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STORRS, Conn.—UConn ladies’s volleyball concludes a four-match homestand this weekend, dealing with #13 Creighton and Providence on the UConn Volleyball Center.

Scouting the Huskies (15-5, 4-4 BIG EAST)

UConn enters the weekend at 4-4 in convention play, having cut up final weekend’s matches in opposition to Georgetown and Villanova. The Huskies swept the Hoyas on Friday earlier than being defeated by Villanova on Saturday night time. The loss marked UConn’s first dwelling defeat in 2025 and solely its second setback within the final 25 dwelling matches.

Emma Werkmeister recorded the 1,000^th kill of her UConn profession within the third set, changing into the 15^th Husky in program historical past to take action. Werkmeister averaged 4.00 kills per set on the weekend, pouring in 12 kills in opposition to Georgetown and 16 in opposition to ‘Nova. Werkmeister leads the Huskies with 3.73 kills per set. Audrey Rome continued her sturdy 2025 marketing campaign final weekend, averaging 3.57 kills per set at a .513 hit proportion. Doga Kutlu paced the UConn offense final weekend, averaging 10.14 assists per set. Kutlu has 695 assists on the season. McKenna Brand continues to anchor the UConn protection, main the Huskies with 3.69 digs per set.

Opposition Research

UConn welcomes perennial powerhouse #13 Creighton to Storrs this weekend. The Bluejays are unblemished in convention matches this season, dropping just one set thus far in convention play. Creighton swept St. John’s and Seton Hall in two dwelling matches in Omaha final weekend. Annalea Maedar received BIG EAST Setter of the Week, averaging 11.67 assists per set and a pair of.17 digs per set within the two wins. Ava Martin leads the Jays with 4.09 kills per set this season, which is sweet for second place within the convention. Kiara Reinhardt leads the convention with a .452 hitting proportion, rating third within the BIG EAST with 1.13 blocks per set. Creighton went 32-3 final season, going undefeated in convention play. The Bluejays made the NCAA Regional Final final season earlier than falling to eventual champion Penn State.

The Huskies will face Providence on Sunday afternoon. The Friars are 10-11 on the season and 1-7 in convention play. Providence dropped each conferences at dwelling final weekend in opposition to Villanova and Georgetown. Hadley Pride is the chief for the Providence protection, averaging a conference-best 5.49 digs per set. Sophia Adkins fuels the Friar assault, main the group with 3.68 kills per set, rating sixth within the convention. Providence leads the convention with 2.53 blocks per set, led by Lyric Berry’s 1.33 blocks per set.

Watch and Follow: Both video games might be streamed on ESPN+. Saturday’s match will begin at 4:00 p.m., and Sunday’s match will start at 2:00 p.m. Follow UConn volleyball on Instagram and X @UConnVball.