Big East tournament roundup: UConn keeps rolling to semifinals
Mar 7, 2026; Uncasville, CT, USA; Georgetown Hoyas guard Summer Davis (23) drives the ball against UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd (35) in the fist half at Mohegan Sun Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images No. 1 UConn began its stay at the Big East women's tournament with its 48th straight victory, an 84-39 beatdown of eighth-seeded Georgetown on Saturday in Uncasville, Conn.
The Huskies (32-0) built a 47-18 lead by halftime -- racking up 32 points off turnovers in the first 20 minutes -- then continued to clamp down in the third quarter and limit the Hoyas to a mere four points in the period.
The defending national champions will face fifth-seeded Creighton in the semifinals. Georgetown (14-17) lost nine of its last 11 games to end the season.
Creighton 57, Marquette 44
Kennedy Townsend racked up 17 points, Ava Zediker scored 15 and the Bluejays defeated the fourth-seeded Golden Eagles.
Creighton (16-14) ended the first half on a 10-0 run to take the lead for good and added an 11-0 spree in the third quarter to go ahead 40-24. Grace Bofelli added 12 points, and she and Zediker each had six rebounds.
Skylar Forbes had 16 points and Halle Vice put up 12 and 11 rebounds, but Marquette (18-12) was outshot 41.4% to 29.3%.
--Field Level Media
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