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No. 1 UConn, Creighton to Play in BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals
3/7/2026 11:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The top-ranked and top-seeded UConn women's basketball team (32-0, 20-0 BIG EAST) faces No. 5-seed Creighton (16-14, 11-9) in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Mohegan Sun Arena. The game will air on peacock/NBC Sports Network and the UConn Sports Network from Learfield (FOX Sports 97.9).
The Huskies won the 2025-26 BIG EAST regular season championship and are the No. 1 seed in this weekend's BIG EAST Tournament. The Huskies are seeking their 31st conference tournament title and 24th as members of the BIG EAST. UConn has won 12 consecutive conference tournament championships.
UConn advanced to the semis with an 84-39 win over No. 8-seed Georgetown in the quarterfinals Saturday. Senior Serah Williams had a season-high 14 points and added seven rebounds vs. the Hoyas. UConn had 42 points off turnovers vs. Georgetown.
UConn is 14-0 all-time vs. Creighton. The teams last met on Feb. 11 in Storrs, Conn., a 94-44 win for the Huskies. Sophomore Allie Ziebell led UConn with 20 points off the bench.
No. 5-seed Creighton beat No. 4-seed Marquette, 57-44, on Saturday. This season, Ava Zediker leads the Bluejays with 13.5 points per game. Head coach Jim Flanery is in his 24th season at Creighton.
UConn won numerous end-of-season BIG EAST honors. Sophomore Sarah Strong was named the conference's Player and Defensive Player of the Year while Blanca Quiñonez was tabbed Freshman and Sixth Woman of the Year. Strong is joined on the All-BIG EAST First Team by graduate student Azzi Fudd and junior KK Arnold, and Strong and Arnold are on the All-Defensive Team.
