Updated: Thursday, 05 Nov 2009, 11:47 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 05 Nov 2009, 11:47 PM EST
(AP) - Maya Moore scored 17 of her 19 points in the first half to help
top-ranked Connecticut rout The College of Saint Rose 85-44 on
Thursday night.
Moore, the national player of the year as a sophomore last
season, also had seven rebounds, six assists, five steals and two
blocks.
Tina Charles added 14 points and 11 rebounds, freshman Kelly
Faris had 14 points, and sophomore Caroline Doty added 11.
Ashley Rath scored 13 points and Ola Shajuyiabe had 12 for
Saint Rose, a Division II school in Albany, N.Y.
UConn went on a 17-3 run midway through the first half to
build a 31-13 lead. Moore scored seven straight points in an 11-0
run late in the half and UConn led 53-23 at the break.