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Preview: UConn can clinch Big East regular season title against Villanova
Blanca Quiñonez is also expected to return after missing the last six games with a shoulder injury.
Daniel Connolly
February 18, 2026
Photo: Ian Bethune
How to watch
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 18
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: Finneran Pavilion, Villanova, PA
TV: NBC Sports Network
Stream: Peacock
Radio: UConn Sports Network (97.9 Fox Sports and affiliates)
Villanova Wildcats
Record: 21-5 (14-3 Big East)
Location: Villanova, Pennsylvania
Head coach: Denise Dillon (sixth season)
Big East regular season title on the line
With a win over Villanova on Wednesday, UConn will secure the 2025-26 Big East regular season championship. The Huskies would move to 17-0 with three games left to play while handing the second-place Wildcats their fourth loss.
UConn has won every regular season and tournament title since joining the Big East ahead of the 2020-21 campaign. The Huskies are also closing in on their third straight undefeated season in league play and their fourth in six years.
All-time, UConn has won 24 Big East regular season crowns and 61 total conference championships.
