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Dayton Preview: UConn, Tamika Williams-Jeter set for reunion

The two-time national champion and member of the Huskies' legendary 2002 class will bring her Dayton Flyers to the XL Center.

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Daniel Connolly
November 07, 2023

How to watch

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 8

Time: 7 p.m. ET

Location: XL Center, Hartford, CT

TV: SNY

Stream: SNY.tv or the SNY app (in-market) | FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports App (out of market)

Radio: UConn Sports Network (97.9 ESPN and affiliates)

Dayton Flyers

Record: 0-0 (0-0 A10)

Location: Dayton, Ohio

Head coach: Tamika Williams-Jeter (second season)

UConn, Tamika Williams-Jeter set for reunion

During Tamika Williams-Jeter’s recruiting process in the mid-1990s, she got plenty of flashy pitches. Ohio State sent a private jet to pick her up — from Dayton, Ohio, which is only an hour drive from Columbus. Other schools told her what they thought she’d want to hear.

“I could say, ‘Hey, I want to start at point guard,’ (and coaches would reply) ‘Oh yeah, you could start at point,’” Williams-Jeter said on the CT Scoreboard Podcast.

Geno Auriemma used a different tactic.

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