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Howard beat Connecticut 86-25 on Friday night to win the game in the eighty second straight NCAA women's basketball record for consecutive gains. But the Huskies, it was just a blast. Maya Moore scored 20 points to help the top of the head to break its way to Washington University in St. Louis, Division III school, which has now won 81 straight between Feb. 20, 1998-Jan. 12, 2001.
"Sure it's nice to know that, and proud," said Moore. "But more importantly, because every game is based on the assurance that things in perspective." UConn last defeat came in the national semifinals in 2008 at Stanford. Huskies stand with six victories in short the equivalent of 88 consecutive wins set in the early '70s by the UCLA men's basketball team.
Coach Geno Auriemma said he did not feel that his side will feel any more pressure as the reference point is approached. "We already have a pipeline," he said. "We won more games than any other women's basketball team will never turn. So, what happens, happens." This was the first of three games in three days UConn, which hosted the World Vision Classic.
UConn (4-0) is proposed to Lehigh on Saturday and hosts LSU on Sunday. Tigers win first game of the Lehigh 74-63 on Friday. Freshmen Bria Hartley (16 points) and Stefanie Dolson (13 points) was the best Huskies games.Jere Gorham led Howard (2-4) with six points from the first two 3-pointers. Moore, who played only 22 minutes as UConn (4-0), moved to 77 points in the school's all-time scoring mark last season, Tina Charles.
Connecticut has opened a quick 9-0 lead, but Howard struggled early and trailed only 12 to 8 June game.UConn half done in the next 12 minutes, eight Hartley and future Huskies went 29-3 run that made the 41 11.UConn-led 52 -16 at half, and Howard had just 20 percent shooting from the floor. Moore 3-pointer capped a 11-0 run starting the second half and UConn cruise home. Hartley 3-pointer to put UConn up to 52 at 70-18.
Hartley has hit five of his first six shots from the field and Howard had no answer to Dolson, who seemed to be sending up layup. Hartley and Moore each had 13 points in half, and had 11 Dolson.Dolson and backup center Heather Buck had only 14 combined points entering the game Buck was eight years old on Friday. Shipping consecutive 39-0 seasons, the Huskies are now 4-0 start that includes a 65-64 victory at No. 2 on Baylor.
But most of the victories were not as close. The Huskies came with a 32 point average margin of victory in the series. UConn has won 139 straight games against opponents who are not classified and unclassified 239 to the opposition in the country. This was the game in round 31 in which the Huskies had more points at halftime (52) that her rival throughout the match.
