University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
15-5,9-1Big East
Villanova
16-6,10-3Big East
No. 8 UConn Falls to Villanova, 72-69
2/9/2022 10:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Lior Garzon scored 19 points and Maddie Siegrist added 17 to lead Villanova to a 72-69 win over No. 8 UConn, ending the Huskies' 169-game conference winning streak.
UConn last lost a conference game back in the old Big East Conference in 2013.
Brianna Herlihy added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (16-6, 10-3 Big East), who led by as many as 19 points in the second half and held off a furious fourth-quarter charge from the Huskies. It was the eighth straight win for Villanova, which beat the Huskies for the first time since February 2004.
Freshman Azzi Fudd had a season-high 29 points for UConn (15-5, 9-1). Christyn Williams added 24 points.
Villanova, which shot 52% from the floor, never trailed. The Wildcats led by as many as 15 points in the first quarter and 41-34 at halftime.
Three consecutive 3-pointers from Brooke Mullin, Lior Garzon and Brianna Herlihy pushed the lead to 59-40 late in the third quarter.
