UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Top-ranked and top-seeded UConn won the 2021 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Jeep Monday night at Mohegan Sun Arena, defeating second-seeded Marquette 73-39. Paige Bueckers was named the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after averaging 19.3 points, 5.0 assists and 4.3 rebounds over the three wins. The title is the Huskies’ 19th in BIG EAST history and first since 2012.
Fellow Huskies Christyn Williams (18.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and Olivia Nelson-Ododa (9.3 ppg, 8.3 ppg, 4.0 apg, 1.7 bpg) were named to the All-Tournament Team, along with Creighton’s Temi Carda who led the sixth-seeded Bluejays to the semifinals with the tournament’s top scoring average (23.