Aaliyah Edwards had 11 points and 11 rebounds Monday night in UConn’s 72-64 win against Syracuse, helping lift the Huskies to their NCAA-record 30th consecutive Sweet 16.
UConn has struggled this season when playing against some of the nation’s best guards. But if No. 3 seed Connecticut is to advance to a 29th straight Sweet 16 on Monday night, it will have to get by another backcourt star in Dyaisha Fair. She's the unquestioned leader of No. 6 seed Syracuse. The third-team All-American is averaging 22.3 points and shook off an injury scare to score 32 on Saturday. She describes herself as an instinctual player. UConn has its own dominant player in first-team All-American Paige Bueckers, who is averaging 27.8 points and nine rebounds in the postseason.
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — All-American Paige Bueckers and her teammates had a special gift for UConn coach Geno Auriemma on his 70th birthday. — a 30th consecutive first-round win in the NCAA Tournament. Bueckers scored 28 points, freshman Ashlynn Shade added 26 and the No. 3 seeded Huskies beat Jackson State 86-64 on Saturday. “Happy [.]
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