Villanova/Connecticut

Feb. 28, 2004

Recap�|� Final Stats�|� Quotes

� The Huskies shot .478 from the field (11-of-23) before halftime, compared to just .357 for Villanova (10-for-28)

� The second half was a different story - Villanova shot .700 (14-for-20), while UConn was .385 (10-for-26)

� Liad Suez shot 8-for-8 in the second half

� UConn out rebounded Villanova, 13-8 in the game's first 20 minutes and 34-24 for the game

� Connecticut's first lead of the game was 15-12, on a 3-pointer by Maria Conlon with 9:07 remaining in the first half

� The Huskies' largest lead of the first half was seven points at 26-19

� They extended the lead to eight twice in the second half

� The Wildcats re-took the lead, 44-42 on a Liad Suez 3-pointer with 8:21 left in the game

� Connecticut went back on top on a 3-pointer by Barbara Turner

� Jackie Adamshick's 3-pointer with just over three minutes remaining put the 'Cats ahead, and they never trailed again

� Villanova's defense held an opponent under 60 points for the 17th time this year

� Nova finished the season 12-0 at home

� Villanova has won 20 consecutive games in the month of February

� The Wildcats extended their winning streak to seven games and snapped UConn's 12-game winning streak

� UConn lost for just the second time in its last 58 Big East games and for the second time in its last 41 road games

� Connecticut's Diana Taurasi reached the 2,000 point mark for her career with eight points against Villanova- the fifth Husky to do so