STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Azzi Fudd scored 20 of her 23 points in the first half and Sarah Strong added 21 as top-ranked UConn defeated Florida State 99-67 on Sunday to win its home opener for the 35th season in a row.

Kayleigh Heckel added 12 points and six steals off the bench for UConn (2-0).

Florida State (2-1) was led by Sole Williams with 14 points. Allie Kubek and Jasmine Shaver added 11 points each.

UConn got off to a bit of a sluggish start, missing seven of its first nine layups. The Huskies used a late basket by Heckel to take a 10-point lead after the first quarter. Heckel's defense was her calling card in the second quarter. She had five of UConn's eight steals in the quarter.

Strong had five points and Fudd added four points during a 12-0 run to push UConn's lead to 17. After

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