Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus Rhode Island on December 10, 2025 , Loss , 51, to, 57
Women's Basketball
vs Rhode Island
Final
51
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57
Providence College Athletics
Wednesday, December 31
Providence, R.I.
3:00 PM
Providence College
8-7,1-3Big East
53
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90
Connecticut
14-0,5-0Big East
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2
3
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UConn
30
18
22
20
90
Providence
7
12
16
18
53
Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph
Friars Defeated By Top-Ranked UConn At The AMP, 90-53
12/31/2025 5:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Sabou Gueye netted 12 points; Princess Moody and Payton Dunbar each scored 11 points.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's basketball team closed out the 2025 calendar year against top-ranked UConn at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Dec. 31. The Huskies claimed a 90-53 victory and improved to 14-0 (5-0 BIG EAST). Providence dropped to 8-7 overall (1-3 BIG EAST).
1ST QUARTER:
• Providence was scoreless the final 6:51 of the opening quarter as UConn finished the frame on a 21-0 run.
• The Huskies led 30-7 at the intermission.
• Payton Dunbar scored five of the Friars' seven points in the first quarter.
2ND QUARTER:
• Providence started the second quarter on a 5-0 spurt (30-12).
• The Huskies responded with an 11-0 run to go ahead 41-12 with 5:27 left on the clock.
• UConn outscored Providence 18-12 overall in the second and carried a 48-19 lead into halftime.
• Dunbar was the lone Friar to reach double figures in the first half (11).
• Sarah Strong paced UConn with 15 points and Azzi Fudd added 11 points and five assists in the opening half.
3RD QUARTER:
• Providence started the frame with a 4-0 spurt.
• UConn answered with a 16-3 run to take a 38-point lead (2:23).
• Ashley Dinges hit a three with 2:13 on the clock to spark an 8-0 Friar run (64-34).
• The Huskies led 70-35 heading into the fourth quarter.
• Princess Moody led the Friars in the quarter with six points on 2-2 shooting from beyond the arc.
4TH QUARTER:
• The Friars outscored the Huskies 14-11 through the first 5:18 of the quarter as UConn went into the media timeout with a 81-49 lead (4:48).
• The Huskies outscored the Friars 20-18 in the fourth and claimed a 90-53 victory.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Sabou Gueye paced the offense for Providence with 12 points on 4-6 shooting from the field and a 4-4 effort from the foul line. She added two rebounds and a game-high four steals.
• Dunbar and Moody each finished with 11 points.
• Moody's 11 points marked a career high as she shot 3-6 from the field, including 2-2 from beyond the arc.
• Orlagh Gormley recorded team-highs in rebounds (six) and assists (five).
• Gormley has dished 5+ assists in eight games this season, including six of the last seven contests.
WHAT'S NEXT:
• Providence will return to action on Sunday, Jan. 4 against BIG EAST foe DePaul at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill. Tipoff is slated for 3:00 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
- GO FRIARS! -
1ST QUARTER:
• Providence was scoreless the final 6:51 of the opening quarter as UConn finished the frame on a 21-0 run.
• The Huskies led 30-7 at the intermission.
• Payton Dunbar scored five of the Friars' seven points in the first quarter.
2ND QUARTER:
• Providence started the second quarter on a 5-0 spurt (30-12).
• The Huskies responded with an 11-0 run to go ahead 41-12 with 5:27 left on the clock.
• UConn outscored Providence 18-12 overall in the second and carried a 48-19 lead into halftime.
• Dunbar was the lone Friar to reach double figures in the first half (11).
• Sarah Strong paced UConn with 15 points and Azzi Fudd added 11 points and five assists in the opening half.
3RD QUARTER:
• Providence started the frame with a 4-0 spurt.
• UConn answered with a 16-3 run to take a 38-point lead (2:23).
• Ashley Dinges hit a three with 2:13 on the clock to spark an 8-0 Friar run (64-34).
• The Huskies led 70-35 heading into the fourth quarter.
• Princess Moody led the Friars in the quarter with six points on 2-2 shooting from beyond the arc.
4TH QUARTER:
• The Friars outscored the Huskies 14-11 through the first 5:18 of the quarter as UConn went into the media timeout with a 81-49 lead (4:48).
• The Huskies outscored the Friars 20-18 in the fourth and claimed a 90-53 victory.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Sabou Gueye paced the offense for Providence with 12 points on 4-6 shooting from the field and a 4-4 effort from the foul line. She added two rebounds and a game-high four steals.
• Dunbar and Moody each finished with 11 points.
• Moody's 11 points marked a career high as she shot 3-6 from the field, including 2-2 from beyond the arc.
• Orlagh Gormley recorded team-highs in rebounds (six) and assists (five).
• Gormley has dished 5+ assists in eight games this season, including six of the last seven contests.
WHAT'S NEXT:
• Providence will return to action on Sunday, Jan. 4 against BIG EAST foe DePaul at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill. Tipoff is slated for 3:00 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
- GO FRIARS! -
Team Stats
UConn
PROV
FG%
.550
.354
3FG%
.462
.421
FT%
.750
.688
RB
36
25
TO
21
30
STL
16
12
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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