Government shutdown jeopardizes UConn women's basketball season opener in Germany
HARTFORD, Conn. — The UConn women’s basketball team’s season opener against Louisville, scheduled to be played at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany, could be in jeopardy if the ongoing government shutdown continues into November.
The Huskies are set to face the Cardinals on the U.S. Air Force base on Nov. 4 as part of ESPN’s Armed Forces Classic. They would be the first women’s teams to play a game in the classic, which has been a men’s basketball event since it debuted in 2012.
But military bases are operating at drastically reduced capacity amid the shutdown, which began on Oct. 1 when Congress was unable to pass a bill funding federal government services before the end of the fiscal year. With no end in sight, Louisville coach Jeff Walz said there’s a chance the game won’t be played in Germany during Louisville’s Tipoff Luncheon on Monday.
“Our first game, as you know, is hopefully going to be on the Air Force base — if we open back up,” Walz said according to WDRB. “We’re closed right now, our country.”
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