Feb. 21, 1998
Women's Baketball Falls to No. 2 Connecticut, 73-61
Game Statistics
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Second-ranked Connecticut clinched its fifth straight
Big East regular-season championship Saturday with a 73-61 victory over Notre
Dame.
The Huskies (27-2, 16-1 Big East) played the final 9:48 without their
leading scorer, senior Nykesha Sales, who left the game with an injury to her
right ankle. Sales, who needed 29 points to become the school's all-time
leading scorer, finished with 27.
Niele Ivey led Notre Dame (17-8, 11-6) with 20 points, while Paige Sauer
scored 15 for UConn.
Sales scored 20 points in the first half as the Huskies struggled to take a
36-32 lead.
The Huskies built a 24-16 lead before the Irish went on a 15-2 run. A
3-pointer by Ivey gave Notre Dame a 31-26 lead with just under four minutes
left in the half.
After a UConn timeout, Williams hit a 3-pointer and Svetlana Abrosimova made
two free throws to tie it at 31.
