UConn center Aaliyah Edwards left the Huskies’ Big East quarterfinal win over Providence on Saturday after taking an elbow to her nose.
The injury occurred as she was fighting for a rebound on the offensive end with the Friars’ Sarah Bandoma with just over six minutes left in the third quarter and No. 9 UConn leading 41-35.
Edwards, who had 12 points in the game, lay on the floor crying in pain for several minutes before being helped to the locker room with a towel covering her face.
The senior came into the game averaging 17.9 points and 9.5 rebounds.
Bandoma was hit with an intentional foul after a review.
UConn’s Paige Bueckers missed both free throws on the intentional foul, but the Huskies responded to the injury by outscoring Providence 45-18 the rest of the way en route to the 86-53 victory over the Friars.
“Once Aaliyah went down, we kind of called a huddle and we were talking about just how locked in we were going to have to be, how extra focused we were going to have to be,” said Bueckers, who finished with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in the win.
Edwards returned to UConn’s bench with a splint on her nose with just over five minutes left in the game.
Her status for Sunday’s semifinal game remains unclear.
“Just to have her out there, just to see that she’s OK, was huge,” added Bueckers.
Top-seeded UConn (27-5, 18-0) has lost five players for the season with injuries and had just eight available players Saturday.
News
Taylor Swift sings two diss tracks on nemesis Scooter Braun’s birthday… one day after he announced his retirement from music management
Taylor Swift fans are convinced she shaded her longtime nemesis, Scooter Braun, during her latest surprise acoustic song set on The Eras Tour on Tuesday night. While performing at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, the singer, 34, performed a mashup of her two…
11 Strict Rules That Elon Musk Allegedly Makes His Girlfriends & Wives Follow
The last one is just downright odd. Kathy Hutchins / Sky Cinema / Shutterstock.com Among billionaires, Elon Musk is perhaps one of the most eccentric and well-known around the world. His merry band of supporters that worship his every move and defend…
Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s Tortured Relationship
Prince Charles and Diana’s engagement, turbulent marriage, and subsequent divorce captivated the world. Diana and Prince Charles in 1981. KYPROS/GETTY IMAGES. The story of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, is not that of star-crossed lovers. Continuously recounted in film, television, tell-all books,…
Kate Middleton photo controversy: New details show when the photo was edited
Kate issued an apology after news agencies retracted a royal family photo. Princess Kate apologizes amid family photo controversy ABC’s James Longman is at Buckingham Palace with the latest on the royal family. As the photo controversy around Kate Middleton continues to grow, new…
Is Kate and William’s relationship healthy? Body language expert weighs in
Expert reveals intimate moment between Kate and Wills The Prince and Princess of Wales at the Trooping the Color event.LAPRESSE Body language expert Judi James has offered her insights into the dynamic between Kate and Wills, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,…
Princess Diana conspiracy theories: Eight reasons people believe the crash in Paris wasn’t all it seems
More than 20 years on, conspiracy theories continue to rage – despite almost all of them being proven decisively wrong SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy On…
End of content
No more pages to load