HARTFORD, Conn. (Interstat) — The top-ranked Connecticut Huskies overwhelmed Saint John’s 88-43 in a women’s basketball game Wednesday night at XL Center.

UConn established command with a 28-point first quarter and never relented, improving to 16-0 overall. Sarah Strong led the Huskies with 24 points and five assists. Azzi Fudd added 16 points and Blanca Quinonez scored 14.

Beautiful Waheed scored 14 points for Saint John’s, which fell to 13-4. The Red Storm were held to single-digit scoring in the first quarter and could not recover against a balanced Huskies attack that saw five players score at least eight points.

A crowd of 13,229 watched the Big East contest.