3/4 UConn 100, 17/20 DePaul 67
Six Huskies scored in double figures, led by a career-high 29 points from Christyn Williams as No. 3 UConn (11-1, 9-0 BIG EAST) remained unbeaten in BIG EAST play with a road win over 17
th-ranked DePaul (9-4, 6-2) on Sunday. Paige Bueckers eclipsed the 20-point mark for the second straight game with 22 points and dropped a career-high 10 dimes for her first double-double. The Blue Demons, who led by seven midway through the first quarter, were led by Sonya Morris who tallied 19 points. DePaul, which leads the BIG EAST in made three-pointers per game, was outshot from three for just the second time this season as the Huskies made 10 triples to the Blue Demons’ eight. UConn, the national leader in field goal percentage, shot .577 from the field – its second straight game of 55-percent or better shooting.
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Villanova 90, Butler 53
Maddy Siegrist notched her BIG EAST leading eighth double-double of the season with 26 points and 10 rebounds as the Wildcats scored win No. 10 on the year, defeating Butler in Indianapolis on Sunday. Siegrist shot 10-of-18 from the field as Villanova (10-3, 5-3 BIG EAST) shot .524 as a team on the afternoon, marking their best shooting performance since shooting .526 in its Nov. 25 season opener against Rider. Villanova led wire-to-wire despite three Bulldogs (1-12, 1-11) finishing in double figures. Okako Adika and Jaia Alexander tied for the team lead with 14 points apiece. Lior Garzon added a season-high 19 points for Villanova.
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Up Next
Winning streaks are on the line on Monday afternoon in Omaha as Creighton (4-6, 3-3 BIG EAST) hosts Marquette (10-2, 7-1) at 3 p.m. ET. The game will stream on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi, available on FloSports. The Bluejays played their first game in 27 days on Saturday, topping Georgetown for their second straight win. The Golden Eagles boast the second-longest active winning streak in the BIG EAST with a four-game unbeaten stretch. Marquette has averaged 83.5 points in each of its last four games, including 95 points in each of its last two victories – most recently at Villanova on Wednesday.
This Week In The BIG EAST
Monday
MARQUETTE at CREIGHTON, 3 p.m.*
Wednesday
MARQUETTE at GEORGETOWN, 4 p.m.*
PROVIDENCE at VILLANOVA, 4 p.m.*
ST. JOHN’S at UCONN, 6:30 p.m.^
Thursday
DePAUL at SETON HALL, 1 p.m.*
Friday
UCONN at MARQUETTE, 7 p.m.^
Saturday
VILLANOVA at CREIGHTON, 2 p.m.*
ST. JOHN’S at XAVIER, 2 p.m.*
PROVIDENCE at GEORGETOWN, 6 p.m.#
Sunday
DePAUL at MARQUETTE, Noon#
All Times Eastern
BIG EAST game in CAPS
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