Moore leads UConn women to win over No. 6 Louisville

  • Associated Press
  • Monday, January 26, 2009 10:42pm
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STORRS, Conn. — Maya Moore had 27 points and 11 rebounds, freshman Tiffany Hayes added a career-high 23 points, and top-ranked Connecticut routed No. 6 Louisville 93-65 on Monday night to remain unbeaten.

UConn (20-0, 6-0 Big East) has opened with 20 straight wins for the second consecutive season and sixth time since 1994-95. The Huskies have run over their competition this season, winning by an average of 34 points. They beat then-No. 4 Oklahoma in November, dismantled then-No. 2 North Carolina last Monday, and now blown out Louisville.

Led by All-American Angel McCoughtry, the Cardinals (19-2, 6-1) were supposed to give the Huskies a challenge in the Big East. She did all she could with 24 points and 13 rebounds, but it wasn’t nearly enough as the Cardinals saw their 14-game winning streak come to an end. Louisville was off to its best start in school history.

No. 19 Virginia 75, Clemson 67

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Lyndra Littles scored 15 of her 22 points in the second half and Virginia held off a late rally to win its sixth straight over Clemson.

The Cavaliers (16-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) led 53-38 after Aisha Mohammed’s basket with 14:29 to play and looked ready to cruise. But the Tigers (12-9, 2-5) rallied behind the long-distance shooting of Kirstyn Wright. The sophomore, who hadn’t made a 3-pointer in Clemson’s previous six games, hit three in a row to make it 57-52.

That’s when Virginia’s two 20-point-a-game scorers — Littles and Monica Wright — took over. Littles had a pair of foul shots as did Wright, the ACC’s top scorer at more than 22 points a game. Littles added two more baskets and Wright a putback to extend the lead to 67-58. Clemson got no closer than six points.

Wright finished with 19 points. Aisha Mohammed had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Lele Hardy led Clemson with 17 points.

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