COVID-19 has, in countless ways, stripped much of our world to its most foundational levels. In a game of basketball with no audience to cheer on the action, the squeak of shoes on the hardwood or the satisfying snap of the net on a made jumper are more pronounced. 

Being the new kid in the neighborhood can be intimidating — not so for Connecticut in its return to the Big East. 

As a former player and assistant alongside 42-year [team:Villanova] head coach Henry Perretta, Denise Dillon says the lessons she’s taken from Perretta in her own career are “endless.” 

The limited action in what was supposed to be the opening weekend of conference play for most Big East women’s programs was yet another reminder of COVID-19’s heavy influence on this young season. 

A great mixture of men's and women's games from the CAA and BIG EAST highlight the weekend here on FloHoops. 

Both Creighton and Xavier women’s basketball teams enter Friday’s Big EAST opener looking to end losing streaks. The Blue Jays (0-3) are hoping to pick up their first victory of the season as they travel to Cincinnati, while the 1-0 Xavier Musketeers have not beaten Creighton in their last eight matchups.

One of the many questions heading into the women’s college basketball season is how teams handle the truncated non-conference schedule. 

The 2020 Providence vs Marquette starts on Dec 4.

NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference has announced a one-year deal with leading sports streaming service, FloSports, to become the digital home of BIG EAST women’s basketball, bringing elite collegiate competition to a global audience. The agreement provides a platform for all women’s basketball games that stream on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) presented by SoFi.  All conference tilts not designated for television are streamed on BEDN, accounting for upwards of 75 regular-season contests annually. FloSports will also carry BIG EAST original content such as “Fast Break”, the Conference’s weekly women's basketball features show. 

The 2020 Creighton vs Xavier starts on Dec 4.

The irregularities of a season impacted by COVID-19 will be on full display when Providence takes on Butler on Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The game will be Providence’s sixth of the season, and the second game in two days. But for Butler, this is the season opener after their previously scheduled Friday night match-up with Seton Hall was called off.