Belt game 1,378 · April 4, 2025 · postseason
UConn takes the belt
UConn beat UCLA 85–51 on a neutral floor to start reign 222 of the Women's College Basketball belt, the 18th for the program.
UCLA had held it since March 9, 2025, with 4 defenses over 26 days.
UConn held it for 364 days and 39 defenses, then lost it to South Carolina on April 3, 2026.
222Reign number
18Team's reign
39Defenses
364Days held
Box score
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Strong | 33 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-13 | 4-6 | 0-1 |
| Azzi Fudd | 31 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Paige Bueckers | 31 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-3 | 2-3 |
| KK Arnold | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Jana El Alfy | 23 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 24 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ice Brady | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Aubrey Griffin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Allie Ziebell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ashlynn Shade | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Qadence Samuels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Caroline Ducharme | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
UCLA
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Betts | 35 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Kiki Rice | 37 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Angela Dugalic | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Elina Aarnisalo | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Janiah Barker | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Timea Gardiner | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Gabriela Jaquez | 33 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Londynn Jones | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kendall Dudley | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zania Socka-Nguemen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: ESPN, via the sportsdataverse wehoop project (CC BY 4.0), 2013–14 on.