STORRS, Conn. - Xavier women's basketball dropped its BIG EAST finale, 60-51, on Monday night at No. 9 UConn at Gampel Pavilion. The Musketeers moved to 7-22 (0-20 BIG EAST), while the Huskies improved to 26-5 (18-2 BIG EAST) - claiming the outright conference title with the win.
Xavier led the nationally ranked Huskies, 22-20, with 8:11 left in the first half before the Huskies went on a 16-2 run - taking a 12-point lead (36-24) into the locker room.
UConn led by as many as 18 points twice in the second half, but the Musketeers ended the game on an 11-4 run to make it a nine-point contest (60-51).