UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards, of Kingston, Ont., is among the Canadians to watch as the NCAA women's basketball tournament begins Wednesday.
There are a few Canadian women with sights set on leaving their imprint at March Madness. The NCAA women's basketball tournament begins Wednesday, with the Final Four slated to be in Cleveland, Ohio on April 5, followed by the title game being on April 7.UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards, of Kingston, Ont., is among the Canadians to watch as the NCAA women's basketball tournament begins Wednesday. There are a few Canadian women with sights set on leaving their imprint at March Madness.
The six-foot-three forward from Kingston, Ont., averaged career highs of 17.8 points and 9.3 rebounds for the Huskies, leading UConn to a 29-5 record and the 10th spot in the AP Top 25 rankings.The projected first-round pick in the upcoming WNBA draft and junior star guard Paige Bueckers have paired up to combine for 39.1 of UConn's 80.8 points per game.
She led Gonzaga to a 30-3 record, with the 16th spot in the AP Top 25 rankings and is a top-five finalist for the Katrina McClain Award, presented to the NCAA women's basketball power forward of the year, alongside Edwards. Ejim was also named the West Coast Conference player of the year. Russell and the Cardinals made it all the way to the Elite Eight at last year's tournament, falling to superstar Caitlin Clark and Iowa.Louisville — which finished with a 24-9 record and sat 23rd in the most recent AP Top 25 rankings — holds the sixth seed in the Albany 2 Region and will face 11th-seeded Middle Tennessee on Friday.The fifth-year senior forward out of Kelowna, B.C., averaged a solid 10.5 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Pilots, who enter the tournament as the WCC champions.
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