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BIG EAST women’s basketball teams went 3-0 on Monday night and improved to 73-27 in nonconference play this season for a .730 win percentage. No. 22/24 St. John’s won at St. Bonaventure 55-44, Syracuse rolled over New Hampshire 87-46 and Louisville blasted IPFW 100-79.

Tourney Returns to Hartford for Eighth Straight Year

Georgetown sophomore Sugar Rodgers was named BIG EAST women’s basketball Player of the Week, while Connecticut freshman Bria Hartley takes home her second BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor in as many weeks.

BIG EAST women’s basketball teams went 4-2 on Sunday and improved to 70-27 in nonconference play this season for a .722 win percentage. No. 1/1 UConn led the way with an 81-51 victory over LSU in the third day of the World Vision Classic in Storrs, Conn.

BIG EAST women’s basketball teams had a successful Thanksgiving week winning numerous holiday tournaments and improving its nonconference record to 66-25 for a .725 win percentage. Georgetown won the Paradise Jam Reef Division, while West Virginia captured the Paradise Jam Island Division. Rutgers won the Lady Rebel Round-Up and DePaul won the Maggie Dixon Classic.

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BIG EAST women’s basketball teams went 4-1 on Monday and improved to 46-15 in nonconference play, good for a .754 win percentage.

BIG EAST women’s basketball teams went 5-2 on Sunday and improved to 42-14 in nonconference play, good for a .750 win percentage.

Connecticut senior Maya Moore and freshman Bria Hartley highlight the 2010-11 season’s first BIG EAST women’s basketball weekly honors.

Louisville was one of eight league teams to win on Friday and Saturday.

A quick look around the league at BIG EAST women's basketball.

With just three women’s basketball games on the schedule Thursday night, BIG EAST fans were treated to an early feast as the three contests were separated by a total of five points.

BIG EAST women’s basketball teams went 4-1 on Wednesday night, as No. 10/11 West Virginia beat Duquesne 69-58, Providence topped Rhode Island 71-40, USF handled Stetson 80-42 and Louisville swarmed Houston Baptist 100-34. Pittsburgh lost at Minnesota 73-63.

Five BIG EAST women’s basketball teams were in action on Tuesday night, including a historic No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup which saw No. 1/1 UConn beat No. 2/2 Baylor 65-64 at the XL Center.

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Coach Geno Auriemma and UConn rallied from a late eight-point deficit and held on for their 80th straight victory, 65-64 Tuesday night

The 6 p.m. contest will tipoff on ESPN2.

BIGEAST.org previews the Fighting Irish, picked to finish fourth in the preseason coaches' poll

BIGEAST.org previews the St. John's Red Storm, picked to finish fifth in the preseason coaches' poll

BIGEAST.org previews the Hoyas, picked to finish third in the preseason coaches' poll