Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had a game-high 23 points and Breanna Stewart added 22 to help No. 2/2 UConn beat top-ranked South Carolina 87-62 Monday night at Gampel Pavilion. Moriah Jefferson chipped in 16 points for the Huskies (23-1), who improved to 17-3 in matchups between the top two teams in the poll.
The teams traded baskets early and South Carolina (22-1) led by three with just under eight minutes remaining in the first half before UConn took over. The Huskies scored the next 13 points and took a double-digit lead, helping to seal the win.
UConn is now 5-1 in 1 vs. 2 matchups when the Huskies are the No. 2 team. The Gamecocks hadn't given up more than 63 points in a game this year prior to Monday's matchup and their 22 straight wins to begin the season matched the best start by any team in school history tying the 2000 baseball squad and 1979-80 women's tennis team.
Aleighsa Welch and Tiffany Mitchell each scored 17 to lead South Carolina.