaitlyn Chen, and a ceremony featuring Aubrey Griffin plus nine title-winning teammates.
- Azzi Fudd paced the Huskies with 23 points mostly in the first half, Sarah Strong added 21 points and nine rebounds, and UConn bench players combined for 35 points Sunday.
- The Huskies dominated inside and in transition, forcing numerous turnovers and converting more than 40 points off Florida State miscues while controlling the paint and fastbreak production with team rebounding of 15 boards including seven offensive.
- UConn is counting on roster depth to replace departed All-American Paige Bueckers, with all 12 players who saw the court scoring, and the roster includes Serah Williams, transfer from Wisconsin; the Huskies host Loyola Wednesday.
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Hartford Courant
UConn women raise championship banner, then Strong and Fudd lead charge in rout of Florida State
STORRS — On the day the UConn women’s basketball team hung its 2025 NCAA Championship banner in the rafters at Gampel Pavilion, redshirt senior Azzi Fudd looked exactly like the version of herself that won the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player award in Tampa, Florida seven months ago. Fudd powered the No. 1 Huskies to a 99-67 rout of Florida State in their home opener Sunday, dropping 23 points on 9-for-15 shooting plus five assists, three re…
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Fudd, Strong lead UConn past Florida State after unveiling the 2024-25 national championship banner
Azzi Fudd scored 20 of her 23 points in the first half and Sarah Strong added 21 points and nine rebounds as top-ranked UConn defeated Florida State 99-67 on Sunday to win its home opener for the 35th season in a row.
How hanging a championship banner fueled Harvard in its opener - The IX Basketball
ALLSTON, Mass. — Leading up to the Harvard women’s basketball season opener on Friday, head coach Carrie Moore and director of athletics Erin McDermott practiced how the pregame ceremony would go. They would use ropes to pull down each side of a black sheet, revealing a banner celebrating the team’s 2025 Ivy League Tournament championship, and the timing had to be precise so the banner would appear evenly. But at the last minute, Moore found out…
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