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The Georgetown Hoyas women’s basketball team (1-5, 1-5 Big East) fell to the shorthanded No. 3 Connecticut Huskies (10-0, 8-0 Big East) on Saturday afternoon at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion by a score of 72-41. The Huskies’ press defense and man-to-man coverage in the halfcourt overwhelmed the Hoyas, who committed 22 turnovers on the day. Junior forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa led all scorers with 19 points and 9 rebounds, and junior guard Christyn Williams added 17 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals for the Huskies. Freshman guard Kelsey Ransom led the Hoyas with 13 points and 4 assists, and freshman guard Yasmin Ott added 10 points of her own.
Nelson-Ododa leads No. 3 UConn over Georgetown 72-41
By PAT EATON-ROBBJanuary 23, 2021 GMT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn sat leading scorer Paige Bueckers on Saturday to rest her injured ankle and the Huskies still won by 31 points.
Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead No. 3 Connecticut to a 72-41 rout over an overmatched Georgetown team. Christyn Williams added 17 points, Aubrey Griffin scored 15 and Evina Westbrook added 13 points and nine assists.
The Huskies (10-0, 9-0 Big East), coming off a road win over rival Tennessee, were without both Bueckers, who rolled her right ankle in Thursday’s win over Tennessee and sophomore guard Anna Makurat, who is dealing with a nagging leg injury.