Kia Nurse scored 29 points and tied an NCAA Tournament record with nine 3-pointers to lead UConn to a 94-64 win over Syracuse on Monday night in a second-round rematch of last year's national championship game.
Nurse hit 10 of her 13 shots, missing three attempts from behind the arc for the Huskies, who won their 109th straight game and 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament game. That streak includes last April's 82-51 win over the Orange that gave the Huskies their fourth consecutive title.
Gabby Williams and Katie Lou Samuelson each added 23 points and Napheesa Collier chipped in with 17 for UConn (34-0), which led by as many as 36 points.
The Huskies shot 62-percent from the floor, 52-percent from 3-point range and had 30 assists on their 33 baskets.
Alexis Peterson had 25 points to lead Syracuse. Backcourt mate Brittney Sykes added 15 and Briana Day had 13 for the Orange, who finish the season at 22-11.
UConn held Syracuse without a field goal for more than 3 1/2 minutes early in the first quarter and used a 9-0 run to build an 18-7 lead.
Nurse, who missed the final four games of the regular season with a stress injury in her right ankle, had eight 3-pointers and 26 points by halftime and the Huskies led 57-29.
Her ninth 3-pointer, a bank shot, put UConn up 66-37 in the third quarter and tied her with Purdue's Courtney Moses, who had nine in the 2012 tournament.