Stanford had a great first half, offensively and defensively. They outrebounded UConn, outshot them 57% to 50% and out-three'd them 43% to 8%. The Huskies went to the locker room down by two points, for the first time in a zillion or so games.
But the Huskies returned from the locker room on fire and took over the game, to a final score of 80-68.
There are probably enough lessons to be learned from this little "w" to last until the next meeting in San Antonio.
It was a great effort in spite of the disappointing ending.
Nneka's contribution was especially notable. She scored the team-high 20 points and showed a new weapon in her arsenal – a jumper from out near the 3-pt line. She made three of them tonight.
A small ray of sunshine at the end was Joslyn, Michelle, Ashley, Lindy and Mikaela playing the last 2-1/2 minutes and reducing the Huskies' lead by four points.
Here are some game reports:
- Moore, Charles Lead UConn Women To Victory In Showdown Vs. Stanford by John Altavilla, Hartford Courant
- Cardinal Unable to Snap UConn Win Streak from the Associated Press
- Top-ranked Huskies overcome deficit to beat No. 2 Cardinal by Rick Eymer, Palo Alto Online
- Charles tops Appel, Huskies beat Cardinal, by Graham Hays, ESPN
- Charles Gets Best Of Matchup by Dom Amore, Hartford Courant
- Auriemma's gamble with Moore pays off by Chris Elsberry, Connecticut Post
The box score and play-by-play,
A transcript of postgame quotes by Tara, Nneka and Jayne,
A photo gallery from US Presswire
And more photos:
Kalana Greene defends Jeanette
Tina Charles drives past Jayne
Nneka defends Tiffany Hayes
Kayla defends Maya Moore
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