Belt game 1,136 · December 2, 2018
UConn takes the belt
UConn beat Notre Dame 89–71 on the road to start reign 184 of the Women's College Basketball belt, the 16th for the program.
Notre Dame had held it since March 30, 2018, with 8 defenses over 247 days.
UConn held it for 32 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Baylor on January 3, 2019.
184Reign number
16Team's reign
4Defenses
32Days held
Box score
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christyn Williams | 40 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-16 | 2-4 | 4-5 |
| Napheesa Collier | 32 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 37 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5-16 | 0-4 | 5-5 |
| Crystal Dangerfield | 40 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-15 | 1-6 | 4-4 |
| Megan Walker | 35 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Notre Dame
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Young | 40 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Arike Ogunbowale | 38 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-18 | 0-6 | 5-6 |
| Jessica Shepard | 34 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Marina Mabrey | 40 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 2-2 |
| Brianna Turner | 33 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Danielle Patterson | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mikayla Vaughn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Abby Prohaska | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: ESPN, via the sportsdataverse wehoop project (CC BY 4.0), 2013–14 on.