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SPORTS ZONE 2: Lady Huskies Upset

It looked like the University of Connecticut's Lady Huskies would be finishing the regular season ranked number one in the women’s college basketball. Then along came the Wildcats from Villanova to wipe away the Huskies' hope.

With 56 seconds remaining in the game, Liad Suez of Villanova hit a turnaround jumper giving the women of Villanova an upset victory over the top ranked Huskies. It was the second straight year that Villanova has beat Uconn. Last year, the Wildcats ended Uconn’s 70-game home win streak in last season's Big East Tournament. It was also only the Huskies' second loss in their last 58 Big East games.

Uconn took at 29-23 lead into the halftime break. After the break, Villanova caught fire, shooting 14 for 20 from the floor in the second half. Suez, who hit the winning shot for the Wildcats, was especially impressive. She played 37 minutes hitting on 9 of 16 from the floor, good for 23 points.

In a losing effort, All-American senior Diana Taurasi of the Huskies had a disappointing game. Taurasi has been averaging 16.5 points per game but could only manage to score 8 points. At the buzzer Taurasi took a desperation shot that clanked off the back rim.

With the win the Wildcats climbed to 23rd in the women’s national poll.

Both Villanova and Uconn will conclude their regular season’s schedules this week and then will turn their attention to the Big East postseason tournament.

--Written by Cris Sigovitch

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