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UConn Women Announce 2-Game Series With USC

UConn and USC are adding two games to their short, but competitive rivalry.

UConn and USC will be playing each other twice over the next two seasons.
UConn and USC will be playing each other twice over the next two seasons. (Chris Dehnel/Patch )

STORRS, Conn. – About nine months after their meeting in the NCAA Tournament, the University of Connecticut and University of Southern will be squaring off again ... and then again a year later.

The UConn women’s basketball team Monday announced a two-game series with USC beginning next season.

UConn and USC battled in the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Elite Eight in March. The third-seeded Huskies beat the top-seeded Trojans, 80-73, to advance to the NCAA Final Four.

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The Trojans will travel to Connecticut on Dec. 21, to face off against the Huskies on FOX. Arena designation and tip time will be released at a later date, UConn officials said.

UConn will face the Trojans in Los Angeles during the 2025-26 season.

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The Huskies are 3-0 all-time vs. USC.

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