Game Day - UConn vs Villanova 3:00pm EST FS1

[Carnac]

The top-ranked and top-seeded Huskies are back at it in the Big East women’s basketball tournament this afternoon at 3 p.m., when they’ll take on fourth-seeded Villanova on FS1. After finishing the regular season 14-5 (9-5 in conference), Villanova is coming off a 78-72 overtime win over No. 5 DePaul. UConn only played the Wildcats once this season, back in December, as the teams’ second regular-season matchup was postponed due to COVID-19 issues and never rescheduled. The Huskies took Villanova down that December night, 90-52.

Villanova boasts the conference’s top scorer (23.6 points per game) and rebounder (10.3) in sophomore Maddy Siegrist. The Wildcats gave UConn some issues in December with their great offensive movement and strong cutting. They also like to take a lot of 3s, though they only make 31.2 percent of them. Siegrist dazzled in Villanova’s quarterfinal game, finishing with 30 points (on 11-19 shooting, 3-4 on 3s) and 11 rebounds. Ten of those points came in overtime. Herlihy also chipped in 19 points.

Here’s what you need to know about the matchup:
Site: Mohegan Sun Arena
Time: 3 p.m. EST
Series: UConn leads, 37-17
Last meeting: No. 3 UConn 90, Villanova 52, in Villanova, Pa., Dec. 22, 2020
TV: FS1 (Lisa Byington, Sarah Kustok)
Radio: UConn IMG Sports Network on 97.9 ESPN (Bob Joyce & Debbie Fiske) Pregame program at 2:30 pm

Villanova probable starters, sixth man:​

Maddy Siegrist, F, 6-1, So.; Brianna Herlihy, F, 6-0, Sr.; Brooke Mullin, G, 5-11, So.; Sarah Mortensen, G/F, 6-1, Sr.; Raven James, G, 5-6, Sr.; Bella Runyan, G, 5-11, Fr.

Villanova roster - Head coach Denise Dillon (1st year)
Villanova game notes

UConn probable starters, sixth man:​

Christyn Williams, G, 5-11, Jr.; Olivia Nelson-Ododa, F, 6-5, Jr.; Evina Westbrook, G, 6-0, R-Jr; Paige Bueckers, G, 5-11, Fr.; Aaliyah Edwards, F, 6-3, Fr. Nika Muhl exited Saturday’s game with an ankle sprain, the severity of which is currently unknown.

UConn roster - Head coach Geno Auriemma (36th year)
UConn game notes
UConn stats

No. 1 seed UConn women’s basketball vs. No. 4 Villanova: time, how to watch, broadcasters, preview

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BIG East Tournament games/scores from yesterday.
Today's games: UConn vs Villanova 3:00pm EST FS1 - Marquette vs Creighton 6:00pm EST FS1.

UConn WBB in the news -

Nika Muhl, team defense fueled UConn women’s win over St. John’s. They’ll need more of that to advance far in the postseason. - Alexa Philippou​

Bueckers leads top-ranked UConn over St. John's in Big East - Pat Eaton-Robb​

Husky lay up lines -
• UConn has won 25 conference tournament titles, including 18 as members of the BIG EAST. The Huskies have advanced to the conference tournament semifinals in every season since 1988.
• The Huskies brought home numerous BIG EAST regular season honors this week. Paige Bueckers became just the second player in league history to sweep BIG EAST Player and Freshman of the Year. Freshman Aaliyah Edwards was named Sixth-Woman of the Year, junior Olivia Nelson-Ododa was tabbed Co-Defensive Player of the Year and Geno Auriemma was selected as Coach of the Year.
• Freshman phenom Paige Bueckers leads UConn in points, assists, steals and three-point field goal percentage. In addition to the UConn single-game assist record, she has already set the UConn freshman assist record with 134 in just 22 games.
• The Huskies are ranked No. 1 in the latest AP Poll. This is the 248th week all-time UConn has been ranked No. 1. The Huskies have earned the top spot in the poll in nine straight seasons and in 22 of the last 27 seasons. UConn has been ranked in the AP Poll for 524 consecutive weeks, including 297 straight weeks in the top 10

 

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[chrissaran]

Limit Maddy Siegrist. Everything else will fall into place.