As of March 2015 , UConn leads the series 34 – 6 , including 17 of the first 18 meetings between the two teams . When Rutgers joined the Big East Conference in 1995 , the two teams met only once a year . The '' Connecticut Post '' describes Rutgers ' first-ever win over UConn , a 74-70 win on February 10 , 1998 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center , as the " catalyst in what has become a fierce rivalry . " After the unranked Scarlet Knights nearly upset the then-undefeated Huskies on January 8 , 2003 , the two teams were scheduled to play twice during the 2003 – 04 regular season , and have done so every season since . While the Huskies would handily win the next three meetings , Rutgers finally broke through on February 18 , 2005 , as they defeated the Huskies for the first time in seven years , 76 – 62
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Rutgers–UConn women's basketball rivalry