UConn. Huskies beat Prairie View A&M, march into second round

JUNIOR GUARD LATIA "MOMMA" WILLIAMS
DID ALL SHE COULD AGAINST UCONN
LEADING THE PANTHERS WITH 20 POINTS,
5 REBOUNDS, 3 ASSISTS, AND 1 BLOCK
AGAINST THE #1 DEFENSE IN NCAA
DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL.

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut — As Geno Auriemma began to delve into his postgame comments following Saturday’s NCAA tournament opener, he accidentally referred to the opposing Prairie View A&M team as Mississippi Valley State. Then again, there were times when Auriemma might have had a hard team recognizing his own UConn team.

The top-seeded Huskies came into the NCAA first-round game as one of the most stifling defensive teams in recent memory, yet they allowed the lightly-regarded SWAC tournament champions to hit nine of their last 12 first half.

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After taking 12 of the 15 minutes during halftime to remind his team how he expects them to play, Auriemma watched as UConn rolled to an 83-47 win before a crowd of 4,563 at Webster Bank Arena on Saturday.

The Lady Panthers missed seven straight shots and 11 out f 12 in the second half as the Huskies won their NCAA tournament opener for the 19th straight time and won their 30th game for a record-tying seventh straight season.

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