UConn's top-ranked women's basketball team will have to play two games against a pair of ranked opponents this weekend without two key players.

Junior All-American forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis is out indefinitely after sustaining a nerve contusion of her right elbow after falling following a collision during Monday night's 76-57 win over No. 3 Stanford, while sophomore Morgan Tuck, a reserve forward, will be sidelined up to six weeks with a knee injury.

Tuck, who played against Stanford and scored 11 points in 18 minutes, had arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday to repair a cartilage injury. UConn officials said Tuck has dealt with swelling in the knee since the start of the season.

Coach Geno Auriemma said Mosqueda-Lewis will be evaluated again next week, but she definitely won't play when in key road games against No. 8 Maryland on Friday and No. 13 Penn State on Sunday.

"No broken bones," Auriemma said of Mosqueda-Lewis following practice on Wednesday. "I'm not a doctor, but it's a nerve injury and I know those things can take time. It's unfortunate; we'll have to monitor it. But hopefully, she won't be out as long as we think right now."

As for Tuck, Auriemma said the surgery was planned.

"Morgan said, 'I want to play coach,'" he said. "I said fine, but eventually it got to the point where the situation became ridiculous. And it wasn't in anyone's best interest to have the uncertainty go on."

"I just tried to put (the operation) in the back of my mind," Tuck told the Hartford Courant. "But I also knew I had to stay in the moment and make the best of it."

The Huskies play several games over the next few weeks. After the weekend, they play Oregon at home next Wednesday before three games in as many days (Boston University, Monmouth, St. Bonaventure) at Gampel Pavilion Nov. 22-24

- Staff and Wire Reports