Stefanie Dolson danced her way to head coach Geno Auriemma during the Senior Day festivies for the UConn Huskies women's basketball team. Fellow senior Bria Hartley was a little more calm just walking over there.
And once the game got going, both were running down the floor doing their thing helping their team continue its perfect season.
The UConn women clinched a share of the American Athletic Conference title on Saturday as they blasted the No. 24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 72-35 in front of a sold-out crowd at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT.
UConn improves to 30-0 (17-0 American) while Rutgers falls to 21-7 (12-5).
Breanna Stewart and Hartley led the Huskies with 20 points each. Stewart ended up finishing with a double-double as she pulled down 10 rebounds as well. Moriah Jefferson added nine points and four assists.
Dolson joined the 1,000 points/1,000 rebounds club at UConn as she had 10 rebounds to tie Stewart for game-high.
Betnijah Laney led the Scarlet Knights with 14 points and nine rebounds. Tyler Scaife added eight points while Briyona Canty had six.
The Huskies opened up the game by taking a 16-8 lead. They seized control of the game of the game with a 14-2 run to make it 30-10.
Rutgers would never threaten again.
The outright AAC title is on the line for the Huskies on Monday night when they head to Louisville, KY for a matchup with the Louisville Wildcats. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights @ UConn Huskies 3/1/14 box score
Here are UConn's postgame quotes.
Here are UConn's postgame notes.
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