On the heels of a second-round upset over Ohio State, the Blue Devils have to play the most accomplished women’s basketball program in the country.
Duke will face the Connecticut Huskies in the Sweet 16 on Saturday, March 30.
The Huskies, led by star Paige Bueckers, defeated Syracuse in the second round, a 72-64 victory on Monday evening. Bueckers, the consensus 2021 player of the year as a freshman, scored 32 points on 14/25 shooting.
She added 10 rebounds for a double-double, her second in two tournament games, as well as six assists, four steals, and a block. Bueckers is averaging more than 21 points per game this season.
The two schools haven’t faced off since November 2022 when the Huskies defeated Duke 78-50 on a neutral court in Oregon. Bueckers did not play as she suffered an injury earlier in the season.
Duke has played UConn 13 times in school history, winning just twice. The Blue Devils will look to reverse that trend behind the stellar play of junior Reigan Richardson, who has averaged 26.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game through the tournament thus far.