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

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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