University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn vs. Rutgers Postgame Notes
1/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 26, 2010
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- UConn extended its current winning streak to 59 consecutive games - the second-longest in NCAA Division I history.
- Connecticut opens the season 20-0 for the third consecutive year and seventh time since 1994-95.
- UConn is 13-0 at home this season, including a 4-0 mark at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.
- UConn leads the all-time series with Rutgers 25-6 and has won the last five meetings in the series.
- UConn has won 139 of its last 147 games against BIG EAST opponents in the regular season.
- UConn has won 128 straight games against non-ranked opponents.
- UConn is 225-83 all-time during the month of January and have won each of its last 32 games played during the calendar's first month.
- UConn boasts an all-time mark of 252-11 all-time when playing as the nation's No. 1 ranked team.
- UConn is 264-2 vs. non-ranked opponents dating back to Jan. 31, 1999.
- UConn has won 58 straight regular-season games following Tuesday night's win over Rutgers.
- Both teams combined for a 0-for-8 clip to open tonight's contest before a Maya Moore layup at the 17:22 mark.
- UConn put together a 20-2 run late in the first half and increased its lead from 10-8 to 30-10. Rutgers was forced to take two timeouts during the run.
- UConn held Rutgers without a single point for a stretch of 4:58 in the first half.
- UConn has held its opponents to 20 or fewer points in the first half in four of its last five games.
- UConn's 37-point margin over Rutgers marked the second-largest in the series history, just shy of the 38-point win (80-42) on Feb. 23, 2002.
- Kalana Greene's 17 points marked her sixth straight game with double-figure points, her 13th this season and the 61st of her career.
- Maya Moore's 19 points marked her fourth straight game with double-figure points, 19th in 20 games this season and 93rd in 97 career games.
- Maya Moore's 19 points and 10 rebounds marked her 33rd career double-double and her sixth this season.
- Tina Charles' 11 points marked her 11th consecutive game with double-figure points and her 19th this season.
- UConn has held its opponent to a field goal percentage of less than .300 in seven of its last nine games overall. Rutgers shot .286 (16-of-56) on the night.
- UConn has won each of its 20 games this season by a minimum margin of 12 points.