February 13 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT
ESPN
The 66-55 victory for Connecticut was the program's 100th consecutive, and this amazing run continues to be the greatest team accomplishment in the history of college basketball.
The overall winning streak, which began after the Huskies lost in overtime at Stanford on November 17, 2014, is obviously a ridiculous accomplishment, but I think that nearly as incredible is the fact Connecticut is 75-0 in American Athletic Conference play since the league was created in 2013.
I think some teams in early-November may have looked at Connecticut and the graduation of first-team All-America Breanna Stewart and Moriah Jefferson and second-teamer Morgan Tuck (who became the top three picks in the WNBA Draft) and thought this could be the year the Huskies lose a game or two.
Instead, sophomore Katie Lou Samuelson scores nearly 21 points a night and is knocking down half of her field goal attempts; sophomore Napheesa Collier is third nationally hitting 66% (!) of her shots and averaging 19 points and nearly nine rebounds and junior Gabby Williams, who scored a career-high 26 points in Monday's win, is averaging 13 points and eight rebounds. Meanwhile, the Huskies have three players - Williams, junior Kia Nurse & senior Saniya Chong - who are handing out over four assists every night.
In Monday's game, Samuelson struggled and Collier had foul trouble (and was eventually disqualified) so the 5-11 Williams not only scored a ton, but pulled down 14 rebounds going up against the USC front line of 6-5 All America A'ja Wilson and 6-4 Alaina Coates.
And 25-0 Connecticut, which has defeated 10 teams currently in the Associated Press top 25, including the No. 6 Gamecocks, is fifth nationally in scoring and top-9 in both scoring and field goal percentage defense.
What a team and streak.
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