University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Sweep Final BIG EAST Weekly Honors of Season
3/4/2024 12:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
STORRS, Conn. – The UConn women's basketball team swept the BIG EAST weekly awards as Paige Bueckers was named Player of the Week and KK Arnold was tabbed Freshman of the Week.
Bueckers averaged 24.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in two wins last week. She shot a team-high 64.3% from the field. Bueckers scored 31 points on 11-for-15 shooting vs. Villanova. It was her fourth 30-point game of the season. She added 17 points in 22 minutes on 7-for-13 shooting at Providence.
Arnold was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for the sixth time this season after averaging 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game last week. Against Villanova, she notched seven points, six rebounds, three assists and four steals. At Providence, Arnold scored 12 points on 5-for-10 shooting and added a season-high seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.
The Huskies went 18-0 in the BIG EAST this season. It was the 18th time in program history that UConn went undefeated in conference play, including the 11th time in the BIG EAST.
The 10th-ranked Huskies (26-5, 18-0 BIG EAST) are the No. 1 seed in this weekend's BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. UConn will face No. 8-seed Butler (14-15, 6-12) or No. 9-seed Providence (12-19, 6-12) in the quarterfinals on Saturday at noon on FS1.
