License to Thrive

Top-ranked Connecticut's record 90-game winning streak in women's basketball ended on December 30 when Stanford defeated the Huskies 71-59 at the Maples Pavillion.  Jeanette Pohlen hit five 3-pointers on the way to a career-high 31 points for the Cardinals Standford has not lost on 52 games at home.

The  Huskies had established a Division I basketball record which was previously held by the UCLA men's teams coached by John Wooten from 1971 to 2974.  The Huskies last lost to Stanford in the 2008 NCAA Division I national semi-finals.