No. 7 UConn Rolls Over Notre Dame 64-47

STORRS, Conn. - Freshman Tina Charles had 12 points and tied a school-record with nine blocks to help No. 7 Connecticut run its Big East conference record to 8-0 Saturday with a 64-47 win over Notre Dame.

Charles also had 10 rebounds and came within one block of recording only the second triple-double in UConn history.

Kalana Greene added 10 points and seven rebounds for Connecticut (18-2), which has won 196 consecutive games against unranked opponents at home.

Erica Williamson had 12 points to lead Notre Dame (13-7, 4-3 Big East) and Crystal Erwin added 11.

The Huskies jumped to an early 8-4 lead, in what was a sloppy game, as Renee Montgomery hit her first three shots.

Notre Dame shot just 24 percent from the floor, and hit just one of its first 11 attempts from the field. But the Irish were able to stay in the game thanks to 15 first-half turnovers by Connecticut, eight in the first 10 minutes of the game.

The two teams combined for 45 giveaways - 27 turnovers for Connecticut and 18 for Notre Dame.

UConn led just 29-23 at the half, and got its first double-digit lead, 35-25, three minutes into the second half on a spin move and bucket by Charde Houston.

The Huskies stretched that to 18 after Erwin was called for an intentional foul. Houston hit one foul shot, and Charles hit a turnaround on the ensuing possession to put UConn up 54-36.

The Huskies have won their last three games against the Irish.

The Huskies' Laura Lishness got the team's only triple double back in March, 1989, against Providence.

Notre Dame was playing its second consecutive game against a ranked opponent. The Irish lost to No. 17 Marquette on Tuesday, 71-62, and play at Pittsburgh on Jan. 31.