No matter what people say, the 89 straight wins by the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team is pretty dang impressive. And that’s not taking anything away from the 88 straight wins by the UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team in the 1970’s. Both streaks will be etched in our memories for the rest of our lives.
There is no comparision. Each are separate and should be remembered that way.
UConn head coach Geno Auriemma demands perfection every day but I’m not sure if he meant winning 89 straight games. All he wants his players to do is go out there, work hard and play to the best of their abilities for 40 minutes. And if that happens, UConn will probably find itself on top like they did on Tuesday night.
Maya Moore led the way for the No. 1/1 Huskies with a career-high 41 points and added 10 rebounds to help the Huskies to win No. 89 in a row in a 93-62 victory over the No. 22/20 Florida State Seminoles in front of a sold-out crowd and nationally televised audience on ESPN at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.
Besides the 89 straight wins, the Huskies have also won 69 games in a row at home which ties them with Tennessee (ended in 1996) and themselves (ended in 2004).
The Huskies improve to 11-0 on the season while the Seminoles fall to 9-3.
Moore also added five assists, a steal and three blocked shots. Freshman Bria Hartley had a nice game, even earning a kiss from Auriemma at one point, as she had 21 points although she did commit five turnovers. Tiffany Hayes chipped in with 14 points and a game-high seven assists.
Heather Buck was the only bench player from UConn to score as she added six points.
Cierra Bravard led the way for the Seminoles with 19 points and six rebounds. Alexa Deluzio added 16 points.
Florida State kept this one close early on as they trailed 8-6 before UConn went on a 13-2 run to open up a 13 point lead. The lead hovered around that margin for the next four and half minutes before the Huskies went on a 5-0 run to increase their lead to 19 points at 34-15.
The Seminoles didn’t roll over and die though as they went on a 8-0 run to cut the lead to 11 before the Huskies went on a 16-0 to put this game away. They would not get any closer than 20 points during the second half.
A memorable win for the Huskies who I think are still not playing their best basketball yet. That could only make things scarier for teams as the season goes on.
The Huskies are off for a week before heading out to Stockton, CA to take on Pacific on December 28th. The game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. and will be televised locally on CPTV.
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Florida State Seminoles @ UConn Huskies 12.21.10 box score
Here are quotes from UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, Maya Moore, Tiffany Hayes, Bria Hartley and Florida State head coach Sue Semrau.
The starters for the Huskies were Bria Hartley, Tiffany Hayes, Kelly Faris, Maya Moore and Stefanie Dolson.
Maya Moore scored a career-high 41 points to lead the Huskies — the second most in Connecticut women’s history, trailing only Nykesha Sales’ record of 46.
The 31-point margin of victory was the 53rd by the Huskies of at least 30 points during the win streak.
The win also ties the NCAA women’s Division I record for longest home win streak at 69 straight games.
The Huskies shot 61.1% (33-of-54) from the floor while the Seminoles shot 41.7% (25-of-60).
UConn had 22 assists on their 33 made baskets.
The Huskies were 8-of-16 (50%) from three-point land while the Seminoles were 4-of-16 (25%).
UConn shot 79.2% (19-of-24) from the charity stripe.
The Huskies won the battle of the boards 35-23.
Photo credits: Getty Images, Michael McAndrews – Hartford Courant (No. 7)
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