When Janice Cleary learned that the UConn women’s basketball team was playing at the Baha Mar Women’s Championship during her daughters’ Thanksgiving break, it felt like the perfect excuse for a family vacation.

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.

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting and No. 2 UConn never trailed as the Huskies beat Oregon State 71-52 at the Baha Mar Women’s Championship. Sarah Strong, the 2024 Naismith High School Player of the Year, had 13 points, eight rebounds, six steals and two blocks for UConn (5-0). Jana El Alfy had 12 points.