The Huskies had no trouble in their return to conference play.
UConn women’s basketball ran over the Providence Friars with a 77-40 victory at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Sunday.
Paige Bueckers led the team with 20 points while she set a season-high with six made free throws. Azzi Fudd had 17 points — all of which came in the third quarter — while Ashlynn Shade also finished in double-figures with 12 points.
As a team, the Huskies went 12/13 from the free throw line. They also forced 25 turnovers which turned into 21 points the other way.
UConn bookended the first quarter with individual runs. Kaitlyn Chen scored the game’s first seven points then Shade had the final eight points of the period to push the lead to double-digits.
After Providence scored the opening basket of the second quarter, Bueckers responded with six straight points herself then Sarah Strong added a 3-pointer to make it a 9-0 run. The Huskies eventually went into the half up 40-16.
Out of the break, UConn scored 12 straight points to extend the advantage past 30. That burst started with a 3-pointer from Fudd, who quickly caught fire in the third quarter. She put up 17 points while shooting a perfect 5-5 from behind the arc, out-scoring the hosts in the process.
After an uneventful fourth quarter, the Huskies came away with an 37-point victory.
Aubrey Griffin didn’t play while Ice Brady remained out with a shoulder injury.
UConn improves to 22-3 overall and 13-0 in the Big East. Next, the Huskies return home to face St. John’s on Wednesday at Gampel Pavilion. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET in the final home broadcast for SNY.