UConn thumps Rutgers
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Storrs, CT (SportsNetwork.com) - Breanna Stewart scored 20 points with 10 rebounds as top-ranked Connecticut dominated No. 24 Rutgers, 72-35.
Bria Hartley also scored 20 points, while Stefanie Dolson had six points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies (30-0, 17-0 AAC), who won at least a share of the first American Athletic Conference regular-season title.
No. 3 Louisville is a game back of Connecticut and the two teams will meet in Louisville on Monday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Betnijah Laney scored 14 points with nine rebounds, while Tyler Scaife added eight points for the Scarlet Knights (21-7, 12-5), who have dropped two of their last three.
Holding an eight-point lead, UConn created some distance with 10 straight points as Hartley's 3-pointer made it a 26-8 game.
The Huskies took a 45-20 lead into the break, and were never threatened in the second half.