{"id":846023,"date":"2026-08-06T21:22:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/846023\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T21:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:22:29","slug":"uconn-womens-basketball-to-face-lsu-in-nashville-on-dec-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/846023\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn women\u2019s basketball to face LSU in Nashville on Dec. 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The date for UConn women\u2019s basketball\u2019s showdown with Kim Mulkey and LSU is set. The Huskies and Tigers will square off as part of the Sprouts Farmers Market espnW Invitational on Sunday, Dec. 20 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The contest was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theuconnblog.com\/uconn-huskies-womens-basketball\/55562\/uconn-to-play-lsu-in-nashville-next-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">originally reported by Rebecca Lobo back in January<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">This will be UConn\u2019s first meeting with Mulkey since she took over at LSU in 2021. The Huskies ended her tenure at Baylor with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theuconnblog.com\/2021\/3\/29\/22357478\/recap-uconn-huskies-womens-basketball-outlasts-baylor-lady-bears-69-67-to-advance-to-final-four\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a come-from-behind 69-67 victory in the 2021 Elite Eight<\/a>. Geno Auriemma is 5-4 in his career against Mulkey, including a 2-0 mark in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">UConn is 8-1 all-time against the Tigers. The most recent meeting came on Nov. 20, 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theuconnblog.com\/2016\/11\/21\/13698118\/recap-uconn-women-s-basketball-takes-care-of-business-against-lsu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a 76-53 victory for the Huskies in Baton Rouge<\/a>. LSU\u2019s lone triumph came in the form of a 73-50 blowout in the 2007 Elite Eight out in Fresno. The Huskies (2025) and Tigers (2023) have combined for two of the last four national championships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The contest will be part of a doubleheader with Virginia and Kentucky facing off in the other game. Tip-times and ESPN broadcast designations will be released later. Tickets will go on sale at some point this fall, though fans can register for the pre-sale at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espninvitational.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.espnwinvitational.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Nashville has treated UConn well in the past. The Huskies won their ninth national title at Bridgestone Arena in 2014, beating Stanford in the semifinal and Notre Dame in the championship. They last visited the city to play Vanderbilt on Nov. 13, 2020 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theuconnblog.com\/2019\/11\/13\/20963951\/uconn-huskies-womens-basketball-takes-care-of-vanderbilt-64-51\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a 64-51 win<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">UConn now has nine official dates out for the 2026-27 season. It\u2019ll take the court for the first time in an exhibition against Syracuse on Oct. 12 at Mohegan Sun Arena, then host Texas in another tune-up on Oct. 19. The Huskies will travel to Michigan on Nov. 5 and Louisville on Nov. 15 while welcoming Iowa to Connecticut on Nov. 8. Four others will take place on neutral courts: South Carolina at Mohegan Sun Arena on Nov. 24, Duke at TD Garden in Boston on Nov. 28, Maryland at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Dec. 5 and LSU in Nashville on Dec. 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The date for UConn women\u2019s basketball\u2019s showdown with Kim Mulkey and LSU is set. 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