HARTFORD, CT — The No. 1 ranked UConn women’s basketball team is on its way to keeping its Big East winning streak alive against St. John’s Wednesday at PeoplesBank Arena.
The Huskies, who have won 53 straight conference games, rank is No. 5 in the country in scoring defense, third in turnover margin and sixth in steals per game. Forward Sarah Strong has a case for defensive player of the year.
‘There are glimpses that we can be everything we need to be to have the kind of success we want to have this season,’ coach Geno Auriemma said Saturday when asked about the defense. ‘We’re getting a little bit better at those things, at reading each other, making the right rotations, doing a pretty good job of keeping people off the free throw line.
‘Little by little, I think we’re improving. … It’s the one thing that you have to work on every single day in practice the entire year.’
Third quarter: UConn 72, St. John’s 32
The Huskies are shooting 60% from the floor and have taken a 40-point lead. UConn has 19 assists and 19 steals and has scored 40 points off 28 St. John’s turnovers.
Sarah Strong has 24 points on 11 of 15 shooting.
Sa’Mya Wyatt and Beautiful Waheed have nine points each for St. John’s.
Three UConn players in double figures
Sarah Strong has 19 points, Azzi Fudd 16 and KK Arnold 11 as the Huskies continue to make easy work of St. John’s.
Halftime: UConn 50, St John’s 22
Sarah Strong has 19 points, five steals and three assists as the Huskies are dominating the Red Storm. KK Arnold, in her second game back after breaking her nose in practice eight days ago, has 9 points, 5 steals and 4 assists.
Sa’Mya Wyatt and Beautiful Waheed have six points each for St. John’s.
Sarah Strong is going off
The sophomore player of the year candidate just hit her first 3 of the contest. She has 19 points.
First quarter: UConn 28, St. John’s 9
The Huskies jumped out to a 20-2 with 5:29 left in the first quarter. UConn has 22 points in the paint, 18 points off turnovers and 14 points in the paint. KK Arnold has seven points and five steals in the early going.
We are underway in Hartford
Sarah Strong converts a layup after a steal to getting the scoring started. And, just like that, UConn is up 8-0.
What time is UConn vs St. John’s women’s basketball?
The UConn Huskies host the St. John’s Red Storm on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. ET at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut.
UConn vs St. John’s: TV, streaming
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 8
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT)
Location: PeoplesBank Arena (Hartford, Connecticut)
TV: TruTV
Stream: Fubo
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