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Defense has been UConn women’s basketball biggest strength this season, and even Geno Auriemma is surprised by how quickly it developed.
The Butler Bulldogs visit the No. 5 Connecticut Huskies in Big East action: Recap, live updates, score, stats.
Sarah Strong had 22 points and seven rebounds in three quarters to lead the top-ranked UConn women’s basketball team to a 89-53 win over Marquette
The rout kept the Huskies unbeaten and in the top spot in the Associated Press poll released Monday. UConn received 24 of 32 first-place votes, a gain of one from a week ago, and 992 points. Fellow unbeaten Texas, which walloped Baylor 89-54 in Forth Worth Sunday, got the remaining eight first-place votes and totaled 976 points to stay at No. 2.
The Huskies and Golden Eagles are both among the top 10 teams in the nation for 3-point field goal percentage.
The UConn women’s basketball team will play its first game at Madison Square Garden in nearly a decade against St. John’s on March 1.