History In Hartford
Villanova scored a 72-69 win at No. 8 Connecticut Wednesday night in Hartford, Conn., ending the Huskies’ conference game winning streak at 145 games that dated back to March 2013 and was the longest in NCAA women's basketball history. Including conference tournament games, the streak was 169 games. Four Wildcats finished in double figures and two posted double-doubles, with Maddy Siegrist going for 17 points and a game-high 12 boards. Villanova outrebounded UConn 37-21, including a 12-4 advantage on the offensive glass. The Huskies (15-5, 9-1 BIG EAST) were without leading rebounder Olivia Nelson-Ododa, who was a scratch just prior to tipoff, along with No. 4 scorer Caroline Ducharme who missed her second straight game. Freshman Azzi Fudd had a game-high 29 points to lead the shorthanded Huskies. Villanova (16-6, 10-3) has won a BIG EAST-best eight straight and are 13-1 since Siegrist returned from injury on Dec. 9 following a six-game absence.
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St. John's 73, Butler 61  
Leilani Correa scored a game-high 21 points while Rayven Peeples tallied 16 points and 10 boards as St. John’s won for the third time in its last four games. The Bulldogs (1-19, 0-11) remained within striking distance throughout the contest, trailing by one at halftime. The Red Storm (9-15, 5-9) got some breathing room in the third quarter following a 19-11 frame, with Butler getting no closer than five the rest of the way. Celena Taborn led the Bulldogs with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams shot over 40 percent from the field, with Butler finishing with a .422 clip and St. John’s posting a .453 mark.
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Seton Hall 60, Georgetown 50  
Seton Hall held Georgetown to under 30-percent shooting from the floor in the second half en route to a 60-50 victory in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Down by three, The Hall closed the third quarter with a 14-3 run and never trailed again. SHU’s Sidney Cooks and Lauren Park-Lane tied for the game high with 14 points apiece, while GU’s Jillian Archer had 11 points and a game-high 17 rebounds. Georgetown (7-13, 2-10) won the rebounding battle 45-39, while Seton Hall (12-10, 7-7) forced 22 Hoya turnovers. The victory stretched the Pirates’ winning streak to four games.
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Up Next
Friday in BIG EAST women’s basketball features five games with four streaming on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi available on FloSports. Four games tipoff at 7 p.m. ET, including Marquette at Villanova, Georgetown at St. John’s and Butler at Providence. Airing on SNY at 7 p.m., RV/- DePaul travels to No. 8/8 UConn. Rounding out the night, Xavier travels to Creighton at 7:30 p.m. on BEDN.  
 
This Week In The BIG EAST
Friday
Marquette at Villanova, 7 p.m.*
Georgetown at St. John’s, 7 p.m.*
Butler at Providence, 7 p.m.*
Xavier at Creighton, 7:30 p.m.*
RV/- DePaul at 8/8 UConn, 7 p.m.^
Sunday
Villanova at Seton Hall, 1 p.m.*
RV/- DePaul at Georgetown, 2 p.m.*
Xavier at Providence, Noon#
Butler at Creighton, 2 p.m.*
8/8 UConn at Marquette, 2:30 p.m. (FOX)
*FloSports ^-SNY #-FS1 !-FS2 &-CBSSN
BIG EAST games in CAPS
All times Eastern