Chasing Perfection: A UConn WBB Podcast

With a month to process everything, we look back at UConn’s Final Four loss to Iowa, explain why we’re not all that upset and discuss the controversial foul call at the end. We also look at the Huskies’ roster moves so far this offseason, from the additions of Sarah Strong and Kaitlyn Chen to the other transfer portal activity.

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It’s Final Four weekend and UConn women’s basketball is still alive. On this episode, we recap UConn’s Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight victories then preview the much-anticipated matchup with Iowa in the Sweet Sixteen. We discuss why we feel good (and not so good) about the Huskies’ chances against the Hawkeyes and whether they can come home with a 12th national championship trophy from Cleveland.

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The NCAA Tournament is here. On Selection Sunday, UConn found out its path to the Final Four and a 12th national title. On this week’s episode, we discuss the Huskies’ draw, talk about our favorite matchups and make our predictions about how the next month turns out.

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UConn won the Big East Tournament in dominant fashion, but it did so in an unexpected way. After Aaliyah Edwards suffered a broken nose in the quarterfinals, Ice Brady stepped up in her place and had a long-awaited breakout performance. On this week’s episode, we discuss her emergence, Paige Bueckers’ dominance and much more from the weekend. We also look ahead to Selection Sunday and preview where the Huskies may end up.

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UConn’s 2024-25 roster got a big boost with Paige Bueckers and Aubrey Griffin announcing their return during senior night. On this episode, we break down what that means for the Huskies and discuss whether we think Nika Mühl and Aaliyah Edwards will join them. After that, we get into the loss to South Carolina and look ahead to the NCAA Tournament with our reactions to the initial seed reveal last week.

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UConn has bounced back from its last loss with three straight wins on the back of standout performances from Aaliyah Edwards. On this week’s episode, we talk about how she’s hit another level in her game, if we’re concerned about Paige Bueckers’ recent rough stretch and preview the upcoming matchup with South Carolina on Sunday.

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UConn women’s basketball’s 13-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of Notre Dame on Saturday. Nika Mühl spent most of the night in foul trouble and Paige Bueckers wasn’t her usual self. Without those two going, the Huskies didn’t have enough to keep up. On this week’s episode, we break down the loss and discuss how much stock we should take from UConn’s performance. We also preview the upcoming games against Villanova and St. John’s while looking way ahead to South Carolina.

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Paige Bueckers is playing her best basketball of the season on both ends of the floor, and UConn just keeps winning. This week, we talk about why Bueckers is even better than before and how this injury-plagued season is different because she’s on the floor. We also preview the big matchup with Notre Dame on Saturday and talk about Nika Mühl’s quest for history.

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