Geno Auriemma ties Pat Summitt with 1,098th win as Uconn beats Providence./
Uconn coach earns his 1,098th win with victory over Friars
Uconn has been able to play only seven games this season because of pandemicrelated schedule changes, and that has put career milestones in perspective for coach Geno Auriemma.
Freshman Paige Bueckers scored 23 points and No. 3 Uconn overcame a sluggish start to rout Providence 87-50 on Saturday to give Auriemma his 1,098th win. That ties the late Tennessee coach Pat Summitt for the second most wins in Division I women’s basketball history behind Stanford coach Tara Vanderveer (1,104).
It also was the 1,000th
consecutive game for the Huskies without back-toback losses.
“Right now the only number that matters to me is 13,” Auriemma said. “We’ve got to get to 13 games so that we can qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The other stuff,
I would like to think that if you’ve done something for 37 years, whatever, that you’re going to have some milestones and if you’re fortunate enough you have some pretty important milestones.”
Aubrey Griffin added a season-high 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds off the bench for the Huskies (7-0, 6-0 Big East).
West Virginia 92, Texas 58:
Kysre Gondrezick scored 14 of her 24 points in the first half and West Virginia routed No. 17 Texas, snapping the Longhorns’ five-game win streak. Gondrezick posted on Twitter on Friday that her father, 57-year-old Grant Gondrezick, had died. He played at Pepperdine in the mid-80’s and spent two seasons in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers.
South Florida 80, Houston 51: Maria Alvarez scored a career-high 23 points with six 3-pointers, Bethy Mununga scored 12 points with 14 rebounds and No. 18 South Florida blitzed Houston after intermission.
Gonzaga 75, Portland 43: Jenn Wirth scored 21 points, twin sister Leeanne added 12 and No. 21 Gonzaga rolled over Portland.
Northwestern 77, Iowa 67:
Jordan Hamilton scored 19 points, Veronica Burton had 18 points, and No. 22 Northwestern beat Iowa.