STORRS, Conn. (AP) – UConn may have 99 problems, but losing ain’t one.
Katie Lou Samuelson scored 19 of her 22 points in the first half and the top-ranked Huskies extended their NCAA record winning streak to 99 games with an 83-41 win over SMU on Saturday.
Samuelson shook off an illness which caused her to miss practice Thursday and Friday and hit eight of her 13 shots from the floor.
“You don’t want your teammates to ever worry that if Lou’s not feeling that great, what are we going to get from her?” she said. “I wanted to show them that no matter what’s going on, I’m still going to be able to be out there and give 100 percent and do something to contribute to the team.”
Napheesa Collier scored 10 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to record her ninth double-double this season for the Huskies (24-0, 12-0 American), who will try to reach the 100-straight win milestone against No. 6 South Carolina on Monday night.