March Madness: No. 2 UConn Routs Arkansas State 103–34 in Opener as Fudd Has 27 Points

UConn forward Sarah Strong (21) is guarded by Arkansas State guard Wynter Rogers during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Storrs, Conn. Jessica Hill/AP Photo

STORRS, Conn.—The second-seeded UConn women’s basketball team wasted little time in dashing any hopes of an upset by No. 15 seed Arkansas State.

After the Red Wolves’ Crislyn Rose scored the game’s first basket in the NCAA Tournament first-round game, UConn ripped off the next 22 points en route to a convincing 103–34 victory on Saturday.