UConn women’s basketball earned one of its toughest victories of the season, surviving an upset bid from the No. 21 Villanova Wildcats to win 63-58 at the XL Center on Sunday afternoon.
The Huskies trailed entering the fourth quarter but scored 18 of the game’s final 25 points to come out on top. Dorka Juhász hit a 3-pointer with 1:44 left to put UConn ahead and the team never looked back.
Aubrey Griffin led the Huskies with 19 points, five of which came in the fourth quarter. Juhász finished with 16 points and a team-high seven rebounds while Aaliyah Edwards had 13 points and six rebounds — including the game-clinching rebound and free throws.