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A quick look around the league at BIG EAST women's basketball.
The league heads into Christmas break until Dec. 28, when games resume.
BIG EAST women’s basketball teams went 4-2 on Tuesday night, but the focus of the evening was No. 1/1 UConn’s historic 89th consecutive win.
BIG EAST women’s basketball teams went 3-1 on Monday night, led by No. 17/16 Notre Dame’s win over Valparaiso. Louisville and Pittsburgh also won, while USF lost.
Seven BIG EAST women’s basketball teams remained ranked in the Associated Press and the USA Today/ESPN Coaches polls, released after the sixth week of play.
No. 1/1 UConn takes on No. 15/14 Florida State on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
UConn's Geno Auriemma and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski were named co-recipients of the 2010 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year award.
DePaul junior forward Keisha Hampton was selected as the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Eight BIG EAST women’s basketball teams were in action on Sunday, including No. 1/1 Connecticut which extended its historic win streak to 88 games, following an 81-50 victory over No. 11/10 Ohio State.
DePaul junior forward Keisha Hampton was selected as the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Connecticut won its 88th straight game to match the record set by the UCLA men’s basketball team, beating No. 11 Ohio State 81-50 on Sunday in the Maggie Dixon Classic.
Seven BIG EAST women’s basketball teams were in action on Saturday, including No. 7/8 West Virginia which remained perfect on the season at 11-0.
A quick look around the league at BIG EAST women's basketball.
Keisha Hampton scored 23 of her 27 points in the second half, Felicia Chester had a career-high 24 and No. 22/25 DePaul routed No. 3/2 Stanford 91-71.
Three BIG EAST teams were in action on Wednesday, including Rutgers, who earned career win No. 850 for head coach C. Vivian Stringer.
Three Others Receive Votes
Senior guard Sam Quigley scored a season-high 23 points to lead No. 22/RV DePaul to its third straight win, 76-72 over Northwestern at McGrath Arena.
A record-tying seven BIG EAST women’s basketball teams have been ranked in the Dec. 13 Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
Connecticut senior forward Maya Moore was named the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Notre Dame’s Natalie Achonwa was selected as the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week.
Marquette knocked off No. 23/21 Wisconsin-Green Bay 63-60 at home while USF topped North Florida 68-35.
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