By DOUG FEINBERG
STORRS — Geno Auriemma turned the winningest coach in NCAA faculty basketball historical past, incomes his 1,217th victory as No. 2 UConn beat Fairleigh Dickinson 85-41 on Wednesday evening.
Auriemma broke a tie with retired Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer for essentially the most victories all-time. Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the lads’s file with 1,202. Auriemma started his journey with UConn in 1985 and is 1,217-162 in his profession. He has solely had one shedding season — his first one with the Huskies.
The Huskies (4-0) celebrated Auriemma and related head coach Chris Dailey’s 40 years on the college with greater than 60 alums, together with former UConn greats Sue Fowl, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore and Rebecca Lobo in attendance.
UConn’s newest star led the way in which as Paige Bueckers had 16 factors, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Freshman Sarah Sturdy had 20 factors.
FDU (4-2) hung round for the primary couple of minutes and solely trailed 14-12 earlier than UConn scored 9 of the ultimate 11 factors of the quarter. The Knights didn’t get inside single digits the remainder of the way in which.
TAKEAWAYS
FDU: The Knights gained their first 4 video games this season — the primary time that occurred in 33 years.
UConn: The Huskies are lastly beginning to get wholesome which can give Auriemma a deeper bench because the season progresses.
KEY MOMENT
Azzi Fudd made her return to the UConn lineup after lacking the final yr with a proper knee harm. She checked in with 3:39 left within the first quarter. She obtained a loud ovation from the group when she got here into the sport.
KEY STAT
FDU coach Stephanie Gaitley is twenty fourth on the NCAA wins checklist and is 2 victories in need of 700.
UP NEXT
FDU hosts Saint Peter’s on Saturday whereas UConn heads to the Bahamas to play in a match. The Huskies’ first recreation is in opposition to Oregon State on Monday.
