BOSTON – Facing its sixth top-10 program since the start of the 2003-04 season, the Boston University women's basketball team visits No. 2 UConn for its 2024-25 road opener on Thursday (Nov. 7). Opening tip from the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. is set for 7 p.m.
 
BU (1-0) seeks its third win over a ranked opponent in program history, and plays its first top-five foe since the Huskies themselves were No. 1 back in 2013. Last year, the Terriers went 5-10 on the road.
 
UConn takes part in its 2024-25 lid-lifter after recently defeating Fort Hays State 89-49 in an exhibition contest. The Huskies are 33-3 all-time against Patriot League opponents, and will face off against BU since the Terriers joined the conference ahead of the 2013-14 campaign.
 
Thursday's game airs on television through SportsNet New York (SNY). UConn's SNY games will be available to stream in-market (CT, NY, NJ, PA) to authenticated subscribers via the SNY app.
 
Out-of-market fans will be able to stream UConn's SNY games at no additional cost to authenticated subscribers who have FOX as part of their television package. Users will need to sign in with their TV provider credentials at https://www.foxsports.com/ or in the FOX Sports app. The games can also be accessed at www.fox.com/sports or in the FOX Now app.
 
TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU opened its season with a 60-48 victory over another Huskies team, Northeastern, on Monday (Nov. 4) at Case Gym.
• The Terriers went wire-to-wire after scoring on their opening possession, and held the Huskies to 1-of-16 shooting from beyond the arc.
• Senior Alex Giannaros dropped a game-high 23 points, hitting eight of her 12 shots and five three-pointers.
• Sophomore Aoibhe Gormley collected eight points, seven rebounds, and six assists.
• Freshmen Allison Schwertner and Inez Gallegos appeared in the starting lineup, marking the second straight year BU trotted out two rookies in the starting five in a season opener. Gormley and classmate Audrey Ericksen did so in 2023.
• Eleven of the 13 Terriers that played against Northeastern were either freshmen or sophomores.
• Giannaros currently sits at 986 career points, needing 14 to become the 27th Terrier in program history to record 1,000 points in the scarlet & white.
• She is also five three-pointers away from reaching sixth place on BU's all-time list, and seven assists from 200 in her collegiate career.
• The Terriers are playing a top-10 ranked opponent for the second straight year. In 2023, BU visited No. 7 Colorado and trailed the Buffaloes by just four points entering the fourth quarter.
• BU's last win over a ranked foe came on Dec. 1, 2012 against No. 17/15 St. John's, a 66-49 score.

SCOUTING UCONN

• The Huskies finished last year with a 33-6 overall record, advancing to the Women's Final Four before falling to eventual runner-up Iowa.
• UConn was picked to win the BIG EAST in 2024-25. Six Huskies garnered BIG EAST preseason honors, including Paige Bueckers and Sarah Strong as the Preseason Player and Freshman of the Year, respectively.
• Bueckers and Azzi Fudd were named to the Naismith Trophy Women's Player of the Year watchlist. The former also earned a spot on the Nancy Lieberman Award watchlist, while Fudd was selected to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award watchlist. Strong was a recipient on the watchlist for the 2025 Cheryl Miller Award.
• Head coach Geno Auriemma, an 11-time NCAA champion at the helm, is in his 40th season.

SERIES HISTORY

• Thursday marks the 13th all-time meeting between BU and UConn in a series that began in 1978.
• The Huskies sport an 8-4 edge in the rivalry, having won six in a row and seven of the last eight.
• BU's last win against UConn came on Feb. 9, 1984, a 70-47 victory.
• The Terriers are 1-5 on the road against the Huskies. The only win came in the first meeting on Dec. 9, 1978, a 75-60 triumph.
• BU squared off against UConn in its lone NCAA Tournament game back on Mar. 23, 2003.
• UConn was ranked first in the country the last time the two programs faced off back on Nov. 22, 2013, a 96-38 Huskies victory. Clodagh Scannell paced BU with nine points. Breanna Stewart led UConn with 25 points, while Stefanie Dolson dropped 23 points and 10 rebounds.
• BU assistant coach Jason Pellum earned his degree from UConn in 2016, and was a practice player for the UConn women's team during their national championship season that year. 

LOOKING AHEAD

• Following Thursday's tilt, BU returns to action on Tuesday (Nov. 12), hosting Emmanuel for an exhibition contest at 6 p.m.