It wasn’t easy, but the UConn women’s basketball team took down UCLA, 86-71, in Sweet 16 action in Bridgeport. The Huskies advance to their 12th-straight Elite Eight as head coach Geno Auriemma tied longtime rival Pat Summit with his 12th NCAA Tournament win.
The Huskies stumbled at the start and the Bruins took advantage, pulling ahead 9-2 early on. UConn hit just one of its first eight shots.
But Geno’s squad eventually found its groove and it was quickly slipping away for UCLA. The Huskies first mounted a 7-0 run to tie the game, then a 20-4 run put the Huskies in control in the 2nd quarter.