No. 2 UConn women's game day: Saturday vs. No. 5 Notre Dame

Game days

No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 1 UConn women

WHEN: Today, 4 p.m.

WHERE: Gampel Pavilion, Storrs (10,167)

RECORDS: Notre Dame 11-1, UConn 12-0

ON THE AIR: CBS (Don Criqui and Mary Murphy); WTIC-AM 1080 (Bob Joyce and Debbie Fiske)

UP NEXT: Wednesday at Georgetown, 7:30 p.m. (SNY)

NOTRE DAME

Skylar Diggins, G, 5-9 Sr.: 20.6p, 3.4r, 3.6a, 2.8s last five games vs. UConn

Kayla McBride, G, 5-11 Jr.: 16.8p, 3.8r, 2.4a, 2.8s last five games

Natalie Achonwa, F, 6-3 Jr.: 16.8p, 9.3r, 2.5a, 2.0s last four games

Jewell Loyd, G, 5-10 Fr.: 11.7p, 5.7r last three games

Ariel Braker, F, 6-1 Jr.: 7.0p, 5.0r, 3.0a last two games

Markisha Wright, F, 6-2 Soph.: Season-high 20p vs. St. Francis (Pa.) Monday

Madison Cable, G, 5-10 Soph.: 8.5p, 6.0r, 2.0a, 3.0s last two games

Kaila Turner, G, 5-8 Sr.: 2.0p, 1.7a, 2.3s last three games

Michaela Mabrey, G, 5-10 Fr.: 10.5p, 3.5a last two games

Whitney Holloway, G, 5-4 Soph.: 3.0p, 6.0r, 1.8a, 3.0s last four games

UCONN

Bria Hartley, G, 5-7 Jr.: 17.3p, 5.8r, 3.3a last four games vs. Notre Dame

Kelly Faris, G, 5-11 Sr.: 13.7p, 4.7r, 2.3a, 2.7s last three games

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, F, 6-0 Soph.: 19.6p, 5.6r, 2.6a, 1.8s last five games

Stefanie Dolson, C, 6-5 Jr.: 13.1p, 7.8r in eight games vs. Notre Dame

Caroline Doty, G, 5-10 Sr.: Season-highs 14p, 12r, 7a, 26 minutes at Oregon Monday

Breanna Stewart, G, 6-4 Fr.: 8.0p, 4.0r last two games

Morgan Tuck, F, 6-2 Fr.: 10p, 7r, 3a, 5s in 27 minutes vs. Oregon

Moriah Jefferson, G, 5-7 Fr.: 10p, 4r, 2a, 2s vs. Oregon; 7p, 2r, 3a, 2s previous five games

Brianna Banks, G, 5-9 Soph.: 4.3p on 5-of-19 FG last three games

Kiah Stokes, C, 6-3 Soph.: Will miss fifth straight game (stress reaction right shin)

STORY LINES

RIVALRY CONTINUED: The teams have met four times in each of the past two seasons and this will be the 12th meeting since Jan. 16, 2010. The Irish have also ended UConn's season in the NCAA national semifinals in 2011 and 2012.

TITLE CHASE: The Huskies had their run of five straight Big East regular season championships ended last season by the Irish. They will look to gain an advantage in the championship race today in the conference opener for both teams.

STOPPING DIGGINS: Diggins has scored at least 20 points in three of the last five games against UConn. Notre Dame has won all three.

-- RICH ELLIOTT

Fairfield men at Niagara

WHEN: Saturday, 3

WHERE: Niagara University, Lewiston, N.Y.

ON THE AIR: WICC-600 AM

RECORDS: Fairfield 10-5, 2-1 MAAC; Niagara 6-7, 2-1

LINE: Niagara by 1

SKINNY: The Stags are riding a six-game winning streak following a 66-45 win over Canisius Thursday night. Maurice Barrow led the way with a career-high 21 points. ... Malcolm Gilbert, a 6-foot-10 center from Smyrna, Del., will transfer from Pittsburgh to Fairfield and will enroll for the spring semester, head coach Sydney Johnson said Friday. Gilbert, who will be eligible to play for the Stags next season, is the brother of Fairfield forward Marcus Gilbert. ... Niagara, which is 5-1 at home, is coming off a 94-72 win over Marist. The Purple Eagles have won three out of their last four.

UP NEXT: Friday at Loyola, Md., 7 (ESPNU)

St. Francis, N.Y. at Sacred Heart men

WHEN: Saturday, 3

WHERE: Pitt Center, Sacred Heart

RECORDS: St. Francis, N.Y. 5-7, 1-0 NEC; Sacred Heart 3-9, 1-0

SKINNY: The Pioneers are fresh off a 77-73 win over LIU Brooklyn on Thursday night, a win that ended a seven-game losing streak. Junior Louis Montes led the Pioneers to their best offensive game of the season with a career-high 35 points in the win. SHU shot a season-best 53.7 percent (29-54) in snapping a five-game losing streak to the defending champion Blackbirds. ... The Terriers come in off an impressive 63-61 road win at Quinnipiac on Thursday.Sophomore guard Brent Jones had a steal and lay-up for the go-ahead points with just nine seconds left in the win.

UP NEXT: Thursday at Central Connecticut, 7

St. Francis, N.Y. at Sacred Heart women

WHEN: Saturday, 1

WHERE: Pitt Center, Sacred Heart

RECORDS: St. Francis, N.Y 3-8, 0-0 NEC; Sacred Heart 8-4, 0-0

SKINNY: The Pioneers are riding a four-game winning streak, including a 67-62 win over Yale. ... The Terriers closed out their non-conferece schedule with a 58-55 win over Rider.

UP NEXT: Monday vs. LIU Brooklyn, 7

-- STAFF REPORTS