Blanca Quinonez has been excellent for the Huskies.
The No. 1-ranked University of Connecticut women's basketball team throttled Creighton on Sunday afternoon, winning 95-54 in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Huskies, who are vying for their second straight national championship, continue to look unbeatable this season. They are now 17-0 and a perfect 8-0 inside Big East play.
Sarah Strong, who recently drew comparisons to Hall of Famer Maya Moore, led the Huskies with 18 points in 26 minutes of action. She was 7-of-10 from the floor. Azzi Fudd and Ashlynn Shade also had double-figures, as did freshman Blanca Quinonez.
Quinonez scored 15 points in 19 minutes, connecting on 7-of-11 shots from the floor. And as noted by Talia Goodman of On3, she is also in a very rare class among Power-5 conference first-years.
There’s only one P5 freshman averaging 10+ PPG while shooting more than 50% from the field and 40% from deep.
UConn’s Blanca Quiñonez.
Quinonez, who hails from Ecuador, is averaging 10.3 ppg on 56.7 percent shooting. She's also 48.5 percent from three-point range.
She's just another standout for head coach Geno Auriemma, joining the likes of Fudd and Strong.
Up next
Quinonez and the Huskies will be back in action on Thursday, Jan. 15 when they host Villanova. That day, the Huskies will celebrate the championship teams of 2015 and 2016. The latter group went unbeaten on the season, which is something that the Huskies are trying to do again in this campaign. On that note...
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About the 2015 road to the championship
That 38-1 team rolled through the American Athletic Conference, going unbeaten in league play. The only loss of the season was in the second game of the year - a two-point overtime loss against No. 6 Stanford.
In the NCAA Tournament, the Huskies defeated St. Francis (N.Y.), Rutlgers, Texas, Dayton, Maryland and Notre Dame. No game in the tournament was closer than 10 points.
About the 2016 road to the championship
This team went unbeaten for the year at 38-0, rolling through the NCAA Tournament as well. They defeated Robert Morris, Duquesne, Mississippi State, Texas, Oregon State and Syracuse. No game in the tournament was closer than 21 points, and UConn won the title over Syracuse by a whopping 31.
Also on campus
--The No. 4-ranked UConn men's basketball team defeated DePaul on Saturday afternoon to also remain perfect in Big East play. Dan Hurley's team is also looking like a championship contender.
--In football news, the Huskies and new head coach Jason Candle continue to navigate the transfer portal. UConn picked up multiple offensive players on Saturday, securing commitments from a pair of running backs and a pair of wide receivers. Connecticut went 9-4 this past season, losing to Army in the Fenway Bowl.
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