The return of Sarah Strong and a big night from Azzi Fudd helped UConn women’s basketball clobber the Creighton Bluejays 94-44 at Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday night. Strong returned from a one-game absence
(rest) to put up 16 points, three rebounds and three assists in 19 minutes while Fudd finished with 19 points, four rebounds and four assists.
Beyond the superstars, Allie Ziebell led the team with 20 points on 5-8 shooting from deep, Ashlynn Shade totaled 13 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists while Kayleigh Heckel chipped in with 13 points and four assists.
Creighton hung tough early, hitting two early 3-pointers to briefly take the lead and adding a couple more to pull even at 14-14 with 57 seconds left in the first quarter. Strong powered UConn’s offense with 10 of the team’s 19 points in the opening period.
Then, much like the previous meeting between the teams, the Huskies pulled away in the second quarter. They ripped off runs of 7-0 and 9-0 and out-scored the visitors 23-10 in the frame to take a 42-24 lead into the half.
Out of the break, UConn held Creighton to just seven points — all of which came during a 2:27 span — in the third quarter. Meanwhile, the Huskies started on a 7-0 burst and closed with 17 straight points, capped off by a four-point play from Ziebell.
UConn emptied the bench in the fourth quarter and still won by 50 — its largest margin of victory over Creighton. Over the final 30 minutes, the Huskies out-scored the visitors 85-30.
With the win, UConn improves to 26-0 overall and 15-0 in the Big East. Just five games remain in the regular season.
Next, the Huskies will hit the road to take on Marquette on Saturday. Tip-off is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.
