For those UConn women's basketball fans who won't be making the trip to San Antonio for the Nov. 17 UConn/Texas game and are concerned about some hoops withdrawal - there are some basketball-viewing options between the Huskies' season opener against Northeastern and Nov. 20 game at Holy Cross.

On Nov. 16, a Villanova team which upset Notre Dame in the Big East tournament and the program's berth in the NCAA tournament was the ninth postseason appearance in the last 10 seasons for the Wildcats, will play at Sacred Heart University at 7 p.m.

The next day Big East tournament and NCAA tournament finalist Louisville plays at Hartford, tip-off is also set for 7 p.m.

On Nov. 19, Arizona State (which lost to UConn in the Trenton Regional final) plays at Yale at 7 p.m. It will be a reunion as Arizona State coach Charli Turner Thorne began her coaching career with a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at Washington. The Huskies' coach is current Yale coach Chris Gobrecht who made the trip to New Jersey to watch Turner Thorne's ASU team play in the 2009 NCAA tournament.

There are two other games worth mentioning although UConn fans would have to make tough scheduling calls on both days.

On Nov. 28 former UConn assistant coach Tonya Cardoza will lead her Temple team against Hartford in a 7 p.m. game in West Hartford. UConn will be playing Richmond at the same time in the second day of the WBCA Classic.

On Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. Vanderbilt will play at Quinnipiac. UConn and Hartford will be playing at the same time at the XL Center.