If there's one thing you can say about the UConn Huskies women's basketball team, it's that they are consistent.
When they faced the Memphis Tigers 18 days ago, UConn only gave up 49 points. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis led them in scoring in that matchup with 21 points while Stefanie Dolson had a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds.
This time around, KML had 21 points and Dolson had a double-double of 12 points and 10 boards as UConn beat Memphis 83-49 in front of 8,365 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on Wednesday night.
It's the 21st time the Huskies have won at least 20 games in a season (20-0, 7-0 American). It's also the eighth time they've started 20-0 which bodes well because they've won five national titles in those eight seasons. Memphis falls to 10-9 (3-4).
Dolson also had five assists and five steals while Moriah Jefferson had three points, six assists and nine steals.
Bria Hartley added 20 points with Breanna Stewart scoring 16 points and falling one rebound short of a double-double with nine. Stewie also had three blocked shots.
Breigha Wilder-Cochran paced the Tigers with 12 points. Asianna Fuqua-Bey had a double-double but it's not one you want to have. She scored 10 points but had 11 turnovers. Fuqua-Bey also led the team in rebounds with six along with Pa'Sonna Hope.
The Huskies started off slow in the first half as they seemed to be as cold as the air outside from the floor. Memphis hung tight early on as they trailed 11-8. The Tigers stayed close until about the seven minute mark when UConn closed out the half on an 11-3 run to take a 39-23 lead.
UConn got hot in the second half as they used an early 14-2 run to put away the Tigers and cruise to their 20th victory.
The Huskies are back in action on Sunday afternoon when they'll host the South Florida Bulls at the XL Center. Tip is scheduled for 12 p.m.
Memphis Tigers @ UConn Huskies 1/22/14 box score
Here are UConn's postgame quotes.
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