No. 1/1 Women's Basketball Downs Cincinnati 83-51
No. 1/1 Women's Basketball Downs Cincinnati 83-51
Maya Moore scored 25 points to lead the Huskies
Jan. 7, 2010
STORRS, Conn. (AP)--Maya Moore scored 25 points to lead Connecticut to an 83-51 win over Cincinnati in a homecoming for Bearcats coach Jamelle Elliott, a former star player and assistant coach at UConn.
Tina Charles added 17 points and had six of the Huskies' season-high 11 blocked shots as UConn (14-0, 3-0 Big East) extended its winning streak to 53 games.
Charles passed Svetlana Abrosimova for seventh place on the school's all-time scoring list, and Moore moved into ninth place, passing Ann Strother.
Shareese Ulis had 19 points and seven steals to lead Cincinnati (7-7, 0-2).
Connecticut played most of the game without point guard Tiffany Hayes, who went down 2 1/2 minutes in with a sprained left ankle.
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell was among those watching in the stands as the Bearcats stayed close for the first 6 minutes. They trailed just 16-10 before UConn went on a 13-2 run. The Huskies later used a 19-4 run to turn a 23-12 lead into a 42-16 advantage, and went into halftime up 52-26.
Auriemma went to his reserves much earlier than usual. Little-used Heather Buck and Jacquie Fernandes both played significant minutes.
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