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01/22 20:22 CST Sarah Strong, Azzi Fudd and top-ranked UConn roll past
Georgetown 83-42
Sarah Strong, Azzi Fudd and top-ranked UConn roll past Georgetown 83-42
By BEN NUCKOLS
AP Sports Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) --- Sarah Strong scored 25 points, Azzi Fudd had 19 in her
final collegiate appearance before a hometown crowd, and top-ranked UConn
overwhelmed Georgetown 83-42 on Thursday night.
The defending national champion Huskies are 20-0 for the first time since the
2017-18 squad won its first 36 games before losing in the Final Four of the
women's NCAA Tournament. UConn (10-0 Big East) has won 36 straight dating to
last season and has only one ranked foe left on its regular-season schedule ---
the Huskies host No. 17 Tennessee on Feb 1.
Fudd grew up across the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia, and was a prep
star at St. John's College High School in Washington. Her parents --- mom Katie
played at Georgetown --- and Georgia Amoore of the WNBA's Washington Mystics
were among a pro-UConn crowd at CareFirst Arena, the Mystics' home.
Fudd missed her first seven 3s as UConn began 1 of 13 from deep, but the
Huskies made their next four --- two by Fudd and two by Strong. Fudd finished 8
of 19 from the field and 3 of 12 from 3.
UConn forced seven turnovers in the first seven minutes and jumped to a 20-2
lead. The Huskies then went nearly five minutes without a basket before Fudd
found Strong for a layup to start a 21-2 run for a 41-12 advantage.
The Huskies had 15 steals in the first half, five by Ashlynn Shade, as they led
51-20 at halftime. Strong had 21 points at the break.
Brianna Scott scored eight points for Georgetown (11-8, 4-6), which has lost 41
straight against UConn, with its last victory coming on Feb. 27, 1993.
Up next UConn: At Seton Hall on Saturday. The game had been scheduled for Sunday but was moved up because of an approaching winter storm. Georgetown: At Xavier on Sunday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball |
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