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Post Game Notes
3/7/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 7, 2010
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UConn Post Game Notes
March 7, 2010 vs. Syracuse
- Today's win marked UConn's 70th straight - tying its own record for the longest winning streak in NCAA Division I women's basketball history (2001-03).
- The Huskies have won all 70 consecutive games by double-digits, an NCAA record. During the span, the team has averaged a margin of victory of 32.8 points.
- Maya Moore became the fastest player in UConn history to reach the 2,000-point milestone and the only junior to do so for the program with her 16 points in today's contest.
- Maya Moore's 16 points moves her past Renee Montgomery into seventh place on UConn's all-time scoring list with her current tally of 2,003.
- Tina Charles' 34 points tied her career high, marking the second time this season scoring 30 or more points and the fourth of her career.
- UConn improves to 57-12 all-time in BIG EAST Tournament action and has won each of the last seven straight.
- UConn boasts an all-time mark of 106-11 in games played at the XL Center in Hartford and has won each of its last 32 in a row.
- UConn is 16-2 all-time in BIG EAST Tournament games at the XL Center in Hartford.
- UConn improves to 22-4 in the quarterfinal round of the BIG EAST Tournament and has won each of the last 22 after dropping the first four.
- UConn moves to 44-4 all-time when playing as the No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament.
- UConn moves to 2-0 all-time against Syracuse in BIG EAST Tournament action.
- UConn opens the season a perfect 31-0 for the second straight season and the sixth time since 1994-95.
- UConn is 263-11 all-time when playing as the top-ranked team in the Associated Press poll.
- UConn has won 135 games against non-ranked opponents following today's win over Syracuse.
- UConn is 93-18 in games played on national television since 2001-02 and a perfect 10-0 this season.
- UConn is 33-12 all-time against Syracuse and has won each of the last 19 meetings between the programs.
- This is the 17th season in which UConn has been the BIG EAST Tournament No. 1 seed.
- UConn opened up today's contest with a 17-2 run in the first 5:57. During that span, Maya Moore and Tina Charles both had six points.
- Tina Charles outscored Syracuse 21-18 in the first half, marking the fourth time this season that she has outscored her opponent in the opening 20 minutes of play (vs. Northeastern on Nov. 14, 2009: Charles - 17, NU - 15; at Seton Hall on Jan. 2, 2010: Charles -14, SHU - 12; vs. North Carolina on Jan. 9, 2010: Charles - 25, UNC 24.)
- Syracuse's 17 points in the first half marked the fewest points allowed in a BIG EAST Championship game in a half since March 8, 2009 when UConn defeated South Florida 47-10.
- UConn held Syracuse to a .212 (14-of-66) clip from the floor in today's contest, including a .182 (6-of-33) showing in the first half.
- The Huskies have gone 221 consecutive games without allowing an opponent to shoot more than .500 from the field. Boston College was the last opponent to post a shooting percentage more than .500, coming on March 8, 2004.
- Maya Moore's 16 points marks her 30th game with double-figure points this season and her 104th in 108 career games.
- Tina Charles' 34 points marks her 29th game with double-figure points this season and the 113th of her career.
- Maya Moore's 16 points and 14 rebounds marked her 38th career double-double and her 11th this season.
- Tina Charles' 16 made field goals sets a new BIG EAST Championship record, breaking the previous mark of 15 made most recently by Tawana Jackson of St. John's on March 4, 1995.
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