UConn women’s basketball lost for the third time in the last four years on Thursday night. The No. 8 Baylor Lady Bears knocked off the No. 1 Huskies, 68-57, giving Geno Auriemma his first regular season loss since 2014. Not a single player on the UConn roster had lost a game as a Husky until Thursday night.
The Huskies’ last two losses took herculean efforts that involved overtime and incredible game-winning shots. Baylor won by 11 points and really wasn’t threatened much in the second half.
Here’s what went wrong down in Waco, Texas:
Baylor Overwhelmed UConn With Their Size
Coming into the game, there was plenty of talk about Baylor’s big size advantage — and for good reason.