STORRS, Conn. -- Diana Taurasi scored 16 points and keyed an
early 28-0 run Saturday night as No. 1 Connecticut cruised to a
104-49 win over Providence.
Kennitra Johnson also scored 16 points for UConn (13-0, 4-0
Big East).
|  | | Swin Cash, right, had six points, the fewest of any UConn starter. But the Huskies' bench chipped in 10 times that total in a 55-point rout of Providence. |
Svetlana Abrosimova led a smothering defense with seven of the
Huskies' 22 steals. She also had a team-high eight assists.
Asjha Jones started off Connecticut's big burst with a quick
basket off an inbounds pass 3:47 into the game. Taurasi had eight
points in the run, including consecutive 3-pointers.
Providence (6-7, 0-4) was held scoreless for nearly eight
minutes in the first half and shot just 27 percent in the game.
The Huskies domimated every facet of the game. UConn was too
strong inside, too fast outside and too deep all game.
UConn bench players contributed 60 points, which included the 32
from Taurasi and Johnson.
Taurasi was 4-for-6 on 3-pointers and Johnson was 3-for-6 from
behind the arc.
UConn outscored the Friars 58-20 in the paint and had 39 points
off 27 Friar turnovers.
Kristin Quinn led Providence with nine points. Jen Gombotz,
averaging a team-leading 13.4 points coming into the game, was held
scoreless.
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