HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – By UConn standards, this was surely a slow start – trailing Houston four minutes into the game.
The funk didn’t last long.
The No. 1 Huskies went on a 21-0 run and blew out the Cougars 91-42 on Saturday to extend their record winning streak to 95 games.
Gabby Williams scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead UConn (20-0, 8-0 American Athletic Conference). The sophomore, coming off the first triple-double of her career, has scored and rebounded in double figures 16 times, including seven this season.
“Sometimes, we just throw the ball into Gabby and we stand there and watch her play,” said UConn coach Geno Auriemma . “Because she’s able to leap tall buildings with a single bound and all the other stuff she does, we kind of get fascinated by watching her and everybody else stands. The first quarter seemed to be Gabby against them.”