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Women's Basketball Falls To No. 10 Connecticut
February 09, 2005 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 9, 2005
By DONNA TOMMELLEO
AP Sports Writer
STORRS, Conn. - Barbara Turner had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead 10th-ranked Connecticut to an 80-55 victory Wednesday night over No. 22 Boston College.
The Huskies (16-5, 9-1 Big East) held the Eagles to a season-low 33 percent shooting and tightened their grip on the conference lead.
The Eagles (15-6, 6-4) were playing their second straight game without leading scorer Jessalyn Deveny, out for the season with a ruptured Achilles' tendon in her right leg. The senior co-captain was averaging 17.1 points.
Without her, the Eagles continue to struggle. BC was coming off a 69-52 loss at home to St. John's.
None of the BC starters finished in double figures. Reserve guard Kindyll Dorsey had three of BC's six 3-pointers and led the Eagles with 11 points.
The Huskies put this game away early with stifling defense and a speedy transition game. UConn dominated inside, outscoring the Eagles 40-16 in the paint and had 22 points off 16 BC turnovers.
UConn stunned the Eagles with a 32-6 run over 10 minutes in the first half. Ashley Battle had four steals and 10 points in the tear. Her fourth steal and coast-to-coast layup put the Huskies up 38-13 with 6:38 remaining.
The Eagles mounted a small spurt over the next two minutes, outscoring UConn 8-2. But the Huskies led at the break 45-25.
The Eagles opened the second half with a 4-0 run, but it was all UConn after that. Freshmen Charde Houston hit three straight baskets in 9-2 run, and the Eagles never recovered.
It was the first meeting since the Eagles upset the Huskies 73-70 in the semifinals of last year's Big East tournament before going on to win the league championship. The Eagles snapped an 11-game losing streak to UConn with that victory. UConn leads the overall series 36-13.
Houston finished with 10 points for UConn.
