Coming off a loss to No. 1 Baylor on Sunday night and the fact that the players' minds may have been on heading home for the holidays, you weren't quite sure how Geno Auriemma's UConn Huskies would come out and play on Wednesday night in Charleston, SC.
One thing's for sure, he definitely won't be happy with the way his offense played, especially in the first half. But the defense was outstanding again in the 72-24 win over the College of Charleston Cougars at TD Arena in Charleston in front of a school record 3,863 fans.
The Huskies improve to 10-1 while the Cougars fall to 2-8.
Bria Hartley led the Huskies with 15 points and nine rebounds. Freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 13 points and six rebounds. Kelly Faris had a great all around game with 10 points, six rebounds, three steals and led the Huskies with six assists.
Jazz Green led the Cougars with eight points, hitting two threes in the second half. Megan Fischer added seven points while Cathryn Hard...
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