It was chippy, it was tense and it certainly wasn’t pretty. But No. 2 UConn pushed past No. 7 Central Florida to land a place in the Sweet 16 on Monday, extending its own NCAA record for the program’s 28th consecutive appearance in the women’s tournament’s second weekend.
Monday’s second-round game was notably rough for the Huskies, however. They started the night slow and struggled with fundamentals throughout. (That included a 2-of-12 performance on layups.) When UConn finally managed to go up by double digits in the fourth quarter, UCF pulled right back, keeping the game close until its final seconds.