Senior guard Feyonda Fitzgerald is among the 10 finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award and is the only finalist from the American Athletic Conference.
The eighth-ranked Owls beat No. 4 Ohio State University and No. 9 Northwestern University in their 11-1 weekend at the Northwestern Duals in South Bend, Indiana.
Every starter scored in double figures, led by redshirt-senior Daniel Dingle’s 22 points and sophomore center Ernest Aflakpui’s career-high 14 in the Owls’ 83-74 win against South Florida on Sunday at the Liacouras Center.
The Owls set a program record and defeated the University of Pittsburgh for the first time since 1995 to win the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational on Saturday at McGonigle Hall.
The Owls outscored Connecticut in the second half but couldn’t overcome a 34-point halftime deficit in their 97-69 loss to the Huskies on Wednesday at the Liacouras Center.