More than 6,000 fans filled Koch Arena on Tuesday night to catch a glimpse of the 11-time national champion Connecticut women’s basketball team in its first trip to Wichita.
The audience featured WSU fans who wanted to support the Shockers, casual sports fans intrigued by UConn’s dominance (the Huskies have never lost a game in the American Athletic Conference), and basketball players and coaches of all ages ecstatic to see the nation’s second-ranked team in person.
Even if the game wasn’t competitive, UConn won 84-47, and legendary coach Geno Auriemma didn’t make the trip because of an illness, the night could help grow women’s basketball in Wichita.