George Washington University Athletics
Women's Basketball Suffers 90-63 Loss to Connecticut
11/29/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Freshman Diana Taurasi scored 15 points and Svetlana Abrosimova had 14 to lead top-ranked Connecticut to a 90-63 win over George Washington on Wednesday in the Hartford Civic Center.
The Huskies (4-0) neutralized the Colonials' larger frontcourt by scoring from the outside.
Elena Vishniakova, the 6-foot-4 center for the Colonials (2-3), hit two quick inside baskets to give George Washington a 4-0 lead, its only edge of the night.
Abrosimova, Connecticut's fifth-leading scorer, countered with two 3-pointers to kick off a Huskies' 15-0 run. Taurasi was 3-for-3 in the first half from behind the arc. UConn had seven 3-pointers in the first half in building its 52-25 lead at the break.
The Huskies are missing 6-5 center Kelly Schumacher, who has a stress fracture in her right foot and is out at least until next week. Without Schumacher, UConn had no starting player taller than 6-2 against George Washington's Vishniakova and 6-3 Petra Dubovcova.
Junior forward Swin Cash picked up the slack inside with seven rebounds, 14 points and two blocks. Power forwards Asjha Jones and Tamika Williams combined for 21 points and 12 boards.
Vishniakova and Erica Lawrence each scored 12 points for George Washington.
