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Top-Seeded Huskies to Face No. 4 USF in AAC Semifinals
3/7/2020 11:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - The top-seeded UConn women's basketball team (27-3, 16-0 American) takes on fourth-seeded USF (19-12, 10-6) in the American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals Sunday at 4 p.m. The game will air on ESPN2 and The River 105.9.
The Huskies beat Temple, 94-61, in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals Saturday. For the first time this season, six Huskies scored in double digits: senior Crystal Dangerfield (22), junior Megan Walker (17), freshman Aubrey Griffin (15), freshman Anna Makurat (14), sophomore Christyn Williams (12) and sophomore Olivia Nelson-Ododa (12). After a slow start, Griffin came off the bench to spark the Huskies. She had her second career double-double with 16 rebounds. Fellow freshman Makurat also had an impressive showing, adding eight assists and six rebounds. The Huskies had six turnovers in the game, their lowest amount this season.Â
UConn went 16-0 in conference play to earn the No. 1 seed in the tournament. The Huskies have won the last six AAC Tournament titles. UConn has outscored its opponents on average by 83.9-49.5 in the American Athletic Conference Tournament over the past six years.
Connecticut has gone 118-0 in regular season American play and 137-0 including tournament play.
UConn is 31-0 all-time vs. USF. The teams faced each other less than a week ago as the Huskies beat the Bulls 80-39 in the regular season finale.
