As Sarah Strong continues strengthening her case for national player of the year, it’s no surprise that the UConn women’s basketball star headlines the midseason top 10 for the Katrina McClain Award.

CHICAGO — UConn women’s basketball has won its last 19 games by 25 points or more. Fourteen of its last 19 victories have been 30-plus point wins, including Wednesday’s 40-point defeat of DePaul in Chicago. And in 22 of the No. 1-ranked Huskies’ 24 wins, they’ve defeated their opponent by over 15 points.

Even after a 30-point win against Tennessee on Sunday, the unbeaten Huskies are looking to eliminate any flaws.

After defeating their long-time rivals in the Tennessee Lady Vols, 96-66 on Sunday, the top-ranked UConn Huskies (23-0, 12-0) are gearing up to take on the DePaul Blue Demons (5-19,

UConn women's basketball handed Tennessee one of the worst losses in program history Sunday. Two players made the difference for UConn.

The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 13 is No. 1 UConn’s Sarah Strong. The sophomore forward won the award for the second consecutive week after helping the top-ranked Huskies rout Xavier and Tennessee.

While her future team is in the middle of the NCAA Tournament chasing back-to-back national championships, UConn women’s basketball signee Olivia Vukosa will be competing on one of the biggest stages of her career at the 2026 McDonald’s All-American game.

Nova Southeastern University and Connecticut are the only teams in the nation with top-five teams in both men’s and women’s basketball.