UConn women coast to 90th straight victory
Top-ranked Connecticut tied its own NCAA women’s record with its 90th consecutive win, routing No. 21 South Florida, 102-37, on Tuesday night in Hartford, Conn.
Saniya Chong scored 20 points to lead six players in double figures for the Huskies (15-0, 2-0 American Athletic Conference), who matched the streak Geno Auriemma’s program set between November 2008 and December 2010.
“Some things you just can’t really explain; you just have to enjoy it.” Auriemma said. “We don’t set out to do these kinds of things. We don’t set out to set records, break records or keep track of records. We set out to play as hard as we can, play with as much energy as we can.”
Maria Jespersen had 11 points for South Florida (13-2, 2-1), which has never beaten UConn in 21 attempts.
MEN TOP 25
(9) West Virginia 89, (1) Baylor 68: Nathan Adrian broke out of a shooting slump with a career-high 22 points and the Mountaineers routed the visiting Bears, who were playing as the topranked team for the first time in program history.
Baylor (15-1, 3-1 Big 12) committed a seasonhigh 29 turnovers — the school record is 31 — and never led in its second true road game of the season. The loss means No. 5 Gonzaga is the only remaining unbeaten team in Division I.
West Virginia (14-2, 3-1) started the second half with an 11-3 run and kept pouring it on, leading by as many as 26 points down the stretch.
Fans rushed the court and sang John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” after the Mountaineers toppled a topranked Big 12 opponent at home for the second straight season. A year ago this week, West Virginia beat Kansas when the Jayhawks were No. 1.
(6) Kentucky 87, Vanderbilt 81: Malik Monk scored six points in the final 32 seconds and the visiting Wildcats (14-2, 2-0 SEC) staved off an upset bid by the Commodores (8-8, 2-2).
(10) Florida State 88, (7) Duke 72: Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half, helping the host Seminoles (16-1, 4-0 ACC) knock off the Blue Devils (14-3, 2-2).
The Blue Devils took a 50-48 lead on a Luke Kennard jumper before the Seminoles, who were playing their first regular-season game as a top-10 team since 1993, grabbed control with a 16-4 run over a five-minute span.
BIG EAST
(3) Villanova 79, (14) Xavier 54: Kris Jenkins and Josh Hart each scored 20 points and the host Wildcats (16-1, 4-1) drubbed the Musketeers (13-3, 3-1).
The Wildcats made 15 of their first 20 shots in the second half to bust the game open. HORIZON LEAGUE
UW-Green Bay 80, Northern Kentucky 71: Jamar Hurdle scored 15 points and the Phoenix came back from a 15point deficit to beat the visiting Norse.
The Phoenix (10-6, 4-0) has won six straight, its longest winning streak since the 2013-’14 season.
Drew McDonald scored 23 points for the Norse (12-6, 3-2), who were plagued by 19 turnovers. STATE
Carthage 81, IIT 79: Kevin Kosil hit two free throws with 3 seconds left and the host Red Men (11-3) edged the Scarlet Hawks (10-5).
Wisconsin Lutheran 71, Lakeland 57: Chase Nowak’s 15 points paced the host Warriors (8-5, 6-3 NACC) in a victory over the Muskies (4-8, 3-6).
Concordia (Wis.) 84, Edgewood 66: Josh Erickson scored 22 points to lead the visiting Falcons (6-6, 5-4 NACC) past the Eagles (3-10, 3-5).
Marian at MSOE: The game between the Raiders and Sabres at the Kern Center was postponed due to weather-related travel concerns. No makeup date was announced.