HARTFORD, Conn. – The top-ranked Connecticut Huskies handed the St. Bonaventure women's basketball team its second loss of the season on Sunday, defeating the Bonnies 88-39 at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. Gabrielle Richmond led SBU in points with nine while Katie Healy had a team-high 11 rebounds.

Final Score: St. Bonaventure 39; UConn, 88
Location: XL Center, Hartford, Conn.
Records: SBU: 6-2 ; UConn: 8-0

Starters for the Bonnies: #14 Gabrielle Richmond, #21 Nyla Rueter, #24 Chelsea Bowker, #33 Emily Michael, #42 Katie Healy

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How It Happened

Top-ranked Connecticut gave the now 6-2 Bonnies everything they could handle on Sunday night at the XL Center. The undefeated Huskies came out firing on all cylinders like they routinely do and mounted an insurmountable lead early that proved to be too challenging to overcome. A Katie Healy jump shot opened up the scoring just 37 seconds into this evening's affair, as it was the only time the Bonnies would lead in the game. Following Healy's jumper, UConn ripped off a string of 31 straight points in a span of just over nine minutes. St. Bonaventure would use a pair of timeouts to try to slow things down, but the Huskies went on to shoot 60.5% in the first half as the Brown and White were repeatedly forced into difficult shooting situations, finishing the first half 10-30 (33.3%).  A jump shot by Kelcie Rombach brought the Bonnies early scoring drought to an end with a little over nine minutes left in the first half. In the final nine minutes of the half, St. Bonaventure added 20 points, powered by Richmond's seven points and Healy's six points and seven boards. The Huskies would take a 33 point lead into the break.

The key staples in the UConn attack caused problems all over the court for the Bonnies. Breanna Stewart, UConn's leading scorer on the season, was tied with teammate Kiah Stokes with 11 points after the first half. Stokes finished the game with a career-high 19 points along with eight rebounds. The Huskies 6-5 senior center, Stefanie Dolson registered a double-double (16 points, 15 rebounds) and caused many mismatches throughout the course of the game. The Bonnies would pick up 17 points in the second half as Richmond finished with a team-high nine points while Katie Healy registered a team-high 11 assists for the Bonnies.

Beyond The Box Score

The Bonnies posted a 2-1 record over the weekend in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Challenge, defeating both Monmouth and Boston University.

The No. 1 ranked Huskies won all three games in this weekend's Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Challenge. The 49 point margin of victory over St. Bonaventure was the lowest out of the weekend, as UConn topped Boston University by 58 points on Friday (Nov. 22) and Monmouth by 54 points on Saturday (Nov. 23).

Tonight's game vs. UConn was the first time the Bonnies have ever faced a No. 1 ranked opponent.

Gabby Richmond had a career-high 12 field goal attempts in the loss.

Up Next

The Bonnies, who have played six games in the last nine days, will enjoy a much needed week off of games this week, as they rest up and begin preparations for their Basketball Hall of Fame matchup against Marist on Sunday (Dec. 1) in Springfield, Massachusetts.