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Ralph's perfect shooting led Connecticut past Villanova in February 2001
Shea Ralph scored 14 without missing a field-goal attempt as Connecticut responded to its Tennessee defeat with a 75-39 home win.
2001-02-04 · Storrs, United States
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Confirmed development
Connecticut beat Villanova 75-39 at Gampel Pavilion on 4 February 2001, moving to 18-2 overall and 8-1 in the Big East. Shea Ralph led the Huskies with 14 points, making all five of her field-goal attempts, including three three-pointers. The home team scored the first 11 points and took a 33-15 lead into half-time.
Details
Kennitra Johnson contributed 13 points and three steals in her first start for Connecticut. Tamika Williams collected eight rebounds as the Huskies finished with a 43-29 advantage on the boards. Villanova struggled to build sustained scoring sequences and shot 19 percent in the opening half. Courtney Mix provided 13 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats, who fell to 15-6 overall and 6-4 in conference play.
Context and dates
The win came immediately after Connecticut's loss at Tennessee and with Svetlana Abrosimova absent from the lineup. A reshaped starting group gave the Huskies another route to production rather than relying on a single scorer. Both universities' match reports and the independent contemporary account establish Sunday 4 February as the game date; an inconsistent date in an older media-index listing is not used.
Period by period
| Points | Connecticut | Villanova |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | 75 | 39 |
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