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Huskies Sweep Weekly BIG EAST Honors
11/9/2026 12:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK – UConn women's basketball swept the first BIG EAST weekly honors of the season as junior Sarah Strong was named Player of the Week and Jovana Popovic was selected Freshman of the Week the league announced Monday.
Strong averaged 23.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 steals per game in a 2-1 week for the Huskies, who played two games against top-10 opponents.
She opened the season with 19 points, five assists and a career-high eight steals vs. Cornell. Strong set a career-high with 39 points on a .577/.500/.800 shooting split and added 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season vs. No. 10 Iowa.