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NCAA Women’s Basketball: Connecticut, Villanova Advance To BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament Final

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UConn, Villanova Advance To BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament Final
Huskies and Wildcats to tip off at 8 p.m. ET on Monday on FS1.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Semifinals of the 2022 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by JEEP saw the top two seeds advance as No. 1 seed Connecticut defeated No. 5 seed Marquette 71-51, before No. 2 seed Villanova knocked off No. 6 seed Seton Hall, 64-55. The Huskies and Wildcats move on to Monday night’s title game, which is slated for an 8 p.m. ET tipoff at Mohegan Sun Arena and will air on FS1. The winner of the BIG EAST Tournament receives the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

The BIG EAST title game will be a 1-2 affair for the fifth-straight year and 19th time overall. UConn will be making its second straight appearance in the BIG EAST final and 24th visit overall. Villanova heads to the title game for the first time since 2003, when it beat UConn 52-48. It marks the Wildcats fifth appearance in the conference final. Villanova dealt UConn its only conference loss of the last nine years on Feb. 9 with a 72-69 win in Hartford.

In addition to FS1, Westwood One radio will also cover the title game. The broadcast can be heard on Sirius Channel 84/XM Channel 84, westwoodonesports.com, the Westwood One Channels via the TuneIn mobile app, and on regular radio stations across the country.

For full recaps, highlights, quotes and stats from both Semifinal games, see below.

For more information on the 2022 BIG EAST Tournament, visit Tournament Central.

2022 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament

presented by Jeep

Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, Conn.

March 4 – First Round

Game 1: #9 Georgetown 68, #8 Providence 55 | RecapHighlights | Box Score | PC Quotes | GU Quotes

Game 2: #7 St. John’s, 76, #10 Xavier 69 | RecapHighlights |  Box Score | SJ Quotes | XU Quotes

Game 3: #6 Seton Hall 58, #11 Butler 39 | RecapHighlights |  Box Score SH Quotes | BU Quotes

March 5 – Quarterfinals

Game 4: #1 Connecticut 84, #9 Georgetown 38 | RecapHighlights | Box Score | UConn Quotes | GU Quotes

Game 5: #5 Marquette 105, #4 DePaul 85 | RecapHighlights | Box Score | MU Quotes | DPU Quotes

Game 6: #2 Villanova 76, #7 St. John’s 52 | Recap| Highlights | Box Score | VU Quotes | SJU Quotes

Game 7: #6 Seton Hall 66, #3 Creighton 65 | RecapHighlights | Box Score | SHU Quotes | CU Quotes

March 6 – Semifinals

Game 8: #1 seed Connecticut 71, #5 seed Marquette 51 | RecapHighlights | Box Score | UConn Quotes |MU Quotes

Game 9: #2 seed Villanova 64, #6 seed Seton Hall 55 | RecapHighlights | Box Score | VU Quotes | SHU Quotes

March 7 – Final

Game 10: Game 8 winner vs Game 9 winner, 8 p.m. FS1 | Live Stats | Postgame Zoom

All times Eastern

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