University of Connecticut Athletics
Taurasi and Conlon Help UConn Calm Miami
2/19/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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CORAL GABLES, FL (Feb. 19, 2003) - Juniors Diana Taurasi (Chino, CA) and Maria Conlon (Derby, CT) both finished in double figures to lead the No. 1 University of Connecticut women's basketball team to an 81-60 victory over the Miami Hurricanes, in front of 4,973 at the Convocation Center in Coral Gables, FL.
The win moves UConn to 25-0 on the season and 12-0 in the BIG EAST and extends the Huskies consecutive game winning streak to 64 games. The Hurricanes fall to 14-9 overall and 6-6 in the conference.
The Huskies started off slowly and faced their largest deficit since Tennessee at 23-15 with over seven minutes to play in the half. UConn would answer though trailing by seven at 25-17, the Huskies put together a 19-4 run to end the first half with a score of 37-29.
Connecticut would continue to push ahead right away in the second half using an 11-0 run for a 48-29 lead. The Huskies would control the game from there as they shot 59 percent from the field to Miami's 34 percent in the second half.
Taurasi finished the game with 19 points and nine rebounds on 5-9 shooting from the field and a 9-10 night from the charity stripe. Conlon also joined her in double-figures with 15 points and grabbed four boards, while shooting 7-10 from the field. The Huskies were led in assists by freshman Ann Strother (Castle Rock, CO), who dished out six dimes to go along with nine points and five rebounds.
The Huskies out rebounded Miami 44-42, but the Hurricanes dominated the offensive glass grabbing 20 offensive rebounds, which led to 20 more shot attempts. UConn shot a sparkling 53 percent from the field though to the Hurricanes 33 percent. Connecticut also was 18-26 from the foul line, while Miami was only 7-9.
Miami was led by Tamara James with 19 points and seven rebounds
UConn now will return back home to play BIG EAST rival Notre Dame on Sunday, February 23 at Gampel Pavilion. Tip-off is set for 2 pm and can be seen locally on CPTV.
