Former UConn Huskies stalwart and now Connecticut Sun forward Aaliyah Edwards recently garnered a multitude of reactions over her latest post on social media. On Wednesday, Oct. 1, Edwards took it to her Instagram account to upload a carousel post of her recent beach trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands, as she is currently in the offseason after her 2025 WNBA campaign.
Throughout the post, Edwards is seen posing in a variety of ways and in different bikinis. The first photo highlights Edwards in a bright purple, two-piece bikini set as she poses, smiling, from the waters of the beach. The next photos show Edwards in other looks, such as grey dress, a black two-piece bikini, a tube top with denim shorts, a colorful dress set and other beach-themed outfits.
“What the last slide says🙂↔️🏝️🇹🇨#girlstrip #turksandcaicos,” Edwards captioned with a trio of emojis.
– Aaliyah Edwards, October 1, 2025
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Aaliyah Edwards’ former teammate in 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers and even 2021 national champion and current Los Angeles Sparks standout Cameron Brink were among the renowned individuals in the sport that dropped supportive comments towards Edwards’ post.
“My lilliiiiiiii,” Bueckers wrote with a couple of emojis.
“Sheeeeeeeeshhh 😍😍😍,” Brink said with a trio of heart-eyes emojis.
“😍😍,” former Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard and current Washington Mystics rookie Sonia Citron posted.
A mix of positive reactions from Edwards’ fellow UConn Huskies players, both current and former, then joined in to hype up Edwards for her bikini snaps, including Seattle Storm standout Nika Muhl.
“I’m seeing bodyyyyyy,” Muhl commented.
“I KNOW DATS RIGHT MENTEEE,” Huskies junior KK Arnold exclaimed.
“Yeah Li Li,” former Huskies guard Bria Hartley shared with an emoji.
“Oooweee,” former UConn stalwart Oliva Nelson-Ododa asserted with a couple of emojis.
Edwards just wrapped up her third season in the WNBA in the recently concluded 2025 campaign. Her and coach Rachid Meziane’s Connecticut team finished with an overall record of 11-33, and were not able to make it into this year’s playoffs. In the year, Edwards averaged 4.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest and will pursue a bigger role come the 2026 WNBA season.
Paige Bueckers Went With Aaliyah Edwards To The Turks And Caicos Islands
Among Aaliyah Edwards’ Instagram posts, it was shown that Dallas Wings guard and newly minted 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers was actually with Edwards throughout the beach trip. The two former UConn Huskies teammates were first seen taking a group selfie in slide three, while holding coconuts, and then again in slide 10 by the pool. Bueckers and Edwards then took a pic of just them both in slide 12.
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