One Canadian player will be on each of the four top-seeded teams in the NCAA women's basketball championship tournament.

Aaliyah Edwards of Kingston, Ont., plays for Connecticut, Laeticia Amihere of Mississauga, Ont., suits up for South Carolina, Toronto's Rebecca Demeke is a member of North Carolina State, while Toronto's Alyssa Jerome plays for Stanford, the No. 1 overall team in the 64-team tournament.

The entire event is being held in the San Antonio area because of COVID-19.

Twenty-seven Canadians are in the women's field, two more than in the 68-team men's tournament.

Canada's Aaliyah Edwards shining in freshman season unlike any other at UConn

The 18-year-old Canadian is one of six freshmen on a No. 1-ranked University of Connecticut women's basketball team that's seen little else since gathering on the Storrs, Conn., campus last July.

Kingston, Ont., native Aaliyah Edwards, right, has started twice in her 13 Huskies appearances, posting a season-high 22 points plus nine rebounds versus St. John's earlier this month.

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Entire NCAA women's basketball tourney to be held in San Antonio area

The San Antonio region will host the entire NCAA women's basketball tournament this year. The tournament will still feature 64 teams and will run from March 21 through April 4. The NCAA will use five sites for the opening round, including the University of Texas, which is 80 miles from San Antonio, as a venue.

Arkansas guard Destiny Slocum (12) tries to drive past Connecticut defender Paige Bueckers (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Jan. 28 in Fayetteville, Ark.

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VCU, a No. 13 seed, has a tournament-high three Canadians on the women's side — Sarah Te-Biasu of Montreal, Samantha Robinson of Bradford, Ont., and Janika Griffith-Wallace of Brantford, Ont.

The tournament starts Sunday, with the final scheduled for April 4.

UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards, left, is one of four Canadian players on each of the top four seeds entering the NCAA women's basketball tournament, beginning Sunday in the San Antonio area of Texas.

Canadians represented on top 4 teams in NCAA women's basketball tournament

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