The UConn women’s basketball team was always going to be an outmatched opponent for Southern Connecticut State , but the Huskies’ defense opened Sunday’s exhibition game at PeoplesBank Arena with unprecedented dominance.

UConn gave up just five points in the first quarter and 16 in the first half en route to a 105-39 victory over the Owls. The Huskies held Southern Connecticut without points for the last seven minutes of the opening quarter on an 23-0 run, and it took the Owls another three and a half minutes of the second to finally get back on the board.

UConn finished the game with 32 forced turnovers, including 24 off steals, and it converted Southern Connecticut’s mistakes into 36 points.

The Huskies put together an impressively balanced effort on both ends of the floor with 13

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