On Wednesday it was Maya Moore who lit up Syracuse to the tune of 38 points and 20 rebounds. On Saturday it was Tina Charles' turn as she had 33 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Georgetown. Charles' huge game not only allowed the Huskies to clinch its 18th Big East regular-season title but put the senior center well in range of UConn's career scoring and rebounding records.

"What a great time for it to happen," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. "The last (home) game of the regular season. You get your jersey, your parents are there and you have all this stuff in your head and all of a sudden you have 33 and 15 and the Big East regular season championship. How does it get any better than that?"

The answer is only if Charles hit her first career 3-pointer. Charles told Auriemma she wanted to try a 3-pointer. She does have a 3-point attempt on her resume but it was a desperation heave as the shot clock was running out against Duke earlier this season. Charles had Auriemma's blessing to hoist up a 3-pointer in a half-court set but it never happened. When Charles reminded Auriemma of that as she checked out of the game for the final time, he jokingly asked if she wanted to go back into the game.

Charles is needs 13 points to break Nykesha Sales' career scoring record at UConn and five rebounds to break Rebecca Lobo's all-time program rebounding mark. Ironically, Lobo will be the sideline reporter when UConn ends the season with a game at Notre Dame on Monday.

Auriemma was at his caustic best when he was informed how close Charles was to the marks, referencing his much criticized decision to stage a basket so an injured Sales could break Kerry Bascom's career scoring record at UConn in a 1998 game against Villanova.

"If she thinks she is going to decide that, she has another thing coming," Auriemma said with a chuckle. "If you write that, make sure you said I was laughing because if you write that and don't say I was laughing, I will get bomb threats, crazy boneheads will e-mail me."

Charles also picked up her second technical foul of the season. Here's what she had to say about it in the post-game press conference.

"I just had emotion and said "and one" and miscommunicated where I was speaking when I said it," Charles said.

Charles and Georgetown's Jaleesa Butler each received a technical foul with 12:15 to play after Charles hit a layup and was fouled by Butler. Kalana Greene, who assisted on the basket, said that Charles was directing her comments to her teammates but the officials thought otherwise.

WALKER, CHAMINADE JULIENNE ADVANCE
UConn recruit Samarie Walker had 18 points as Chaminade Julienne of Dayton, Ohio defeated Oakwood 48-35 to win the Springboro Regional on Saturday.

The 6-foot-1 forward/guard helped her team win for the 15th time in the last 16 games. Chaminade Julienne advanced to the district portion of the Ohio state tournament and will play the winner of Sunday's Indian Lake/Kenyon Ridge game on Friday at Mason High School.