A school accustomed to extended home court winning streaks, UConn put an end to South Carolina’s 71-game home streak on Sunday, routing the Gamecocks 87-58 to earn NCAA.com team of the week honors.
South Carolina’s home win streak, which dated back to 2020, was the fourth-longest home winning streak ever in Division I women’s basketball history. The only home winning streaks longer have been achieved by UConn, with the Huskies previously winning 99 straight (2007-2012) and 98 consecutive home games in a row (2013-2019), and Stanford, which won 82 straight home games from 2007 to 2012.
HOW IT HAPPENED: No. 7 UConn stunned No. 4 South Carolina in wild day of women’s hoops
Graduate guard Azzi Fudd scored 28 points to lead the way for UConn against No. 4 South Carolina. Freshman forward Sarah Strong added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Huskies (24-3), who had lost their past four games to the Gamecocks. Senior guard Paige Bueckers had 12…
