For a 66-point win, there is a decent amount of info to address.

First, freshman center Heather Buck is not feeling well but her exact medical issue may not be known for a couple of days.

"We're waiting on a strep test, we will find out if it is mono, not mono, strep, not strep. I wish I could say definitively that this is what it is. It could be a week, two weeks, three weeks, six weeks (that Buck is out). I have no idea how long it is going to be. She is a healthy kid, she has been healthy her whole life, it is being thrown in with these slugs that got her sick, I think. Put her in with these McDonald's eating vigilantes, all the bad stuff happens."

Auriemma was not pleased with the effort and focus of his team in the first half even though UConn was up 49-18 at the break. Much of that can be attributed to the competition and also that UConn had 12 offensive rebounds on 19 missed shots.

Auriemma took nearly all the time allotted before letting his team out of the locker room. His halftime speech did not fall on deaf ears as the Huskies played with more passion in the second half.

Maya Moore's blocked shot and hustle to save the ball from going out of bounds typified the second half effort. Moore's work was rewarded on that play as Kalana Greene grabbed the ball, raced up court and set up a Tina Charles layup.

"In the second half we were much more active, much more involved and created a lot more opportunities for ourselves on the defensive end and that is what this team will start to understand as we get going that a lot of opportunities are going to come that start on the defensive end. I think Maya got the ball rolling in the second half, was really active and was a major factor on the defensive end.

"That's what makes her unique, the stretch that she had in the second half had nothing to do with how many points she scored and yet she was the dominant player on the floor. Sometimes players that can score that easily will just rely on that and say that is my thing but with Maya, it is so much more than that. I think that is what separates her from all the other really good players but not many have the ability to impact the game in as many ways as she does."

Auriemma was able to talk about Kelly Faris, who is the only player UConn will be signing in the next year's freshman class since he received a signed letter of intent from Faris, a 5-foot-11 guard/forward from Plainfield, Ind.

"Everything that you see, what you see from Caroline is a lot of the same things that Kelly (does)," Auriemma said. "The same kind of player, same kind of personality type. She is a little more reserved from what I've seen. She is much more conservative in her approach to the game and coming from the Midwest I guess you expect that rather than the smart (aleck) from Philadelphia in Caroline. Their skills are very similar and what they do for their team, they are both really smart,
physically and mentally tough kids. Kelly's probably a better defender than either Tiffany or Caroline. Kelly is going to step in as a freshman next year and have an immediate impact on the team."