Women’s College Basketball: Sunday’s Slate Features Rivalry Week Matchups; UConn Could Reach 100 Consecutive Wins on Big Monday
UConn continues to be the top-ranked women’s college basketball team this season, and will chase a milestone that no other team has ever reached—100 consecutive wins. The No. 1 Huskies have not lost a game since 2014, and currently have 97 consecutive wins, with matchups against Cincinnati and SMU this week. Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke, Kara Lawson and Holly Rowe will be on the call as UConn faces No. 6 South Carolina on Feb. 13 (9 p.m., ESPN2) as part of Big Monday presented by eBay, which could be a historical night for the UConn Huskies. The Big Monday studio crew — Maria Taylor, Andy Landers and Rebecca Lobo — will also be live from Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.
Sunday’s slate will include several matchups as part of Rivalry Week presented by Wendy’s, including Tulane at No. 22 USF, Dayton at George Washington, No. 3 Maryland at Michigan State and Texas A&M at No. 24 Tennessee.
WNBA Washington Mystics head coach Mike Thibault will serve as a guest analyst for the Dayton/George Washington matchup, which tips off at noon on ESPNU. Former UConn and WNBA star Sue Bird will also serve as a guest analyst, and will be on the call for the Tulane/USF game (noon, ESPN2).
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This week’s content includes:
- Charlie Creme Bracketology and column
- With Morgan Tuck, Breanna Stewart and Moriah Jefferson gone, the Huskies weren’t the overwhelming favorites to win a championship. But here they are, riding an NCAA-record win streak. Players like Katie Lou Samuelson and Napheesa Collier have stepped up statistically, but Kia Nurse – a three-year starter – has helped fill the leadership void. (Katie Barnes)
- espnW Voices: How growing up around female athletes built her to be a feminist (Alyssa Auriemma)
- Game-by-game recap of UConn’s win streak
- A’ja Wilson’s journey to South Carolina: Signature athlete and societal change (Mechelle Voepel, with video from Lynn Olszowy)
Weekly Women’s Basketball Key Matchups (subject to change)
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
Wed, Feb 8 | 7 p.m. | No. 22 USF at East Carolina | ESPN3 |
Thu, Feb 9 | 7 p.m. | Missouri at No. 24 Tennessee Paul Sunderland, Gail Goestenkors, Steffi Sorensen |
SEC Network |
Wake Forest at No. 5 Florida State | ACC Network Extra | ||
Virginia at No. 16 Miami (Fla.) | ACC Network Extra | ||
No. 12 Louisville at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
No. 17 NC State at Georgia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
Auburn at No. 6 South Carolina | SEC Network + | ||
9 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 4 Mississippi State Courtney Lyle, Deb Antonelli |
SEC Network | |
Fri, Feb 10 | 7 p.m. | No. 20 Syracuse at No. 14 Duke | ACC Network Extra |
Sat, Feb 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas at No. 11 Texas Lowell Galindo, Nell Fortner, Ahmad Brooks |
Longhorn Network |
Sun, Feb 12 | Noon | Tulane at No. 22 USF Jenn Hildreth, Sue Bird |
ESPN2 |
Dayton at George Washington Fran Harris, Mike Thibault |
ESPNU | ||
2 p.m. | No. 3 Maryland at Michigan State Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors |
ESPN2 | |
Texas A&M at No. 24 Tennessee Paul Sunderland, Nell Fortner |
ESPNU | ||
Florida at Alabama Roy Philpott, Brooke Weisbrod |
SEC Network | ||
Clemson at No. 16 Miami | ACC Network Extra | ||
Virginia Tech at No. 17 NC State | ACC Network Extra | ||
Pittsburgh at No. 14 Duke | ACC Network Extra | ||
4 p.m. | No. 2 Baylor at TCU Brenda VanLengen, Katie Smith |
ESPN2 | |
No. 4 Mississippi State at Ole Miss Bob Picozzi, Dan Hughes |
SEC Network | ||
6 p.m. | Arkansas at Missouri Melissa Lee, Steffi Sorensen |
SEC Network | |
Mon, Feb 13 | 7 p.m. | Big Monday presented by eBay Texas at No. 5 Florida State Beth Mowins, Deb Antonelli |
ESPN2 |
LSU at Vanderbilt Brenda VanLengen, Carol Ross |
SEC Network | ||
9 p.m. | Big Monday presented by eBay No. 6 South Carolina at No. 1 UConn Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke, Kara Lawson, Holly Rowe |
ESPN2 | |
Tue, Feb 14 | 7 p.m. | UCF at No. 22 USF | ESPN3 |
Weekly Women’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
Wed, Feb 8 | 7 p.m. | No. 22 USF at East Carolina | ESPN3 |
Akron at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN3 | ||
Jacksonville at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
Kennesaw State at NJIT | ESPN3 | ||
North Florida at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
Lipscomb at USC Upstate | ESPN3 | ||
Toledo at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
Indiana Wesleyan at Taylor | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | Central Michigan at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | |
Thu, Feb 9 | 4 p.m. | Valparaiso at Wright State | ESPN3 |
5 p.m. | Marist at Quinnipiac | ESPN3 | |
UIC at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
5:30 p.m. | Boston College at North Carolina | ACC Network Extra | |
6 p.m. | Northwood at Grand Valley State | ESPN3 | |
6:30 p.m. | Sam Houston State at Lamar | ESPN3 | |
7 p.m. | Missouri at No. 24 Tennessee Paul Sunderland, Gail Goestenkors, Steffi Sorensen |
