The UConn women’s basketball team came into Saturday’s game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane with four games left in American Athletic Conference play. For a normal team, that would mean fighting for seeding with the conference tournament looming.

But as we know, the UConn Huskies are no ordinary team. For them, it’s a matter of fine tuning the little things to prepare themselves for the bigger picture, a third straight NCAA Women’s Championship.

They did exactly that in front of 3,568 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center when the Huskies doubled up the Golden Hurricane 92-46.

It’s the 25th straight win for UConn who improve to 26-1 (15-0 American). Tulsa falls to 14-12 (9-6 American).

Breanna Stewart led the way for the Huskies with 28 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 17 points and five assists while both Moriah Jefferson and Kia Nurse both had 12. Jefferson also had six assists and six rebounds.

Saniya Chong rounded out the UConn players in double figures with 11 points.

Ashley Clark and Kelsee Grovery both had 13 points to pace the Golden Hurricane. Clark also pulled down six rebounds to lead them as well.

The Huskies are back in action on Monday night when they head to the Big Easy for a matchup with the Tulane Green Wave. Tip is scheduled for 8 p.m.

UConn Huskies @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane 2/21/15 box score

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Late in the first half of their blowout win over the Houston Cougars, UConn Huskies forward Breanna Stewart came up with an incredible block on the layup attempt by Houston’s Marche’ Amerson.

So what did the UConn Women’s Basketball team do to celebrate taking over as the No. 1 team in the AP Poll?

They did what they have been doing to American Athletic Conference opponents all season long. Whooping their butts.

Behind 26 points from Breanna Stewart, the UConn Huskies crushed the Houston Cougars 85-26 in front of just 7,445 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on Tuesday night.

No 1/1 UConn moves to 25-1 (14-0 American) while Houston, who suffered it’s 12th straight defeat, falls to 6-20 (1-14 American).

Moriah Jefferson, Morgan Tuck and Gabby Williams all had 12 points a piece with Tuck and Williams grabbing nine and eight rebounds respectively.

Playing in their final games at the XL Center, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had just four points while Kiah Stokes had six points. Stokes also pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds and had seven blocked shots.

Nobody on the Cougars hit double figures in defeat.

They were led by Mariah Mitchell who had nine points. Alecia Smith added five points while both Marche’ Amerson and Jessieka Palmer had four. Tyler Gilbert had a team-high seven rebounds.

The Huskies hit the road for the next two games before Senior Night on February 28. First stop is in the oil capital of for a matchup with the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Saturday. Tip is scheduled for 3 p.m.

Houston Cougars @ UConn Huskies 2/17/15 box score

Here are the postgame quotes from UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma.

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On a cold, snowy day in Storrs, CT, the UConn women’s basketball team was inside warming up Gampel Pavilion with some hot shooting.

In the end, the UConn Huskies came out on top with an easy 87-39 win over the Tulane Green Wave in front of 9,347 fans who braved the road conditions.

UConn, who will ascend to number one in both polls on Monday, improve to 24-1 (13-0 American). The Green Wave, who were clad in pink, fall to 19-6 (10-4 American).

The Huskies had a balanced scoring attack with six players in double figures.

Moriah Jefferson led the way with 16 points and five assists. Morgan Tuck added 14 points and eight rebounds while Kiah Nurse had 12 points. Breanna Stewart chipped in with 11 points as did Gabby Williams.

Saniya Chong rounded them out with 10 points.

Danielle Blagg paced the Green Wave with 10 points and six rebounds. Kolby Morgan had nine points while Adesuwa Ebomwonyi had eight.

You could have expected that the UConn women might not have come out throwing their best punch after such an emotional game on Monday night against South Carolina. But those who follow the team know that head coach Geno Auriemma won’t allow that.

No matter who the opponent is, the Huskies will come out and play the same way. Whether they put away the opponent in the first half or even in the second half, you should just know that they will give their best effort every time they set foot on the court.

Next up for the Huskies are the Houston Cougars who will come to the XL Center on Tuesday night. It will be the final time that Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Kiah Stokes play there in their careers. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Tulane Green Wave @ UConn Huskies 2/14/15 box score

Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Geno Auriemma.

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On Saturday against Memphis, UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma took out the reigning player-of-the year, Breanna Stewart, as well as her teammates Morgan Tuck and Kiah Stokes and sat them on the bench for the bulk of the game.

Message received.

On Monday night with the No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks in snowy Storrs, CT, Stewart and Tuck set the tone in the paint. And when all was said and done, the UConn Huskies came out with an 87-62 win over the Gamecocks in front of a nationally televised audience at a sold-out Gampel Pavilion despite the adverse weather conditions.

UConn improves to 23-1 and should take over the top spot in the USA Today Coaches Poll on Tuesday. It’s the first loss for the Gamecocks who are now 22-1.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis led the way for the Huskies with 23 points, including five-of-six on three-pointers. Stewart added 22 points, a team-high eight rebounds and five blocked shots while Tuck had 17 points and six assists.

Moriah Jefferson rounded the Huskies in double digits with 16 points and six assists.

Aleighsa Welch paced the Gamecocks with a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds. Tiffany Mitchell also had 17 points while freshman A’Ja Wilson had 10 points.

After watching UConn dismantle South Carolina with their quickness on Monday night, it’s safe to say the road to the NCAA Championship once again goes through the two-time defending champions.

The Huskies are back in action on Saturday afternoon when they’ll host the Tulane Green Wave at Gampel. Tip is scheduled for 4 p.m.

South Carolina Gamecocks @ UConn Huskies 2/9/15 box score

Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Geno Auriemma.

Here at the postgame notes for the UConn Huskies.

photo credit: ©2015 Ian Bethune

The UConn Women’s Basketball bench sports “900” glasses and Geno Auriemma and Chris Dailey masks against Cincinnati at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.

Here is the video from UConn video that was played after Tuesday night’s UConn Huskies vs Cincinnati Bearcats women’s basketball game in which head coach Geno Auriemma reached 900 career wins.

photo credit: ©2015 Ian Bethune