Led by freshman forward Katie Lou Samuelson’s 21 points in 24 minutes, Connecticut, the top ranked team in the AP Top 25 poll, routed Temple (11-5, 5-2 American Athletic Conference) 104-49 Saturday night at Webster Bank Arena.
“They outworked us, and they outplayed us,” coach Tonya Cardoza said. “It didn’t matter who we had on the floor. The outcome would have been the same.”
Temple and UConn, three-time defending national champions, stood tied at 5 points each with back-to-back scores by sophomore guard Donnaizha Fountain and a 3-pointer by senior guard Erica Covile in the right corner.