Canada’s Aaliyah Edwards looks to build on breakout season by winning NCAA title
Despite a career season flush with recognition, Aaliyah Edwards is looking for more than accolades — she wants the NCAA title that eluded her last season.
UConn’s breakout star forward averaged career highs of 16.6 points and 9.2 rebounds this season while leading the Huskies to a Big East tournament title.
Edwards has already been named Big East Most Improved Player, a unanimous choice for all-Big East first team honours, one of five finalists for the Katrina McClain Award for best power forward and a semifinalist for Naismith Player of the Year.
But last season’s national title loss to South Carolina still sits with the native of Kingston, Ont.