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Rutgers senior Monique Oliver scored 13 points and helped hold Miami to its worst shooting performance of the season.
St. John’s (5-3) takes on No. 14/17 UCLA on Sunday.
A quiet week in the midst of exams has teams off on Thursday and just one team in action Friday night as No. 8/8 Louisville (9-1) heads to Colorado for a 9 p.m. tipoff.
In action Tuesday afternoon, DePaul (7-3) beat Milwaukee 94-83 behind 30 points from guard Anna Martin.
Syracuse senior center Kayla Alexander scored a career-high 34 points in a game last week.
Four BIG EAST teams are in action on Sunday, beginning with a pair of games in the eighth annual Maggie Dixon Classic held at Madison Square Garden.
No. 2/2 UConn (8-0) beat No. 10/10 Penn State 67-52.
No. 2/2 Connecticut (7-0) hosts No. 10/10 Penn State (6-1) at Gampel Pavilion on Thursday evening at 7 p.m.
It is a rematch of last year’s national championship.
UConn continued its domination of ACC opponents, winning its 20th straight over ACC teams, winning by an average of 28.0 points.
Georgetown senior Sugar Rodgers averaged 25.0 ppg in a 2-0 week to lead the Hoyas.
No. 2/2 Connecticut (6-0) takes on No. 11/10 Maryland (4-1) in the Jimmy V Classic at the XL Center. The Monday night game will be televised live on ESPN2 at 7 p.m.
Louisville head coach Jeff Walz, pictured earlier in the year during a practice, takes on instate rival Kentucky on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
A quick look around the league at BIG EAST women's basketball.
On Thursday, No. 5/5 Notre Dame (5-0) won at Central Michigan 72-63.
The league has five undefeated teams, including No. 2/2 UConn who won Wednesday night.
The Cardinals (7-0) are one of five undefeated BIG EAST teams along with Syracuse (6-0), No. 2/2 UConn (5-0), No. 5/5 Notre Dame (4-0) and USF (4-0).
Shenneika Smith averaged 21.0 ppg and 9.5 rpg in a 2-0 week for St. John’s.
Villanova (4-1) topped Montana 74-49 in Las Vegas to win the UNLV Lady Rebel Roundup.
No. 5/5 Notre Dame won at No. 19/22 UCLA 76-64 on Friday to remain undefeated (4-0).
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