University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn 87, South Carolina 62 Game Notes
2/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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§ Connecticut now boasts an all-time record of 17-3 in games pitting the top two teams in the Associated Press top-25 poll against one another.
§ Tonight's loss for the Gamecocks marked the team's first loss of the season; South Carolina was 5-0 against ranked opponents entering the contest.
§ When playing as the second ranked team in the country, UConn is 5-1 in No. 1 vs. No. 2 games.
§ Tonight marked the first time in six years that the Huskies and Gamecocks faced one another; UConn is now 3-0 all-time in the matchup.
§ UConn improved to 215-61 (.779) all-time when facing off against a top-25 AP ranked opponent.
§ Since the beginning of the 1999-2000 season, UConn is 46-18 when facing off against a top-five challenger.
§ The Huskies' dominance in Gampel Pavilion continued as the team improved to 258-7 (.974) since the 1993-94 season; UConn has won 148 of its last 152 games under the dome.
§ Despite boasting one of the nation's most envied benches averaging 38.4 points per game, the Gamecocks' bench only managed to score 18 points in the contest.
§ South Carolina entered the night averaging 12.3 fast break points and holding their opponents to a mere 4.0 points. UConn outscored South Carolina 10 to 2 on the fast break.
§ The Gamecocks are now 211-241 (.466) in road games, while falling to 44-32 (.578) in the Dawn Staley era.
§ Guard Tiffany Mitchell and Forward Jatarie White whom each scored 17 points in the game led South Carolina.
§ UConn's Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis entered the night averaging 20 points per game when playing #1 ranked opponents; She scored 23 points on the night.
