Georgetown Hoyas @ UConn Huskies
Edwards, Bueckers lead No. 15 UConn women over Georgetown 85-44
STORRS, Conn. -- — Aaliyah Edwards finished with 26 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, Paige Bueckers scored 21 and No. 15 Connecticut breezed to an 85-44 victory over Georgetown on Friday night.
Edwards made 11 of 16 shots and 4 of 5 free throws for the Huskies (22-5, 14-0 Big East Conference), who upped their win streak against the Hoyas (16-10, 6-9) to 38 in a series they lead 54-6. Edwards posted her fifth straight double-double and 13th of the season. Bueckers sank three 3-pointers and handed out eight assists. Freshman reserve Ice Brady scored 10 on 5-for-5 shooting, adding five rebounds.
Victoria Rivera made four 3-pointers and scored 16 to pace Georgetown.
Rivera hit a 3-pointer to give Georgetown an early 5-2 lead. KK Arnold sank a 3-pointer in the midst of a 12-0 run and UConn led 27-9 after one quarter.
Bueckers had 13 points and six assists, Edwards scored 10 with eight rebounds and the Huskies built a 46-20 advantage by halftime.
UConn, which shot 57.1% in the first half, cooled off to 25% shooting in the third period — making 4 of 16 attempts. Georgetown made four 3-pointers and outscored the Huskies by a point to trail 60-35 heading to the fourth.
Edwards had a three-point play to push the Huskies' lead to 30 with nine minutes remaining.
The Huskies beat Georgetown on the road 83-55 in early January.
UConn will host No. 20 Creighton on Monday. Georgetown returns home to play St. John's on Tuesday.
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2025-26 Standings
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 16-0 | - | 27-0 |
| Villanova | 14-3 | 2.5 | 21-5 |
| Seton Hall | 11-5 | 5 | 17-8 |
| St. John's | 10-7 | 6.5 | 20-8 |
| Marquette | 10-7 | 6.5 | 16-10 |
| Creighton | 8-9 | 8.5 | 12-14 |
| Providence | 6-10 | 10 | 13-14 |
| Georgetown | 5-11 | 11 | 12-13 |
| Xavier | 4-12 | 12 | 11-14 |
| Butler | 3-13 | 13 | 9-17 |
| DePaul | 3-13 | 13 | 6-21 |
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