Belt game 1,097 · December 3, 2017
UConn takes the belt
UConn beat Notre Dame 80–71 at home to start reign 182 of the Women's College Basketball belt, the 15th for the program.
Notre Dame had held it since November 26, 2017, with 1 defense over 7 days.
UConn held it for 117 days and 29 defenses, then lost it to Notre Dame on March 30, 2018.
182Reign number
15Team's reign
29Defenses
117Days held
Box score
Notre Dame
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Mabrey | 36 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 4-9 | 5-5 |
| Arike Ogunbowale | 34 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-25 | 1-10 | 2-3 |
| Jessica Shepard | 36 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Lili Thompson | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Kristina Nelson | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kathryn Westbeld | 30 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jackie Young | 24 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Danielle Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 28 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 6-8 |
| Azura Stevens | 26 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Napheesa Collier | 40 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Kia Nurse | 33 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Crystal Dangerfield | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Megan Walker | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Gabby Williams | 17 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: ESPN, via the sportsdataverse wehoop project (CC BY 4.0), 2013–14 on.