HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Breanna Stewart and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis each scored 14 points and No. 3 Connecticut beat 22nd-ranked Syracuse 64-51 on Monday night in the Big East tournament semifinals.
The Huskies will face top-seeded Notre Dame on Tuesday night for the title. The teams have met in the championship game six times, including the past two, and the Huskies have come away with victories in each one.
Still the Irish have had the Huskies' number like no other team. Notre Dame has won six of the past seven meetings since losing to the Huskies in the 2011 Big East title game. The teams played a thrilling triple-overtime game last Monday night. UConn had a lot of chances to pull out that victory but couldn't.
Against Syracuse, the Huskies (29-3) led by 15 at the half, but uncharacteristically couldn't pull away.
Kayla Alexander scored 14 to lead the Orange (24-7).
