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UConn Cruises at the XL Center, Ties NCAA Record with 90th Straight Win



Top-ranked UConn tied its own NCAA record with its 90th consecutive win, defeating No. 20 USF 102-37 on Tuesday night.

Saniya Chong hit a 3-pointer to start a 9-0 opening run and the Huskies led by 22 after the first 10 minutes.

It was 65-19 at halftime and UConn didn't let up in the second half in matching the streak Geno Auriemma's program set between November 2008 and December 2010.

Chong scored 20 points to lead six players in double figures for the Huskies (15-0, 2-0 American Athletic Conference). Katie Lou Samuelson had 19 points, Nepheesa Collier had 18 and Natalie Butler added 10.

Maria Jespersen had 11 points for the Bulls (13-2, 2-1 American Athletic Conference). USF's Kitija Laksa, the league's top scorer, came in averaging 21.6 points per game. She finished with seven.

UConn hasn't lost since Nov. 17, 2014, at then-No. 6 Stanford, a two-point defeat in overtime. Without that loss, the streak would be 138 games. Since the Stanford loss, the Huskies have beaten 27 ranked opponents, including eight this season. UConn is 238-61 against ranked opponents and 37-11 at home against the Top 25 since 2004-05.

The Huskies will go for 91 straight wins in Dallas on Saturday against SMU. The Bulls head back to Florida for a three-game homestand, starting Saturday against East Carolina.