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If you weren't there ...
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| The University of South Florida women's basketball team got 17 points from Jessica Lawson but couldn't overcome Connecticut's balanced offensive attack as the top-ranked Huskies won their 52nd straight game with a 84-42 win over USF in front of 9,279 at the XL Center.
USF (9-5, 0-1 BIG EAST) trailed by just 14 at the intermission, 35-21, however Connecticut outscored the Bulls 49-21 in the second half en route to the win.
USF shot just 28.3 percent (15-53) in the loss while the Huskies hit 53.4 percent (31-58) of their shots from the floor, including 40.9 percent (9-22) from behind the three point arc.
USF will now return home to the Sun Dome to kick off its home BIG EAST slate on Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. when it butts heads with Georgetown.
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UConn
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35 |
49 |
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84 |
| USF |
21 |
21 |
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42 |
| Scoring Leaders |
| Player |
FG-A
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3FG-A
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FT-A
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TP
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| UConn- Tiffany Hayes |
6-11 |
5-9 |
5-6 |
22 |
| USF - Jessica Lawson |
5-15 |
0-0 |
7-8 |
17 |
| Rebounding Leaders |
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| UConn - Maya Moore |
4 |
6 |
10 |
| USF - Jessica Lawson |
3 |
5 |
8 |
| Misc. Leaders |
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Steals
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Assists
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Blocks
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| UConn- Kelly Faris |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| USF- Janae Stokes |
1 |
3 |
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HARTFORD, Conn - The University of South Florida women's basketball team got 17 points from Jessica Lawson but couldn't overcome Connecticut's balanced offensive attack as the top-ranked Huskies won their 52nd straight game with a 84-42 win over USF in front of 9,279 at the XL Center.
The Huskies jumped out to a quick 12-0 lead and then took an 18-2 advantage on a three-point shot by Tiffany Hayes with 12:31 left in the first stanza.
After UConn (13-0, 2-0 BIG EAST) extended its lead to as many as 23 points (29-6) on a lay-up by Maya Moore with 7:05 left in the half, the Bulls (9-5, 0-1 BIG EAST) would close out the first 20 minutes of the game on a 15-6 run to cut the Huskies advantage to 14 at the intermission, 35-21.
Connecticut would come out in the second half and show why it is the No. 1 ranked team in the country, outscoring USF 49-21 in the final stanza en route to the win.
The Huskies would shoot a blistering 65.4 percent (17-26) from the field and 50 percent (6-12) from behind the three-point arc in the second half.
On the night, the Bulls shot just 28.3 percent (15-53) in the loss while the Huskies hit 53.4 percent (31-58) of their shots from the floor, including 40.9 percent (9-22) from behind the three point arc.
Janae Stokes scored nine points in the loss. In addition to her 17 points, Lawson also paced the way on the glass for USF with eight rebounds.
The Bulls will now return home to the Sun Dome to kick off its home BIG EAST slate on Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. when it butts heads with Georgetown.
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USF vs. No. 1/1 Connecticut Game Notes
Monday, Jan. 4, 2010
XL Center, Hartford, Conn
Team Notes
- Tonight's loss to Connecticut drops USF's all-time record against the Huskies to 0-9 and 0-3 in the XL Center.
- Tonight marked the fourth consecutive game that the Bulls have faced Connecticut while the Huskies were ranked No. 1 in the nation in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls.
- Monday's loss to UConn drops USF's all-time record in conference openers to 9-17 and 4-6 in lid lifters under head coach Jose Fernandez ... In addition; the Bulls are now 2-3 all-time in BIG EAST Conference openers.
