PHILADELPHIA – The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago – and through which the retired Penn State assistant football coach met the boys he is charged withSTORRS, Conn. – Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis acknowledged that she was a little anxious to get out of the first slump of her college career.
But after shooting 9 for 39 her previous three games, the freshman scored 23 points Saturday to lead third-ranked Connecticut to its 99th consecutive home victory, 80-38 over No. 14 Georgetown.
Mosqueda-Lewis hit 10 of 16 shots in her sixth 20-point game of the season.
“Everybody talked about how everybody hits that freshman wall, it’s just a matter of when you hit it” she said. “I was like, ‘Oh, hopefully I don’t hit it.’ But, I hit it. It’s been kind of tough, but I’m working through it.”
Bria Hartley added 18 points for UConn (23-2, 11-1 Big East), which held the Hoyas to 25 percent shooting and 24 points below their season average.
Sugar Rodgers and Rubylee Wright each had 10 for Georgetown (19-6, 8-4), which lost for the first time in five games.
The Hoyas led 12-11 midway through the first half before UConn took over, outscoring the Hoyas 51-14 over the next 20 minutes.
“We just all got on the same page,” said Hartley, who also had five rebounds and three steals. “We just talked to each other, made sure we were cutting hard and just taking care of the ball.”
No. 1 BAYLOR 71, No. 15 TEXAS A&M 48: In Waco, Texas, Brittney Griner scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds as the Bears (25-0, 12-0 Big 12) avenged their last loss, beating the Aggies (17-6, 8-4) in their first meeting since last year’s NCAA tournament. Texas A&M had lost eight in a row against Baylor before that NCAA regional final victory.
No. 9 GREEN BAY 64, WRIGHT ST. 59: In Green Bay, Wis., Julie Wojta had career highs of 30 points and 20 rebounds as the Phoenix (21-1, 11-1 Horizon) bounced back from its first loss of the season by defeating the the Raiders (16-9, 9-4).
No. 19 GONZAGA 79, SAN FRANCISCO 59: In San Francisco, Katelan Redmon scored 18 points as the Bulldogs (22-4, 11-2) beat the Dons (4-22, 2-10) and moved into sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference, one-half game ahead of BYU.
No. 20 LOUISVILLE 89, SYRACUSE 62: In Louisville, Ky., Becky Burke made eight of the Cardinals school-record 18 three-pointers and scored a career-high 28 points to lead Louisville (18-7, 7-5 Big East) past the Orange (15-11, 4-8).
No. 25 ST. BONAVENTURE 56, DAYTON 55: In Dayton, Ohio, Megan Van Tatenhove scored on a spinning jumper in the lane with 23 seconds left to lift the Bonnies (24-2, 11-0 Atlantic 10) over the Flyers (16-6, 8-2).
