UConn Huskies' NCAA-record winning streak: 98 and counting

ByABC News
February 7, 2017, 9:52 PM

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No. 98


UConn 96, at Cincinnati 49: Napheesa Collier hit all 10 of her field goal attempts and scored 24 points as the Huskies improved to 17-0 all time against Cincinnati. Geno Auriemma's 978th career win moved him past Rutgers' C. Vivian Stringer into fourth place in NCAA Division I victories by a women's college basketball coach (behind Pat Summitt, Tara VanDerveer and Sylvia Hatchell).

Top plays: Williams' wraparound pass | Samuelson's and-1 | Williams makes steal, then layup | Chong's wide-open jumper

No. 97


UConn 96, Tulsa 50: Collier led the way with 24 points, but in one of the best games of her career, Saniya Chong added 17 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and no turnovers.

No. 96


UConn 97, at Temple 69: Collier made 12 of 14 shots -- her only misses were a pair of 3-point attempts -- to score a team-high 25 points, and added 10 rebounds, four blocks, three steals and two assists. Katie Lou Samuelson added 24 points as the Huskies broke their own NCAA women's basketball record with their 35th consecutive win on the road.

Top plays: Samuelson goes coast-to-coast | Defense ignites offense | Samuelson hits trey | Nurse's big rebound

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