No. 6 UConn women’s basketball survived a 60-51 road test against the Villanova Wildcats Saturday at Finneran Pavilion.
Despite totaling more turnovers (22) than made field goals (20), the Huskies led wire-to-wire. Their defense carried them as they held Villanova star Maddy Siegrist to 21 points, tying her season-low, while the Wildcats shot 33 percent overall and made just five of 25 three-point attempts.
Lou Lopez Sénéchal led all scorers with 22 points, nine in the fourth quarter. Dorka Juhász (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Aaliyah Edwards (13 points, 14 rebounds) each finished with double-doubles as well.