UConn women’s basketball opened up their 2022 NCAA tournament with a 83-38 win over No. 15 seed Mercer at Gampel Pavilion. The No. 2 seed Huskies had another impressive defensive performance, and have now held six of their last seven opponents to 40 or fewer points. They held Mercer scoreless in the third quarter, recording the second shutout quarter in program history. The first was against Cincinnati in the 2018 AAC tournament.
Offensively, it was a balanced effort for the Huskies. Christyn Williams led all scorers with 13 points. Paige Bueckers and Caroline Ducharme also reached double figures with 12 and 10 points, respectively.