UConn And Tennessee Will Renew Their Women’s Basketball Rivalry In 2019-20

There are two programs dominate the record books in women’s college basketball: UConn and Tennessee. Between them, they have won 19 national championships, all of which coming since 1987, meaning over the past 31 years, only 12 have seen another team take home a title (although that includes the last two seasons).

The two most storied programs in women’s college hoops history have not met on the court since 2007, with UConn leading the all-time series 13-9, but that will all change soon as they have agreed to a home-and-home series that will see UConn host the Lady Vols during the 2019-20 season and Tennessee host the Huskies in 2020-21.

As of now there are no dates for the games, but the two teams had plenty of fun announcing the renewal of their storied rivalry on Twitter with quite the back-and-forth before making the announcement official via release.

A portion of the proceeds from the games, that will undoubtedly sell out quickly, will benefit the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as well as the Pat Summitt Foundation — and the game in Knoxville will also benefit the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Both games will be broadcast on an ESPN network, with details on date and time still to be determined. Bringing the Huskies and Lady Vols together on the court again is a great move for women’s college hoops and they can hopefully provide some high drama once again.