Huskies knock off the upset-minded Bruins 71-61 despite 26 points from Charisma Osborne in the Never Forget Tribute Classic in New Jersey
It might be an off year for the UCLA women’s basketball team, but good luck trying to tell that to UConn. The third-ranked Huskies, coached by the legendary Geno Auriemma, had to work in the second half to stave off the upset-minded Bruins 71-61 on Saturday in the Never Forget Tribute Classic in Newark, New Jersey. The game was the first women’s college basketball regular-season game to air on ABC. Junior guard Charisma Osborne recorded game highs of seven 3-pointers and 26 points to pace Cori Close’s unranked Bruins (5-3), who welcomed eight new players this season UConn (6-2), which was coming off a 57-44 to Georgia Tech on Thursday, extended its streak of 1,031 games without back-to-back losses.
