Butler Bulldogs at UConn Huskies
· NCAA Women's Basketball
62 - 88
No. 17 UConn women pull away in second half to beat Butler 88-62 in Big East opener
UConn scored the opening six points of the second half for a 17-point lead. The Huskies went ahead by 30, 74-44, after beginning the fourth on a 10-0 run — with two 3-pointers from Shade.
UConn only had eight turnovers after committing 20 against No. 18 Louisville on Saturday in an 86-62 victory. The Huskies also turned 14 Butler turnovers into 18 points.
Aubrey Griffin scored 14 points and Aaliyah Edwards had 12 points and 12 rebounds for UConn (8-3). Edwards, averaging 16.1 points per game, had one point and seven rebounds in the first half.
Griffin scored 10 points in the first half to help UConn build a 45-34 lead. The Huskies shot 61% from the field, including 6 of 13 from 3-point range.
Rachel Kent and Caroline Strande each scored 13 points for Butler (7-4). Jordan Meulemans, averaging 11.1 points per game, was held to three points.
Butler made seven of its first eight 3-pointers and led 29-23 early in the second quarter. But UConn scored the next 11 points, with five from Shade and four by Bueckers, to take a 34-29 lead. The Bulldogs went nearly four minutes without scoring during the run.
UConn travels to Canada to face Toronto Metropolitan on Wednesday in Edwards’ homecoming game — an exhibition.
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Statistics
 BUT |
CONN |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-51 | FG | 33-59 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 10-16 | 3PT | 12-27 |
| 63 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 2-7 | FT | 10-12 |
| 29 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 21 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 32 |
Game Information
Location: Hartford, CT
Attendance: 9,354 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 20-0 | - | 38-1 |
| Villanova | 16-4 | 4 | 25-8 |
| Marquette | 12-8 | 8 | 18-12 |
| Seton Hall | 12-8 | 8 | 19-13 |
| St. John's | 11-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| Creighton | 11-9 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 13 | 15-18 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 14 | 14-17 |
| Butler | 6-14 | 14 | 12-19 |
| DePaul | 5-15 | 15 | 8-24 |
| Xavier | 4-16 | 16 | 11-19 |