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11/08 15:12 CST All-American Sarah Strong's career-high 39 points powers
second-ranked UConn past No. 10 Iowa
All-American Sarah Strong's career-high 39 points powers second-ranked UConn
past No. 10 Iowa
By JIM FULLER
Associated Press
STORRS, Conn. (AP) --- Sarah Strong scored 26 of her career-high 39 points in
the first half as No. 2 UConn beat No. 10 Iowa 91-79 on Sunday.
Blanca Quinonez had 21 points and hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game with
2:57 remaining after Iowa pulled within 10 points. KK Arnold added 14 points
and Jovana Popovic had 10 points and six assists for UConn, which returned home
after suffering its first loss of the season on the road against Michigan.
Chit-Chat Wright had 23 points, Ava Heiden had 15 points and Dani Carnegie
finished with 12 points for Iowa (2-1).
Heiden had five points as Iowa jumped out to an early six-point lead. Quinonez
came off the bench to score 11 points as UConn finished the first quarter on a
13-3 run.
UConn (2-1) opened the second quarter with 3-pointers by Strong and Ashlynn
Shade to take its first double-digit lead. Iowa had the ball late in the second
quarter with a chance to go into halftime only down by nine or 10 points.
However, a Quinonez steal led to a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Strong as
UConn led 52-37 at the break.
Heiden, Iowa's top rebounder and third-leading scorer, picked up her second
foul with 2:09 left in the first quarter. She didn't return for the remainder
of the first half. The Hawkeyes had one field goal in nearly four minutes when
Heiden first went to the bench. Heiden didn't score in six minutes in the third
quarter as she picked up her third and fourth fouls.
Fudd Honored Former UConn All-American Azzi Fudd was inducted into the Huskies of Honor before the game. Fudd was the Most Outstanding Player ini the 2025 Women's Final Four after scoring 19 points against UCLA and 24 in the championship game against South Carolina. Fudd had 1687 points and 292 3-pointers while at UConn and was the No. 1 overall pick by the Dallas Wings in the 2026 WNBA Draft.
Up next Iowa: Hosts Northern Iowa on Thursday. UConn: Plays at No. 18 Ohio State on Thursday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college basketball coverage here
Fudd Honored Former UConn All-American Azzi Fudd was inducted into the Huskies of Honor before the game. Fudd was the Most Outstanding Player ini the 2025 Women's Final Four after scoring 19 points against UCLA and 24 in the championship game against South Carolina. Fudd had 1687 points and 292 3-pointers while at UConn and was the No. 1 overall pick by the Dallas Wings in the 2026 WNBA Draft.
Up next Iowa: Hosts Northern Iowa on Thursday. UConn: Plays at No. 18 Ohio State on Thursday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college basketball coverage here
