STORRS — UConn’s second-ranked women’s basketball team begins its regular season against Cornell at 5 p.m. Monday, November 2, at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford.
UConn lists Peacock/NBC Sports Network for television coverage and the UConn Sports Network from Learfield, including FOX Sports 97.9, for radio. The arena’s own event page independently confirms the date, venue and 5 p.m. start.
The Huskies went 3–0 in preseason exhibitions against Syracuse, Texas and Army, with Sarah Strong averaging 20.3 points, UConn says. Those games do not count toward the regular season.
Strong, Blanca Quiñonez and KK Arnold made the Naismith Trophy watch list. UConn’s upcoming nonconference schedule includes nine teams ranked in the preseason Associated Press poll.
Cornell finished last season 9–18 and was picked sixth in the Ivy League. The schools have met only once before, a UConn victory in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, according to the university.
The women’s game is the first UConn game at the arena Monday. The men follow against Gardner-Webb at 9 p.m.; that is a separate matchup and the women’s start should not be confused with the later tipoff.
This preview was prepared with AI assistance from UConn Athletics’ November 1 announcement and the arena’s event listing. Eastern CT News did not attend practice or independently assess player availability. The photograph shows UConn women’s basketball against Army on October 25 at Gampel Pavilion, not Monday’s Cornell game.