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No. 1/1 Women's Basketball Heads To Villanova Saturday
1/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 21, 2010
UConn WBB Game Notes - at Villanova 
Game #19...
Connecticut (18-0, 5-0 BIG EAST) at Villanova (11-6, 0-4 BIG EAST)
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010
Tipoff: 2:00 p.m. (ET)
Site: Villanova, Pa.
Arena: The Pavilion (6,500)
TV: The UConn-Villanova game will be televised live on CPTV with Bob Picozzi (play-by-play) and Meghan Culmo (color) on the call.
Radio/Web: The UConn-Villanova game will be broadcast live on the UConn Radio Network with Bob Joyce (play-by-play) and Kara Wolters (color) on the call.
Up Next: UConn returns to the XL Center in Hartford to face BIG  EAST rival Rutgers in a 7:00 p.m. (ET) tip on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in a game that will be nationally televised on CBS  College Sports.
NO. 1/1 CONTINUES ROAD TREK AT VILLANOVA: No. 1/1 Connecticut will play its second straight road game as it travels to face Villanova on Saturday afternoon beginning at 2:00 p.m. in a CPTV telecast.
The Huskies are fresh off a two-game stretch which saw them blast a pair of top-10 opponents, then No. 3/3 Notre Dame and then-No. 7/7 Duke by a combined margin of 151-94.
Connecticut will be looking to run its record to a perfect 19-0 for the third consecutive season and enters Saturday's matinee having won each of its last 20 "true" road games.
UConn leads the all-time series with Villanova 32-17 and have won each of the last six meetings in the series by an average of 30.3 ppg.
UConn has won 137 of its last 145 games against Big East opponents in the regular season, including its last 28 overall entering Saturday's game at Villanova.
UConn has won each of its last 127 games against non-ranked opponents.
The Huskies have won 57 consecutive games entering Saturday's meeting with Villanova - the second-longest winning streak in NCAA history.
The Huskies are 92-9 in their last 101 road games entering Saturday's meeting with Villanova and own a 14-8 all-time mark against the Wildcats on the road, with the last loss coming Feb. 28, 2004.
LAST OF THE UNDEFEATED: UConn enters play Saturday as one of two remaining undefeated teams nationally.
The Huskies are joined by Nebraska.
58th VICTIM AGAIN?: UConn will look to make Villanova win No. 58 as it attempts t extend its win
streak on Saturday.
The Wildcats also were victim No. 58 in Connecticut's NCAA  record 70-game winning streak which spanned from 2001-03.
The win over the Wildcats came on Jan. 29, 2003.
THE WINNING STREAK: UConn enters Saturday's game vs. Villanova having won 57 consecutive games - the second-longest winning streak in NCAA Women's Basketball Division I history.
Longest NCAA Division I Win Streak
70 Connecticut (2001-03)
57 Connecticut (2008-present)
54 Louisiana Tech (1980-82)
46 Tennessee (1996-98)
ROAD SAVVY: The Huskies are 92-9 on the road since Feb. 1, 2001.
The Huskies have not lost back-to-back road games since the 1992-93 season when it lost at Miami (2/14) and Pittsburgh (2/24).
STIFLING DEFENSE: Connecticut enters play well on pace to shatter the program's scoring record for fewest points allowed per game, with its current total of 44.9 ppg allowed - through 18 games.
The UConn record is 51.4 ppg allowed in 2004-05.
Connecticut has held its opponents to a field goal percentage of less than .300 in each of its last three of its last four games overall - which includes wins over North Carolina, Marquette and Notre Dame.
HUSKIES IN JANUARY: UConn boasts an all-time mark of 223-83 in games played in the month of January.
The Huskies have won each of their last 30 games played during the calendar's first month.
UCONN AS NO. 1: UConn is 250-11 (.958) all-time when playing as the nation's No. 1 ranked team in the Associated Press Top 25.
The Huskies most recent loss when ranked No. 1 came on April 6, 2008 vs. Stanford.
THE MARGIN OF VICTORY: UConn enters Saturday's game vs. Villanova having won its first 18 games by an average margin of 39.3 points - all 18 wins have been by a minimum margin of 12 points.
VS. TOP-10 VS. WIN STREAK: During UConn's current 57-game winning streak, the Huskies have
posted an impressive 11-0 mark against opponents ranked among the top-10 nationally and has won those games by an average of 27.4 ppg (301 total point difference).
CHARLES NAMED BIG EAST POW FOR THIRD STRAIGHT TIME: UConn senior Tina Charles was named BIG EAST Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 17, conference officials announced today.
Charles led the Huskies to two wins last week with averages of 23.0 points and 12.0 rebounds. Top-ranked Connecticut won 68-43 at Marquette on Jan. 13 and then beat No. 3/3 Notre Dame 70-46 on Jan. 16 in the first-ever women's basketball GameDay on ESPN.
Charles recorded 23 points, 11 rebounds and two steals, while going 8-of-14 from the fi eld and 7-of-9 from the foul line at Marquette. Against Notre Dame, Charles added 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from the foul line, while also grabbing 12 rebounds.
Charles has earned BIG EAST Player of the Week honors for the fourth time this season and for the third straight week.
It is the first time a player has been named the conference Player for the Week in three consecutive weeks since former Louisville All-American Angel McCoughtry was honored Feb. 16, Feb. 23 and March 2 last season.
Former UConn All-American Rebecca Lobo set the Big East record by earning the award in four straight weeks in 1994 - Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20 and Feb. 27. Former UConn All-American Nykesha Sales also earned the award in three straight weeks in 1998 (Jan. 26, Feb 2 and Feb. 9), while former Villanova All-American Shelly Pennefather was twice honored in three straight weeks (1987: Jan.4, Jan. 11, Jan. 18; 1986: Dec. 16, Dec. 23, Jan. 6).
UCONN ALL-TIME VS. VILLANOVA: UConn and Villanova will be meeting for the 50th time overall in the sport of women's basketball when they square off Saturday.
The Huskies lead the all-time series with the Wildcats 32-17 and have won each of the last six meetings in the series by an average of 30.3 ppg.
UConn is 14-8 on the road all-time against Duke with the last loss coming during the 2003-04 season.
The Huskies have been victorious in each of their last two trips to Villanova.
