No. 9 UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards Leaves Big East Quarterfinals With Facial Injury – News18

UNCASVILLE, Conn.: UConn middle Aaliyah Edwards left the Huskies Big East quarterfinal with Providence after taking an elbow to her nostril.

The harm occurred as she was combating for a rebound on the offensive finish with the Friar’s Sarah Bandoma with simply over six minutes left within the third quarter and No. 9 UConn main 41-35.

Bandoma was hit with an intentional foul after a assessment, however Paige Bueckers missed each foul photographs.

Edward, who had 12 factors within the sport, lay on the ground crying in ache for a number of minutes earlier than being helped to the locker room with a towel overlaying her face. The senior got here into the sport averaging 17.9 factors and 9.5 rebounds per sport.

Top-seeded UConn (26-5, 18-0) has misplaced 5 gamers for the season with accidents and had simply eight out there gamers Saturday.

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