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UConn women halt activities after positive test
A member of the UConn program tested positive for COVID-19, and basketball activities for the No. 3 Huskies have been suspended for at least 14 days.
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As a result, UConn won't take part in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Challenge, which is scheduled for this weekend at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. No. 6 Mississippi State, Quinnipiac and Maine are the other teams scheduled to participate in the event, the status of which wasn't known as of Monday night.
Additionally, UConn won't play No. 5 Louisville in the Jimmy V Women's Classic on Dec. 4 at Mohegan Sun. As of Monday, another team was being sought to play the Cardinals.
The Huskies' Big East opener Dec. 6 at Seton Hall has been postponed.
If medically cleared, the earliest UConn can play, according to its current schedule, is Dec. 15 against Butler at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut.