Paige Bueckers scored 29 factors to assist No. 2 UConn beat No. 14 North Carolina 69-58 on Friday evening, permitting longtime coach Geno Auriemma to tie the file for profession wins in Division I basketball masculine or female.
The 70-year-old Auriemma, in his fortieth season with the Huskies (3-0), earned his 1,216th profession victory to tie retired Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer.
Freshman Sarah Strong added 14 factors, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for UConn.
Indya Nivar had 15 factors and 9 rebounds to guide the Tar Heels (3-1), who shot 36 % and made 7 of 24 3-pointers.
Takeaway
UConn: Bueckers scored 16 factors within the first quarter, the final of which got here on a pressured 3-pointer off a defender. The preseason All-American made 12 of 21 pictures with 4 3-pointers, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
UNC: The Tar Heels have misplaced seven straight video games within the sequence, their final win coming in January 2007.
Key second
The Tar Heels trailed by 21 however managed to get again inside capturing vary to 61-52 on Nivar’s layup with 7:03 left. The Tar Heels then had 5 straight empty possessions earlier than UConn received a layup from Jana El Alfy and Bueckers lower free for a layup to push the margin again to 13 with 3:16 remaining.
Key statistic
The Tar Heels entered with Lexi Donarski (15.0 factors) and Alyssa Ustby (10.7 factors, 8.7 rebounds) main the best way, however each struggled offensively. Donarski had 5 factors on three shot makes an attempt, whereas Ustby had three factors on 1-of-9 capturing.
Next
The Huskies host Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday. The Tar Heels head to the Bahamas for Battle 4 Atlantis and tackle Ball State on Nov. 23.
Associated Press reporting.
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