The No.1 UConn Huskies women’s team is supposed to have an easy time during Big East play this season. South Florida was supposed to be much improved from last year as they were the highest scoring team in the land at 89.9 points a game.
It was just another easy game for the Huskies as they spanked the Bulls 83-37 in front of 4,290 at the Sun Dome in Tampa, FL. UConn moves to 14-0 (1-0 Big East) while South Florida drops to 13-3 (0-2).
Maya Moore led the Huskies with 24 points and added 8 rebounds. Tina Charles had 17 points and 12 rebounds while Kalana Greene chipped in with 13 points and 7 rebounds. Renee Montgomery had 9 points and Kaili McLaren added a team-high 4 assists.
Porche Grace came off the bench to lead the Bulls with 10 points. Shantia Grace had 8 points and Brittany Denson had 6 points and 12 rebounds. USF’s second leading scorer, Jazmine Sepulveda, was 0-for-8 from the floor and finished with no points.
UConn got out to a quick lead behind Moore’s two 3-point and USF tried to stay close but couldn’t. Moore had 15 points with UConn leading 30-16 and they eventually got out to a 19 point lead (45-26) at the half. USF had just 10 field goals in the 1st half.
The second half was just brutal for the Bulls as they made only 5 shots, scoring just 11 points as UConn kept pouring it on.
The Huskies stay on the road as they head to beautiful Morgantown, West Virginia to take on the Mountaineers this Saturday night at 7 PM. The game will be broadcast locally on CPTV.
Notes and musings:
UConn Huskies @ South Florida Bulls 1.6.09 box score
No changes in the starting lineup for Geno Auriemma’s squad as it was Renee Montgomery, Caroline Doty, Kalana Greene, Maya Moore and Tina Charles.
Former Yankees first baseman Tino Martinez was in the crowd tonight at the Sun Dome.
The Huskies shot 49.3% (33-67) while the Bulls shot 24.6% (15-61).
UConn had 20 assists on their 33 made baskets.
The Huskies won the battle of the boards 54-36 and outscored the Bulls in the paint 48-10.
UConn had 27 points off of 26 South Florida turnovers. UConn turned the ball over 20 times but USF managed just 8 points.
The Huskies outscored USF 12-0 on the fast break.
