AAC tourney begins with UConn undefeated in league history
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's a good bet top-ranked UConn will win its third straight conference championship.
The Huskies have dominated the AAC over its three-year history, winning all 60 of its 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.
South Florida's Kitija Laksa was named freshman of the year and teammate Courtney Williams picked up the award as the league's top scholar-athlete.
UConn (29-0, 18-0 American), 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.