PHOENIX – The fact that she was going to the Final Four for the first time didn’t really hit UConn’s Kayleigh Heckel until she arrived in Phoenix the other day. “When we got here and I saw the logo everywhere, it was kind of setting in that I’m actually here,” Heckel said Thursday. “It’s funny because Coach (Geno Auriemma) keeps teasing me about how I wasn’t here last year and how they beat me ...

This weekend will be a full-circle moment for UConn sophomore Kayleigh Heckel and her family.

STORRS — After the sold-out home crowd let out the final “WOOF” of its pregame chant before tipoff between the UConn women’s basketball team and longtime rival Notre Dame, the Huskies’ packed student section added a new line to the end of the classic cheer. “(Bleep) Notre Dame!” The Fighting Irish’s last trip to Storrs in 2023 snapped UConn’s four-game home win streak in the series, so the ...

UConn women’s basketball guard Kayleigh Heckel and Michigan’s Syla Swords aren’t the type of friends to trash talk each other, even on the basketball court. When the high school teammates face off on opposite sides of Friday’s game between the No. 1 Huskies and No. 6 Wolverines, their former coach, Christina Raiti, thinks there’s a better chance they’ll get in trouble for trying to hug during ...

UConn women's basketball coach, Geno Auriemma, has compared Heckel's speed to a racecar. She explains how she has adjusted her pace on the court.

UConn replaces Paige Bueckers with a former five-star.