How UConn plans to defend OU star Raegan Beers

While the Huskies' low-post play has been a weakness for most of the season, their two bigs have generally done well against teams with size.

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Daniel Connolly
March 28, 2025

Photo: Ian Bethune

While UConn’s low post play has been its biggest weakness all season long, not many teams have exploited it. It helps that the Big East doesn’t feature much size and few of the Huskies’ non-conference opponents had personnel in the paint, either.

That could change on Saturday when they go up against Raegan Beers and Oklahoma in the Sweet Sixteen. The 6-4 junior is one of the top centers in the nation, leading the Sooners in both points (17.5) and rebounds (9.3) while shooting 64.5 percent from the floor. She does all that in just 22.2 minutes per game, too.

“There aren't very many teams in the country…where they have a dominant post player that can single-handedly win you a game,” Geno Auriemma said.

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