The rise of the Big East makes for an exciting conference slate for UConn
The Big East has six teams projected to be in the NCAA tournament field.
While UConn women’s basketball had already opened conference play with a 98-53 win over Providence on December 2nd, the conference season got off to its real start on Wednesday afternoon. UConn had a strong outing ahead of the holidays, a dominant 98-73 win over a good Seton Hall team.
In recent years, conference play has marked the easier par…