UConn women’s basketball captured its 20th Big East Tournament title with a 67-56 win over the No. 10 Villanova Wildcats on Monday night at Mohegan Sun Arena. It is the Huskies’ 28th overall conference tournament championship and 10th straight. The victory gives them an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Aaliyah Edwards won the tournament’s most outstanding player award with her third straight double-double, finishing with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Nika Mühl finished with five points, eight assists and six rebounds. Dorka Juhász had 16 points and eight rebounds, and Lou Lopez Sénéchal racked up 14 points — both made the all-tournament team.