University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn at Villanova Postgame Notes
1/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 23, 2010
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- UConn extended its current winning streak to 58 consecutive games
- the second-longest in NCAA Division I history.
- Connecticut opens the season 19-0 for the third consecutive year and eighth time since 1994-95.
- UConn has won its last 21 "true" road games following today's win at Villanova.
- UConn leads the all-time series with Villanova 33-17 and has won the last seven meetings in the series.
- UConn has won 138 of its last 146 games against BIG EAST opponents in the regular season.
- UConn has posted a record of 93-9 in its last 102 road games.
- UConn is 15-8 all-time in road games at Villanova.
- Villanova marked win No. 58 during Connecticut current winning streak
- the Wildcats were also victim No. 58 during UConn's NCAA record 70-game run which spanned from 2001-03.
- UConn is 224-83 all-time during the month of January and have won each of its last 31 games played during the calendar's first month.
- UConn boasts an all-time mark of 251-11 all-time when playing as the nation's No. 1 ranked team.
- UConn has won 128 straight games against non-ranked opponents.
- UConn has won 70 straight against BIG EAST opponents other than Rutgers during the regular season.
- UConn is 263-2 vs. non-ranked opponents dating back to Jan. 31, 1999.
- UConn has won 57 straight regular-season games following Saturday's win at Villanova.
- UConn is 337-8 all-time in games televised on Connecticut Public Television (CPTV).
- Senior Meghan Gardler made the first start of her career in her 112th career game.
- Sophomore Tiffany Hayes saw her streak of consecutive starts snapped at 34 games.
- Kalana Greene scored eight straight points for Connecticut over a stretch of 2:14 in the first half.
- Kalana Greene's 10 points marked her fifth straight game with double-figure points, her 12th this season and the 60th of her career.
- Villanova's 12 points in the first half tied for the fewest allowed by Connecticut in any half this season.
- Villanova's three first-half field goals (3-of-16) marked the fewest allowed by Connecticut in any half since UConn held Cincinnati to a 3-of-28 clip on Jan. 24, 2009.
- UConn held Villanova without a single point for a stretch of 8:59 in the first half.
- Maya Moore's 24 points marked her 18th game with double-figure points this season and her 92nd in 96 career games.
- Tina Charles' 14 points marked her 10th consecutive game with double-figure points and her 18th this season.
- Maya Moore's 24 points marked her 40th career game with 20 or more points in her career and her 11th this season - including each of the last three games overall.
- UConn has held its opponent to a field goal percentage of less than .300 in six of its last eight games overall.
- UConn has shot over .500 from the field in six of its last eight games overall.
- UConn has won each of its 19 games this season by a minimum margin of 12 points.