University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
9-4,4-0Big East
Oregon
10-5,2-1Pac-12
No. 9 UConn Falls to Oregon
1/17/2022 7:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Te-Hina Paopao had 22 points and eight rebounds as Oregon beat No. 9 UConn 72-59 on Monday.
Sedona Prince added 14 points as Oregon (10-5) won its second game against a top-10 team in three days. The Ducks defeated seventh-ranked Arizona 68-66 in overtime on Saturday.
Freshman Carolina Ducharme scored 22 points while Olivia Nelson-Ododa added 17 points for the Huskies (9-4), who were without their top two scorers due to injury and COVID protocols.
Oregon built a 15-point halftime lead before Ducharme hit a 3-pointer to cut the margin to 44-34. Maddie Scherr followed with a 3-pointer for the Ducks. Prince hit a jumper and Nyara Sabally had a steal and layup before Endyia Rogers added a basket to push Oregon ahead 53-36.
Ahlise Hurst hit a 3-pointer late in the third quarter as Oregon extended its lead to 62-39.
UConn scored the first 10 points of the game before Sydney Parrish and Sabally each hit a 3-pointer for Oregon. The Huskies then moved ahead 14-8, but Paopao scored the final seven points of the first quarter.
