Canada's Aaliyah Edwards drives to the rim during the first half of UConn's 72-64 victory over Syracuse in the women's March Madness Round of 32 on Monday.
Paige Bueckers tied her season high with 32 points, freshman Ashlynn Shade added 19 and No. 3 seed UConn held off Syracuse 72-64 on Monday night to earn a 30th straight trip to the Sweet 16.Posted: Mar 25, 2024 8:56 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
Aaliyah Edwards of Kingston, Ont., finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds and freshman KK Arnold had 10 points including a key 3-pointer late in the game to help seal the win for the Huskies . But after UConn pushed that lead to 10 points, Husky point guard Nika Muhl, who had been guarding Fair, picked up three fouls in 30 seconds and fouled out of the game with UConn up 63-55.
Also, Caitlin Clark scored 32 points and No. 1 seed Iowa survived one of its worst offensive performances of the season to beat No. 8 seed West Virginia 64-54.Sydney Affolter's three-point play with 2:03 to play, the Hawkeyes' lone field goal of the fourth quarter, gave Iowa a 55-52 lead. Clark and Hannah Stuelke closed the game with nine free throws to clinch the win.
"I'm just proud of them for keeping their heads up," Moore said. "They could have real easily let the pressure get to them."It helped to have the backing of a boisterous home crowd at the venerable Reynolds Coliseum on campus, as well as James stepping up in the clutch for the Wolfpack to hold on despite a huge game from Tennessee star Rickea Jackson.
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