康尼大学以90-52战胜UTSA,开启了冠军防守赛,与俄俄州立和圣母院一起进步. UConn dominated UTSA 90-52 to open title defense, advancing with Ohio State and Notre Dame.

排名第一的康涅狄格队以90-52战胜UTSA,由莎拉·斯特朗领先18分,打开了冠军防守.哈斯基队半场前进48-14,并将他们的优势扩大到47分. Top-seeded Connecticut opened its title defense with a 90-52 win over UTSA, led by Sarah Strong’s 18 points, as the Huskies built a 48-14 halftime lead and extended their advantage to 47 points. 美国大学的投篮率为41%, 27次失球,导致加州大学获得35分. UTSA shot 41% and committed 27 turnovers, leading to 35 points for UConn. 在其他第一轮比赛中,俄俄州立大学以77-53击败霍华德,落后于贾洛尼·剑桥的21分,而圣母院则以74-52击败费尔菲尔德,汉娜·伊达尔戈记录了近四倍双. In other first-round games, Ohio State defeated Howard 77-53 behind 21 points from Jaloni Cambridge, while Notre Dame beat Fairfield 74-52, with Hannah Hidalgo recording a near quadruple-double. 康涅狄格州,俄俄州和圣母院进入了第二轮. Connecticut, Ohio State, and Notre Dame advanced to the second round.