UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) – The American Athletic Conference’s women’s basketball tournament is being played this weekend at a resort casino in Connecticut, and it is a good bet UConn will win its third straight conference championship.
The Huskies have dominated the AAC over its three-year history, winning all 60 of their league games by double digits. The closest call was an 84-70 win over South Florida in last year’s conference final.
Off the court, coach Geno Auriemma and forward Breanna Stewart on Friday picked up their third consecutive trophies as the league’s coach and player of the year. Three Huskies – Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck – were named first-team all-conference.
UConn, which is on a 66-game winning streak, is beating conference opponents by an average of 45.6 points, about six points more than their overall margin of victory.
“It’s not just our conference,” AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco said. “It’s a national phenomenon. They have beaten some of the best teams in the country by double-digits. It reminds me of when Florida State joined the ACC in football and I think won their first 42 games. Eventually other teams caught up.”