The Huskies finished the 2016 – 17 season 36 – 1 , 16 – 0 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship . They defeated Tulsa , UCF , and South Florida to win the AAC Women 's Tournament championship . As a result , they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Women 's Tournament . As the overall No. 1 seed , they defeated Albany and Syracuse to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . In the Sweet Sixteen , they defeated UCLA to advance to the Elite Eight where they defeated Oregon . In the National Semifinal , they lost in overtime to Mississippi State , ending the school 's 111-game winning streak
AAC Women 's Tournament
2017 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 UConn Huskies women's basketball team