UConn women’s basketball had no trouble in the opening round of the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament, defeating the Duke Blue Devils, 78-50.
Lou Lopez Sénéchal led the Huskies with a season-high 23 points while Aaliyah Edwards notched her third double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Azzi Fudd racked up 14 points while Nika Mühl dished out 10 assists.
The Huskies won the rebounding battle 42-26 and out-scored Duke in the paint, 30-12.
After a slow start where both teams managed just one basket in the first two minutes, UConn built an early 11-6 lead only to have Duke battle back to tie the game at 13.