NASSAU, BAHAMAS (WFSB) - The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team traveled to the Bahamas for the Baha Mar Women’s Championship. The No. 2 Huskies have a date with Oregon State Monday night in the first game of the tournament. Tip off was slated for 7:30 p.m. at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center in Nassau.

In a battle of two of the country's best defenses, UConn women's basketball held off Ole Miss to win Baha Mar Women's Championship in The Bahamas.

No. 2 Connecticut took little time to put away Oregon State, as a devastating first-half run led to a 71-52 win Monday at Nassau, Bahamas. The Huskies scored 19 consecutive points over a seven-minute stretch of the first half during their first-round game of the Baha Mar Championship.