HARTFORD, Conn. (Interstat) — The top-ranked Connecticut women’s basketball team delivered a commanding 97-39 victory over Xavier in a Big East matchup Wednesday night at XL Center. The Huskies improved to 22-0 this season while the Musketeers fell to 10-11.

Allie Ziebell led all scorers with 34 points for Connecticut, which used a 31-point third quarter to pull away. Sarah Strong added 25 points. Meri Kanerva scored 11 points for Xavier, which committed 32 turnovers leading to 48 Connecticut points. The Huskies shot 52.2% from the field and made 15 3-pointers. A crowd of 10,244 watched the Huskies maintain their perfect record.