STORRS, CT — The University of Connecticut women's basketball team will face LSU on Dec. 20 in the second Sprouts Farmers Market espnW Invitational at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN.
The matchup will feature two of the past four NCAA national champions and Hall of Fame coaches Geno Auriemma and Kim Mulkey. It will mark the programs' first meeting since 2016.
UConn leads the all-time series 8-1. The Huskies and Tigers last met on Nov. 20, 2016.
The doubleheader will also include Virginia against Kentucky. Game times and ESPN television assignments will be announced later.
Tickets for the Dec. 20 event will go on sale this fall. Fans can register for presale access through the event's website.
The LSU game adds to what is shaping up to be one of the nation's toughest non-conference schedules for the defending national champion Huskies. UConn has announced games against seven teams ranked in ESPN's Way-Too-Early Top 25 for the 2026-27 season: No. 1 South Carolina, No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Michigan, No. 6 Iowa, No. 7 Louisville, No. 10 LSU and No. 21 Maryland. The Huskies, ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll, will also play No. 8 Texas in an exhibition game.
UConn's conference schedule in the Big East has not yet been announced.
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