STOWERS, Conn. (AP) — Archie Forde scored 26 of her 34 points in the first half in her final game at Gampel Pavilion and UConn used a 31-0 run to beat Syracuse 98-45 on Monday night to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA women’s tournament for the 32nd consecutive season.
Ford tied her career highs in points and 3-point field goal attempts, and added five assists and four steals. Her eight 3-pointers are one shy of the NCAA Tournament single-game record held by Purdue’s Courtney Moses, UConn’s Kia Nurse and Iowa’s Kaitlyn Clark.
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Sarah Strong had 18 points and nine rebounds to help UConn (36-0) win its 52nd straight game. Blanca Quinonez added 18 points for UConn, which led 33-8 after one quarter and 65-12 at halftime as the Huskies faced North Carolina in Friday’s Fort Worth 1 Region semifinals.
Uche Izoje scored 12 points and Sophie Burrows added 10 for ninth-seeded Syracuse (24-9), which defeated Iowa State in the first round.
Syracuse missed 10 consecutive field goals in the first half and went nearly 10 1/2 minutes without a field goal in the first half.
UConn, ranked No. 1 in the AP poll all season, once again goes undefeated and enters No. 1 in the Fort Worth region. UConn won its 52nd consecutive NCAA Tournament game at Gamble Pavilion and its 44th consecutive win at UConn.
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UConn will face North Carolina for the second time in the NCAA Tournament. In 1994, the Tar Heels won 81-69 to capture the national championship.
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