INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 03: Head coach Geno Auriemma of the Connecticut Huskies reacts in the fourth quarter against the Oregon State Beavers during the semifinals of the 2016 NCAA Women's Final Four Basketball Championship at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on April 3, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Connecticut won 80-51.

UConn, Louisville to host U.S. women's team in exhibition games

The Associated Press
7 years ago
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) UConn and Louisville will host the U.S. Women's national basketball team in winter exhibition games in preparation for next year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

The fifth-ranked Huskies will host the national team Jan. 27 in Storrs, Connecticut, before the No. 9 Cardinals face the squad Feb. 2. Louisville coach Jeff Walz called the contest ''an unbelievable opportunity'' in a release Wednesday and added that it's an honor to host the game.

Four-time Olympic gold medalists Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi headline a national squad seeking its seventh consecutive gold medal. Former Louisville star Angel McCoughtry is part of the talent pool and could play against her alma mater.

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