Connecticut Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 4, 2026 · CSM Staff
 
Connecticut Huskies
 
Big East (34-0, 20-0)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/4 vs Louisville (79-66), 12/20 vs Iowa (90-64)
Bad Losses: None
Coach: Geno Auriemma
 
Probable Starters:
Sarah Strong, Sophomore, Forward, 18.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 4.1 apg, 3.4 spg, 1.6 bpg
Serah Williams, Senior, Forward, 7.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.4 bpg
Ashlynn Shade, Junior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 2.9 apg, 3.4 rpg
KK Arnold, Junior, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 4.8 apg, 2.2 rpg, 2.8 spg
Azzi Fudd, Senior, Guard, 17.7 ppg, 3.0 apg, 2.6 rpg, 2.5 spg
 
Key Role Players:
Blanca Quinonez, Freshman, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 2.0 spg
Jana El Alfy, Sophomore, Center, 4.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Kayleigh Heckel, Sophomore, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 2.9 apg, 2.9 rpg
Allie Ziebell, Sophomore, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 1.2 apg, 1.7 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 88.5 (2nd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 50.7 (1, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 52.5 (1, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 33.8 (2, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.4 (7, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.4 (1, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.2 (64, 5)
Rebound Margin: 5.1 (63, 1)
Assists Per Game: 24.0 (1, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.0 (30, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025 NCAA First Round win over Arkansas State
2025 NCAA Second Round win over South Dakota State
2025 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Oklahoma
2025 NCAA Regional Final win over USC
2025 NCAA National Semifinal win over UCLA
2025 NCAA National Final win over South Carolina
2024 NCAA Round of 64 win over Jackson State
2024 NCAA Round of 32 win over Syracuse
2024 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Duke
2024 NCAA Regional Final win over USC
2024 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Iowa
2023 NCAA Round of 64 win over Vermont
2023 NCAA Round of 32 win over Baylor
2023 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Ohio State
2022 NCAA Round of 64 win over Mercer
2022 NCAA Round of 32 win over UCF
2022 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Indiana
2022 NCAA Regional Final win over NC State
2022 NCAA National Semifinal win over Stanford
2022 NCAA National Final loss to South Carolina
2021 NCAA Round of 64 win over High Point
2021 NCAA Round of 32 win over Syracuse
2021 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Iowa
2021 NCAA Regional Final win over Baylor
2021 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Arizona
2019 NCAA First Round win over Towson
2019 NCAA Second Round win over Buffalo
2019 NCAA Third Round win over UCLA
2019 NCAA Quarterfinal win over Louisville
2019 NCAA Semifinal loss to Notre Dame
2018 NCAA Round of 64 win over St. Francis (PA)
2018 NCAA Round of 32 win over Quinnipiac
2018 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Duke
2018 NCAA Regional Final win over South Carolina
2018 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Notre Dame
2017 NCAA Round of 64 win over Albany
2017 NCAA Round of 32 win over Syracuse
2017 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over UCLA
2017 NCAA Regional Final win over Oregon
2017 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Mississippi State
2016 NCAA Round of 64 win over Robert Morris
2016 NCAA Round of 32 win over Duquesne
2016 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Mississippi State
2016 NCAA Regional Final win over Texas
2016 NCAA National Semifinal win over Oregon State
2016 NCAA National Final win over Syracuse
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over St. Francis Brooklyn
2015 NCAA Round of 32 win over Rutgers
2015 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Texas
2015 NCAA Regional Final win over Dayton
2015 NCAA National Semifinal win over Maryland
2015 NCAA National Final win over Notre Dame
2014 NCAA Round of 64 win over Prairie View A&M
2014 NCAA Round of 32 win over Saint Joseph’s
2014 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over BYU
2014 NCAA Regional Final win over Texas A&M
2014 NCAA National Semifinal win over Stanford
2014 NCAA National Final win over Notre Dame
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Idaho
2013 NCAA Round of 32 win over Vanderbilt
2013 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Maryland
2013 NCAA Regional Final win over Kentucky
2013 NCAA National Semifinal win over Notre Dame
2013 NCAA National Final win over Louisville
2012 NCAA Round of 64 win over Prairie View A&M
2012 NCAA Round of 32 win over Kansas State
2012 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Penn State
2012 NCAA Regional Final win over Kentucky
2012 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Notre Dame
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Hartford
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win over Purdue
2011 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Georgetown
2011 NCAA Regional Final win over Duke
2011 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Notre Dame
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over Southern
2010 NCAA Round of 32 win over Temple
2010 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Iowa State
2010 NCAA Regional Final win over Florida State
2010 NCAA National Semifinal win over Baylor
2010 NCAA National Final win over Stanford
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Vermont
2009 NCAA Round of 32 win over Florida
2009 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over California
2009 NCAA Regional Final win over Arizona State
2009 NCAA National Semifinal win over Stanford
2009 NCAA National Final win over Louisville
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Cornell
2008 NCAA Round of 32 win over Texas
2008 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Old Dominion
2008 NCAA Regional Final win over Rutgers
2008 NCAA National Semifinal loss over Stanford
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over UMBC
2007 NCAA Round of 32 win over Wisconsin-Green Bay
2007 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over North Carolina State
2007 NCAA Regional Final loss to LSU
 
*all team stats through 3/5