UConn forward Morgan Tuck drives past Notre Dame defender Markisha Wright in the 1st half in the Jimmy V Women’s Classic in the Purcell Pavillion at the Joyce Center.
Back when the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team lost to the Stanford Cardinal, head coach Geno Auriemma got a good measuring point of where his team was at in their second game. Since that game, the Huskies have worked to get better as a team.
It showed on Saturday afternoon in South Bend, IN when UConn routed the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 76-58 in the Jimmy V. Classic at Purcell Pavilion.
The Huskies improve to 6-1 while the Fighting Irish suffer their first loss to fall to 8-1.
Morgan Tuck led the way for UConn with a career-high 25 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Breanna Stewart added 15 points and nine rebounds while both Moriah Jefferson and Kia Nurse each had 12 points.
Kiah Stokes was a monster on the glass pulling down 18 rebounds while scoring six points and blocking four shots.
Jewell Loyd led all scorers with a career-high tying 31 points. Lindsay Allen chipped in with 11 points while Taya Reimer had eight points and six rebounds. Markisha Wright had a team-high seven rebounds but had just one point.
The Huskies are off for finals and return to action on December 19 when they’ll host Depaul at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT.
UConn Huskies vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12/6/14 box score
Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Geno Auriemma and Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw.
