Shorthanded No. 5 UConn routs Butler behind 20 from Edwards
UConn's Aaliyah Edwards (3) shoots over Butler's Sydney Jaynes (32) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jessica Hill]
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Aaliyah Edwards scored 20 points and No. 5 UConn routed Butler 79-39. The Huskies only had seven healthy players. Aubrey Griffin and Lou Lopez Senechal each added 17 points for the Huskies, who have won 10 in a row. Dorka Juhasz scored 14 points. Jessica Carrothers and Sydney Janes each had seven points for the Bulldogs. Butler surprised the Huskies early with a 13-0 run but UConn held the Bulldogs scoreless for the rest of the first quarter and outscored them 26-6 in the second to take control.
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UConn's Lou Lopez-Senechal, center, drives to the basket as Butler's Rachel McLimore, right, defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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UConn's Aaliyah Edwards, right, is fouled by Butler's Sydney Jaynes in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Butler's Sydney Jaynes is guarded by UConn's Dorka Juhasz, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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