Samuelson’s 40 points carries No. 1 UConn
NO. 1 CONNECTICUT 100, SOUTH FLORIDA 44
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Katie Lou Samuelson had a record- breaking night, scoring 40 points and hitting all 10 of her three- point shots to lead topranked Connecticut to a 100- 44 rout of South Florida in the American Athletic Conference Women’s Tournament final.
Samuelson set a Division I record for consecutive three- pointers in a game and also set the tournament’s single- game scoring mark.
Napheesa Collier added 15 points as the Huskies won their 107th consecutive game and extended their conference winning streak to 82 games.
UConn has not lost to an AAC opponent since the league was formed four seasons ago.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Katie Lou Samuelson had a recordbreaking night, scoring 40 points and hitting all 10 of her three- point shots to lead topranked Connecticut to a 10044 rout of South Florida in the American Athletic Conference Tournament final on Monday.
Samuelson set a Division I record for consecutive three- pointers in a game and also set the tournament’s singlegame scoring mark.
Napheesa Collier added 15 points as the Huskies won their 107th consecutive game and extended their conference winning streak to 82 games.
UConn has not lost to an AAC opponent since the league was formed four seasons ago. And this one was never in doubt.
Samuelson scored eight points and hit her first two three- pointers during an opening 12- 0 run for the Huskies.
South Florida Coach Jose Fernandez used three of his four timeouts in the first quarter in an attempt to slow UConn down, but Collier’s buzzerbeating three- pointer from the left corner made it 30- 11 after one.
Samuelson gave UConn its first 40- point lead with her eighth shot from behind the arc in the second quarter. She had 29 points in the first half, and the Huskies, who did not trail at any point during the tournament, led 62- 23 at the break.
Dorottya Nagy had a seasonhigh 15 points for South Florida ( 24- 8).