Boston College Athletics
Boston College
Connecticut(BIG EAST Tournament)
Eagles Fall To No.3 UConn
March 04, 2001 | Women's Basketball
March 4, 2001
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By DONNA TOMMELLEO
AP Sports Writer
STORRS, Conn. - Freshman Diana Taurasi scored 22 points as No. 3 Connecticut beat Boston College 96-53 Sunday in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament.
The second-seeded Huskies (26-2) play the winner of Rutgers-Providence in a semifinal on Monday.
Taurasi, making her seventh start for the Huskies, was 8-of-14 from the floor, and her six 3-pointers matched a career high. She has been filling the void left by scoring leader Svetlana Abrosimova, out for the season with a foot injury.
The Huskies hit their first three baskets in the paint then began to pull away with outside shooting. Taurasi scored eight straight points on consecutive 3-pointers and 2-pointer, giving the Huskies a 15-8 lead at 14:22.
UConn broke the game open with a 16-0 run with 9 minutes left in the first half.
UConn led 43-27 at the break and opened the second half by hitting 10 straight shots. The Eagles (14-15) trailed by as much as 48 points in the second half.
UConn outscored Boston College (14-15) 40-16 in the paint. The Eagles struggled from the line, hitting just 11-of-19. The Huskies shot 24-of-34.
The teams were whistled for a total of 42 fouls.
The Huskies got 37 points from 27 BC turnovers and had 17 steals. Shea Ralph and Sue Bird had three steals apiece for UConn. Bird played just 15 minutes due to back spasms and sat out the second half.
UConn's Tamika Williams was 5-of-5 from the field, all from the inside, and went 4-of-9 from the line for 14 points.
Ralph finished with 16 points and a team-high five assists.
Nicole Conway led the Eagles with 13 points. Janelle McManus had 10.
