Before Sarah Strong had played a game for the UConn Huskies, coach Geno Auriemma raved over the summer, comparing Strong to the school's first All-American, Kerry Bascom, as a positionless star. He raised eyebrows when he described Strong as a player who would change the trajectory of the UConn program and was "probably as impressive as any freshman that we've had in a long,

With the addition of Ohio State, the Huskies will play at least three Big Ten teams next season. UConn will visit USC in Los Angeles to conclude its home-and-home series with the Trojans (which starts Saturday night in Hartford) and will take on Iowa in the Women's Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.