UConn superstar guard Paige Bueckers isn’t ready for her swan song just yet.
Bueckers led the No. 2 Huskies to a dominant 82-59 victory over No. 3 Oklahoma in the school’s 31st consecutive Sweet 16 appearance, marking the longest active streak in the nation, men’s or women’s. Bueckers recorded a career-high 40 points in the win, an NCAA Tournament scoring record for the Huskies. UConn advances to the program’s fourth Elite Eight in five years and is in pursuit of its first national championship since 2016. UConn has won 11 national championship, the most of any school.
The Huskies lead the nation in field goal percentage (51.0%) and have the highest three-point percentage (38.1%) of the remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament. Here’s a look at the full Huskies women’s basketball roster:
UConn Huskies guard KK Arnold (2), guard Paige Bueckers (5) and forward Sarah Strong (21) celebrate a three point basket against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the first half at Colonial Life Arena on Feb 16, 2025.
UConn women’s basketball roster
Here’s the Huskies roster for the 2024-25 season, including each player’s jersey number, their position, grade, height and hometown:
- 2 KK Arnold G Soph. 5′ 9″ – Germantown, Wisconsin
- 5 Paige Bueckers G Sr. 6′ 0″ – Hopkins, Minnesota
- 8 Jana El Alfy C Fr. 6′ 5″ – Cairo, Egypt
- 10 Qadence Samuels G Soph. 6′ 0″ – Forestville, Maryland
- 11 Allie Ziebell G Fr. 6′ 0″ – Neenah, Wisconsin
- 12 Ashlynn Shade G Soph. 5′ 10″ – Noblesville, Indiana
- 20 Kaitlyn Chen G Sr. 5′ 9″ – San Marino, California
- 21 Sarah Strong F Fr. 6′ 2″ – Durham, North Carolina
- 23 Morgan Cheli G Fr. 6′ 2″ – San Jose, California
- 25 Ice Brady F Soph. 6′ 3″ – San Diego, California
- 33 Caroline Ducharme G Jr. 6′ 2″ – Milton, Massachusetts
- 34 Ayanna Patterson F Soph. 6′ 2″ – Fort Wayne, Indiana
- 35 Azzi Fudd G Sr. 5′ 11″ – Arlington, Virginia
- 44 Aubrey Griffin G/F Sr. 6′ 1″ – Ossining, New York
No. 5 Paige Bueckers stats
Paige Bueckers is in midst of a legendary streak in the final women’s NCAA Tournament of her career. She scored a career-high 40 points in UConn’s blowout win over No. 3 Oklahoma in the Sweet 16, days after tying her previous high of 34 points in UConn’s second-round win over South Dakota State. The veteran guard is now No. 4 on UConn’s all-time scoring list (2,375 career points), surpassing Katie Lou Samuelson (2,342) and Tina Charles (2,346). She’s 27 points away from passing Napheesa Collier (2,401). Bueckers, the three-time Big East Player of the Year, is averaging 19.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 35 games. She’s been to the Final Four three times in her career (2021, 2022, 2024) and is looking to guide UConn to its fist national title since 2016. Bueckers declared for the 2025 WNBA draft, where’s she’s widely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick, which is held by the Dallas Wings.
No. 35 Azzi Fudd stats
Fudd is averaging 13.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 31 games, shooting a career-high from the field (47.9%) and beyond the arc (44.5%) just one season removed from tearing her ACL in November 2023. Fudd dropped 27 points, seven assists and six steals in UConn’s first-round win over No. 15 Arkansas State, marking the most points she’s scored in 10 career NCAA Tournament games. Her career-high is 34 points, recorded against St. John’s in February. Fudd opted out of the 2025 WNBA Draft and will return to UConn for her final year of college basketball, despite being a potential first-round pick this year.
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UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd reacts after her three point basket against the Marquette Golden Eagles in the second half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion.
No. 21 Sarah Strong stats
Sarah Strong, the Big East Freshman of the Year, is averaging 16.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 37 games. She also earned Big East First Team and All-Freshman Team honors. Strong recorded 20 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and five blocks in her NCAA Tournament debut against Arkansas State, marking her 11th double-double of the season and her fifth of the postseason. Her career-high is 29 points scored against Iowa State in December.
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