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02/14 14:06 CST Fudd and Strong lead No. 1 UConn to 71-56 victory over
Marquette for 43rd straight win
Fudd and Strong lead No. 1 UConn to 71-56 victory over Marquette for 43rd
straight win
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Azzi Fudd scored 25 points, Sarah Strong had 19 of her 22 in
the second half and No. 1 UConn remained unbeaten with a 71-56 victory over
Marquette on Saturday.
UConn (27-0, 16-0 Big East) has won 43 straight games and hasn't lost since an
80-76 decision at Tennessee over a year ago. The Huskies also have won 63
straight Big East games, counting regular-season and tournament matchups.
Marquette (16-10, 10-7) did manage to end one UConn streak.
UConn had won 21 straight games by at least 25 points before Saturday, which
represented the longest such streak for any Division I program over at least
the last 25 seasons. The last team to lose to UConn by fewer than 25 points was
No. 7 Michigan, which fell 72-69 to the Huskies on Nov. 21 at Uncasville,
Connecticut.
The Huskies built a 36-24 halftime lead thanks to Fudd, who scored 17 points
and shot 5 of 8 on 3-point attempts in the first two periods.
Strong, who entered Saturday shooting 60% from the floor, went 1 of 9 and
scored just three points in the first half. But she shot 6 of 7 during a
15-point third quarter.
UConn guard KK Arnold had 10 points and a career-high nine assists in her
return home. Arnold was a three-time Associated Press Wisconsin state player of
the year while starring at nearby Germantown High School.
Lee Volker scored 15 points, Skylar Forbes 14 and Jaidynn Mason 11 for
Marquette, which has lost three straight games for the first time since
December 2022.
After Marquette took an early 5-0 lead on a pair of Mason baskets, UConn scored
eight straight points and never trailed again. A three-point play from Forbes
tied the game at 20-all with 5:12 left in the second quarter, but UConn scored
11 consecutive points to pull ahead for good.
Up next
UConn is at Villanova on Wednesday.
Marquette has a long layoff before visiting Villanova on Feb. 22.
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