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UConn women close out regular season Monday at South Florida

March 02, 2019 11:00 pm • Last Updated: March 03, 2019 8:07 pm

The second-ranked UConn women's basketball team closes out the regular season on Monday night at South Florida. The game will be televised by ESPN2 and start at 7 p.m.

The Huskies (27-2, 15-0) beat Houston 84-47 in the team's final home game on Saturday. UConn celebrated seniors Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson and retired Rebecca Lobo's number at the game.

The Huskies are the regular season American Athletic Conference champions and will be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament next weekend at Mohegan Sun. UConn owns a 101-0 record in AAC games. Including the postseason, UConn is 115-0 in AAC games.

USF (16-13, 7-8) is coming off a 57-43 loss to Cincinnati Saturday. Enna Pehadrzic leads the Bulls with 11.7 points per game while Shae Leverett leads the team with 7.8 rebounds per game. The Huskies beat USF 63-46 in Storrs on Jan. 13.

— Day staff reports

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