SEC Network | |
Wake Forest at No. 5 Florida State | ACC Network Extra | ||
Virginia at No. 16 Miami (Fla.) | ACC Network Extra | ||
No. 12 Louisville at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
No. 17 NC State at Georgia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
Arkansas at Florida | SEC Network + | ||
LSU at Ole Miss | SEC Network + | ||
Kentucky at Georgia | SEC Network + | ||
Auburn at No. 6 South Carolina | SEC Network + | ||
Western Carolina at Mercer | ESPN3 | ||
UNC Greensboro at Samford | ESPN3 | ||
Binghamton at Albany | ESPN3 | ||
UMBC at Hartford | ESPN3 | ||
UMass Lowell at Maine | ESPN3 | ||
Vermont at New Hampshire | ESPN3 | ||
Georgia Southern at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | ||
UAB at Charlotte | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | Alabama at Texas A&M | SEC Network + | |
Memphis at Tulane | ESPN3 | ||
Cleveland State at Green Bay | ESPN3 | ||
Youngstown State at Milwaukee | ESPN3 | ||
9 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 4 Mississippi State Courtney Lyle, Deb Antonelli |
SEC Network | |
Fri, Feb 10 | 5:30 p.m. | Niagara at Canisius | ESPN3 |
7 p.m. | No. 20 Syracuse at No. 14 Duke | ACC Network Extra | |
Chattanooga at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | ||
Brown at Harvard | ESPN3 | ||
Rider at Iona | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | Illinois State at Drake | ESPN3 | |
Evansville at Wichita State | ESPN3 | ||
Bradley at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | ||
Southern Illinois at Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
Sat, Feb 11 | 1 p.m. | Western Michigan at Central Michigan | ESPN3 |
NJIT at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
Lipscomb at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
USC Upstate at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
Valparaiso at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
Lake Superior State at Grand Valley State | ESPN3 | ||
University of St. Francis at Indiana Wesleyan | ESPN3 | ||
Georgia State at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | ||
2 p.m. | Wofford at Furman | ESPN3 | |
UNC Greensboro at Mercer | ESPN3 | ||
Northern Illinois at Buffalo | ESPN3 | ||
Youngstown State at Green Bay | ESPN3 | ||
UMBC at Vermont | ESPN3 | ||
Kent State at Akron | ESPN3 | ||
2:30 p.m. | Kansas at No. 11 Texas Lowell Galindo, Nell Fortner, Ahmad Brooks |
Longhorn Network | |
Miami (Ohio) at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
3 p.m. | Western Carolina at Samford | ESPN3 | |
Lamar at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | ||
Cleveland State at Milwaukee | ESPN3 | ||
Angelo State at Tarleton State | ESPN3 | ||
3:30 p.m. | Ohio at Ball State | ESPN3 | |
4 p.m. | New Orleans at Southeastern Louisiana | ESPN3 | |
Kennesaw State at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
UAB at Old Dominion | ESPN3 | ||
4:30 p.m. | UIC at Wright State | ESPN3 | |
5 p.m. | Houston Baptist at Sam Houston State | ESPN3 | |
6 p.m. | Yale at Harvard | ESPN3 | |
Troy at UL Lafayette | ESPN3 | ||
7 p.m. | Bowling Green at Toledo | ESPN3 | |
Middle Tennessee at Charlotte | ESPN3 | ||
UMKC at Seattle | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | Cal Poly at Cal State Fullerton | ESPN3 | |
Sun, Feb 12 | Noon | Tulane at No. 22 USF Jenn Hildreth, Sue Bird |
ESPN2 |
Dayton at George Washington Fran Harris, Mike Thibault |
ESPNU | ||
1 p.m. | Binghamton at New Hampshire | ESPN3 | |
Stony Brook at Maine | ESPN3 | ||
2 p.m. | No. 3 Maryland at Michigan State Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors |
ESPN2 | |
Texas A&M at No. 24 Tennessee Paul Sunderland, Nell Fortner |
ESPNU | ||
Florida at Alabama Roy Philpott, Brooke Weisbrod |
SEC Network | ||
Clemson at No. 16 Miami | ACC Network Extra | ||
Wake Forest at Virginia | ACC Network Extra | ||
Virginia Tech at No. 17 NC State | ACC Network Extra | ||
Pittsburgh at No. 14 Duke | ACC Network Extra | ||
Loyola-Chicago at Indiana State | ESPN3 | ||
Hartford at UMass Lowell | ESPN3 | ||
Iona at Monmouth | ESPN3 | ||
3 p.m. | Georgia at Auburn | SEC Network + | |
Bradley at Drake | ESPN3 | ||
Southern Illinois at Wichita State | ESPN3 | ||
Illinois State at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | ||
4 p.m. | No. 2 Baylor at TCU Brenda VanLengen, Katie Smith |
ESPN2 | |
No. 4 Mississippi State at Ole Miss Bob Picozzi, Dan Hughes |
SEC Network | ||
6 p.m. | Arkansas at Missouri Melissa Lee, Steffi Sorensen |
SEC Network | |
8 p.m. | Evansville at Missouri State | ESPN3 | |
Mon, Feb 13 | 7 p.m. | Big Monday presented by eBay Texas at No. 5 Florida State Beth Mowins, Deb Antonelli |
ESPN2 |
LSU at Vanderbilt Brenda VanLengen, Carol Ross |
SEC Network | ||
USC Upstate at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
Kennesaw State at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
Lipscomb at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
NJIT at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
9 p.m. | Big Monday presented by eBay No. 6 South Carolina at No. 1 UConn Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke, Kara Lawson, Holly Rowe |
ESPN2 | |
Tue, Feb 14 | 7 p.m. | UCF at No. 22 USF | ESPN3 |
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