The UConn women’s basketball team bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 79-44 rout of Georgetown in its Big East opener.

UConn women's basketball opened Big East play Sunday by defeating Georgetown thanks to freshman Morgan Cheli's breakout game.

Paige Bueckers scored 24 points and Sarah Strong had 17 points, 14 rebounds and five assists to lead No. 2 UConn to a 79-44 win over Georgetown in the teams' Big East opener on Sunday. UConn, coming off a 79-68 loss to Notre Dame,

UConn freshman Liam McNeeley scored a career-best 26 points and led the Huskies to their third win over Gonzaga in the past 21 months.

McNeeley recorded seven rebounds and four assists after intermission to help his team pull off the upset. Michigan transfer Tarris Reed Jr. scored 12 points and added six rebounds and three blocks. Reed and McNeeley were two of five UConn players that scored at least eight points.

Liam McNeeley made himself at home in Madison Square Garden Saturday night as UConn fans stuffed the building they call “Storrs South” for a high-level matchup against No. 8 Gonzaga that lived up to the hype.

The rivalry between Notre Dame women's basketball and UConn renews on Thursday night at Purcell Pavilion in front of a national TV audience.

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Notre Dame's win over UConn was the highest rated pre-January women's college basketball game on ESPN since 2011.