The top-seeded UConn women’s basketball team continued their dominant season with a crushing 84-39 victory over Georgetown in Saturday’s Big East tournament quarterfinal matchup in Uncasville, Connecticut.
The undefeated Huskies (32-0) extended their winning streak to 48 consecutive games with the lopsided triumph over the eighth-seeded Hoyas. UConn established control early, taking a commanding 47-18 advantage into the locker room at halftime. The Huskies capitalized on Georgetown’s mistakes, converting turnovers into 32 first-half points.
The rout continued after intermission as UConn’s defense suffocated Georgetown in the third quarter, holding the Hoyas to just four points during the period. Georgetown (14-17) struggled throughout the contest and finished their season having dropped nine of their final 11 games.
In the other semifinal matchup, fifth-seeded Creighton pulled off an upset victory over fourth-seeded Marquette, winning 57-44 to earn a date with the defending national champions.
Kennedy Townsend led the Bluejays’ scoring attack with 17 points, while Ava Zediker contributed 15 points and six rebounds in the victory. Creighton (16-14) seized momentum late in the first half with a decisive 10-0 scoring run that gave them the lead permanently. The Bluejays extended their advantage in the third quarter with another 11-0 burst that pushed their lead to 40-24.
Grace Bofelli chipped in 12 points for Creighton and matched Zediker’s six-rebound performance. Despite strong individual efforts from Skylar Forbes (16 points) and Halle Vice (12 points, 11 rebounds), Marquette (18-12) couldn’t overcome poor shooting, connecting on just 29.3% of their field goal attempts compared to Creighton’s 41.4% accuracy.
