UConn, Vanderbilt set home-and-home series as undefeated top-25 programs

Both the UConn and Vanderbilt women’s basketball team has announced on Wednesday that they’ll be hosting a home-and-home women’s basketball series in the future seasons.

The first match of the series is set to be played in storrs where the Huskies will take down the Commodores during the 2027-2028 season. The Huskies will then visit Nashville to play the Commodores in the 2028-2029 season.

The two teams are currently ranked in the top 25 in the AP poll and are the only two teams that remain undefeated in Division 1 women’s basketball.

The Vanderbilt Commodores women’s team is coached by Shea Ralph, a former Husky herself. Ralph played for UConn from 1996 to 2001 and went on to win a national championship and Big East player of the year during her playing career. She joined her former coach, Geno Auriemma, as an assistant coach at UConn and helped the team win 6 more NCAA titles before heading to Vanderbilt in 2008.

UConn is 6-2 all-time against Vanderbilt, and the last time the Huskies played the Commodores was on November 13, 2019, when Stephanie white was Vanderbilt's head coach.

The Commodores are led by their sophomore guard Mikayla Blake’s had a wonderful season so far with 19 consecutive wins. Meanwhile, the defending national champions are looking to take home another title with Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong leading the Huskies.