STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points and No. 2 Connecticut recovered from its first loss in nearly 212 years with an 81-35 rout of Villanova on Wednesday night.
UConn saw its unprecedented record of 90 straight victories snapped at Stanford last Thursday.
Maya Moore added 16 for the Huskies (13-1, 3-0 Big East), who did set another record Wednesday night, winning their 70th straight home game.
UConn hasn’t lost in Storrs or Hartford since being beaten by Rutgers 55-47 in the 2007 Big East tournament championship game. The NCAA counts both Big East and NCAA tournament games played by UConn at Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center as home games.
Lindsay Kimmel led Villanova (7-7, 0-2) with six points.
