Tonight, it was great to see the #1 Women's Basketball Team in the country, The UConn Lady Huskies!! They were playing a big game so it was on ESPN2 Network. I don't get to see many games living out west, so I value everyone I can see. This is the team I followed growing up as a child and even today. I have added UNLV as well after moving to Las VegasThe following is the article about the game was posted on http://www.uconnhuskies.com/ :
""STORRS Conn. -- The No. 1/1 University of Connecticut women's basketball team used a 30-4 run in a span of six minutes to put away the No. 6/10 Louisville Cardinals 93-65 in BIG EAST play on Monday night in front of a crowd of 9,428 in Gampel Pavilion.
The Huskies improve to 6-0 in the conference and move to an unblemished 20-0 overall. It was just the second loss of the season for the Cardinals and the first in conference play as they move to 19-2 on the year and 6-1 in the BIG EAST. UConn continues its dominance against top-ten opponents this season and has defeated each of its ranked foes by an average of 28.7 points.
With the victory, the Huskies move to a perfect 20-0 for the second consecutive year and the sixth time since 1994-95, while extending their winning streak in the regular season to 28 games.
The Huskies traded baskets with the Cardinals for the first 11 minutes of the game before UConn took a nine-point lead at the 8:13 mark on two Tina Charles’ (Jamaica, N.Y.) free throws. But the Cardinals were able to battle back with a 9-0 run of their own to take a 32-31 lead with just under five minutes remaining in the frame.
The one-point lead was the last of the night for the Cardinals as the Huskies used a 14-0 run in the last 4:59 of the half to head into the break with a 45-32 lead. In that time span, the Huskies connected on three of their six three-pointers of the half to stretch their advantage to 13.
The Huskies’ run continued into the second half and expanded to as much as 30-4 between the two frames.
Turnovers troubled both teams in the first half as they combined for 23, while UConn netted 11 points off Louisville’s 13 mistakes. At the break, Maya Moore (Lawrenceville, Ga.) led the Huskies with 12 points and eight rebounds, while UConn shot .485 (16-of-33) from the floor, including .429 (6-of-14) from behind the arc. The Cardinals shot .400 (12-of-30) from the field and hit just 1-of-9 from three point range.
UConn controlled the second frame, shooting .588 (20-of-34), to finish the game with a .537 (36-of-67) shooting percentage as the Huskies drained 12 three-pointers on the night for a .462 percentage.
Freshman Tiffany Hayes (Lakeland, Fla.) netted a career-high 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor as she recorded her eighth game in double-figure points this season. Charles’ also picked up a double-double on the night with 18 points and 10 rebounds, for her sixth of the season and 31st of her career.
Moore’s 27 points and 11 rebounds marked her 10th double-double of the season, while five Huskies scored in double-digits. Her tally also moved her into 30th on UConn’s all-time scoring list. Her current total of 1,075 moves her past Ashley Battle and Battle’s career total of 1,054.
Renee Montgomery (St. Albans, W. Va.) added 11 points, six assists and three steals for the Huskies as she picked up her 18th game this season with double-figure points and the 91st of her career. Her six assists in tonight’s contest moved her into fifth on the Huskies’ all-time assists list with a current total of 542, which surpasses Jill Brumbaugh’s career total of 541.
Kalana Greene (Saint Stephen, S.C.) also scored in double-figures with 12 points, while adding six rebounds and four assists. Her 12 points marked her seventh game with double-figure points this season and the 37th of her career.
Louisville’s Angel McCoughtry scored 24 points to lead the Cardinals, while she pulled down 13 rebounds in 37 minutes played. The Huskies held the Cardinals’ leading scorer to a 0-of-4 showing from three-point land.
After today’s win, UConn has won each of its last 24 games played at Gampel Pavilion and extends its regular-season home winning streak to 34 games – the longest nationally.
UConn will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 31 as the Huskies travel to Georgetown for a BIG EAST Conference battle in the nation’s capital. Tip is set for 3:00 p.m. (EST) against the Hoyas who post a 13-6 overall record this season.""
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