126-game winning streak ended

Huskies suffer their first regular-season loss since 2014, after 126 wins in a row.

Baylor hands Connecticut its first regular-season loss in over four years.

WACO, Texas — Geno Auriemma knew that topranked Connecticut couldn’t keep winning every regular-season game it played, even though the Huskies had won 126 in a row.

That winning streak of more than four years ended with a 68-57 loss Thursday night at No. 8 Baylor, which won against a No. 1 team for the first time.

“What is disappointing for me, not that we lost. How long did you think you were going to win every game in the regular season, 10 years?” Auriemma said. “So I’m not surprised that we lost, but it was disappointing that we struggled so much on the offensive end.”

The Huskies (11-1) hadn’t lost a regular-season game in regulation since a 76-70 home loss to Baylor in a Nos. 1 vs. 2 matchup on Feb. 18, 2013 — a span of 163 games. Their only regular-season loss since then was 88-86 in overtime at Stanford on Nov. 14, 2014.

“Stanford in 2014. Think about that,” Auriemma said.

The 11-time national champion Huskies shot only 29% (20 for 68) with their lowest point total this season. Their only lead came at 2-0 when Crystal Dangerfield scored in the opening minute of the game.

Kalani Brown had 20 points and 17 rebounds for the Bears (10-1).

UConn is the only No. 1 team Baylor has ever faced in 19 seasons under coach Kim Mulkey, who has two national championships coaching the Bears. They had lost each of the previous three such meetings, including UConn’s last visit to Waco nearly five years ago.

Chloe Jackson added 13 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Baylor, while NaLyssa Smith had 12 points. Juicy Landrum scored 11 points while Lauren Cox added nine points and seven rebounds.

Napheesa Collier had 16 points and 11 rebounds for UConn, while Katie Lou Samuelson also had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.