College UConn Huskies win sixth-straight American Athletic Conference Title Napheesa Collier was named Most Outstanding Player of the American Tournament after averaging 28 points and 13 rebounds through the three games. by Gregg Snyder March 12, 2019 The UConn Huskies entered the 2019 American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament as the No. 1 seed after finishing the regular season 31-2 overall and 16-0 in conference play. The Huskies had never lost in AAC Tournament play. The streak continued. The Huskies defeated No. 2-seed UCF 66-45 to win their sixth-straight American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball title at Mohegan Sun Arena Monday night. With the win, UConn clinched an NCAA Tournament bid for the 31st-straight year. UConn is now 18-0 all-time in the American tournament. The Huskies dominated the AAC all season, and that continued throughout the tournament. UConn outscored its tournament opposition (ECU, USF, UCF) 239-155 through three games. In Monday night’s championship game, the starting five contributed all 66 points. Napheesa Collier was named Most Outstanding Player of the American Tournament after recording her third double-double of the tournament and 20th of the season with a game-high 25 points and 14 rebounds on Monday. Collier averaged 28 points and 13 rebounds through the three games. The Huskies now await their seeding and destination in the NCAA Tournament. They are likely headed in once again as a No. 1 seed. Post Views: 812 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Gregg Snyder Latest posts by Gregg Snyder (see all) ITZ Staff Makes Super Bowl LV Predictions. Which team wins? Who is MVP? - February 5, 2021 Jets And Nike Create New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League - February 3, 2021 NJ Sports Photographer, Lauren Guillen, Raising Funds For Local Youth Holiday Gifts - December 11, 2020 President Trump Awards Lou Holtz With Medal of Freedom - December 3, 2020 Related TopicsAACAmerican Athletic Conference TournamentConnecticut HuskiesFeatureNapheesa CollierUCONN Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Hofstra Women Looking for Upsets Iona wins fourth straight MAAC Championship