UConn women’s basketball used a strong second half to blow out the Villanova Wildcats, 90-52. The Huskies improve to 5-0 on the season and 4-0 in Big East play.
UConn limited Villanova star Maddy Siegrist to just two points in the final two quarters and 15 points on 6-20 shooting overall.
Paige Bueckers tied Olivia Nelson-Ododa for the team lead the Huskies with 19 points while also chipping in five assists and six rebounds. Nelson-Ododa’s 19 points came on 7-9 shooting in just 23 minutes as she sat on the bench for most of the second and fourth quarters with foul trouble.