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Sarah Strong’s double-double leads top-ranked UConn past Ohio State 100-68

Byline: Jim Fuller

Sarah Strong's double-double leads top-ranked UConn past Ohio State 100-68 | iNFOnews.ca
UConn forward Sarah Strong (21) shoots as Ohio State forward Kylee Kitts (1) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Original Publication Date: November 16, 2025 11:09AM
Publication Updated: November 16, 2025 3:55PM

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Sarah Strong had 29 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, five steals and three blocked shots and Azzi Fudd added 19 points and seven assists as top-ranked UConn defeated Ohio State 100-68 on Sunday.

Freshman Blanca Quinonez came off the bench to score 18 points and Serah Williams added 12 for the Huskies (4-0).

Jaloni Cambridge had 17 points and six rebounds for Ohio State (2-1), which trailed by only one point late in the first quarter but was outscored 52-27 in the second and third quarters. Strong had 21 points, five assists and four steals during that stretch.

Fudd, who missed all five of her shots in the first quarter, connected on three 3-pointers in the second quarter. Ohio State didn’t have a field goal in the final 6:06 of the first half and committed nine turnovers in the final 5:03. The Huskies scored the first eight points of the second quarter and ended the half on an 11-0 run.

The Buckeyes made four of their first five 3-pointers before missing seven in a row. By the time T’yana Todd ended the drought, the Huskies still led by 28 points.

Ohio State won the previous matchup, in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, to snap UConn’s streak of 16 consecutive Elite Eight appearances and 13 straight trips to the Final Four.

Jose Fernandez of the Dallas Wings, Rachid Meziane of the Connecticut Sun and Sandy Brondello of the expansion Toronto Tempo were among the WNBA head coaches in attendance.

Up next

Ohio State: The Buckeyes are home against Kent State on Wednesday.

UConn: The Huskies play No. 14 Michigan on Friday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase at Mohegan Sun Arena.

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Sarah Strong's double-double leads top-ranked UConn past Ohio State 100-68 | iNFOnews.ca
UConn guard Blanca Quinonez (4) shoots as Ohio State guard T’Yana Todd (4) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Sarah Strong's double-double leads top-ranked UConn past Ohio State 100-68 | iNFOnews.ca
UConn guard Azzi Fudd (35) shoots between Ohio State guard Jaloni Cambridge (22) and Ohio State guard Kennedy Cambridge (3) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Sarah Strong's double-double leads top-ranked UConn past Ohio State 100-68 | iNFOnews.ca
UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, left, gestures a Ohio State guard Chance Gray (2) shoots and UConn forward Sarah Strong (21) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Sarah Strong's double-double leads top-ranked UConn past Ohio State 100-68 | iNFOnews.ca
WNBA Toronto Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello, left, talks with UConn associate head coach Chris Dailey, right, before an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Sarah Strong's double-double leads top-ranked UConn past Ohio State 100-68 | iNFOnews.ca
WNBA Dallas Wings head coach Jose Fernandez, second from left, watches the UConn women’s basketball team exit the court after warming up before an NCAA college basketball game, against Ohio State, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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