Now seven seasons removed from its last national championship, UConn women’s basketball is in its longest title drought since winning its first in 1995. Last season, the Huskies reached the final after four consecutive losses in the national semifinal but fell to South Carolina, 64-49 — their first loss in a national championship game.
Even though UConn has struggled to get over the hump in recent years, Geno Auriemma is confident banner No. 12 is coming eventually.
“We’re gonna win another one, it’s just a matter of when,” he told reporters ahead of First Night. “I don’t know when that is, but we’re gonna win another one.