Maya Moore has received more than her share of applause during her four years at UConn but never did she receive a thunderous ovation like the one she got after becoming UConn's all-time leading scorer during Sunday's 86-32 win over Sacred Heart.

"That is part of the reason I love Connecticut so much, the love that we get from the fans and I am happy that it was able to happen at home for them to celebrate like that," Moore said. "I give them credit. I think in the stats they should get one of the assists because it was during that ovation that I got Tiffany the ball just before the timeout."

UConn was expected to roll past Sacred Heart and did exactly that. The Huskies opened up by hitting 20 of its first 25 shots to overwhelm the Pioneers.

"Coming up here, we knew what we were up against obviously but we didn't play well," Sacred Heart coach Ed Swanson said. "I thought a lot of that had to do with nerves, nervous energy. I just wish we would have played a little better. They shot the ball well but our defense should have been one step behind UConn but we were 2 1/2 (steps behind) in that first half."

After the game, Swanson spoke about the decision to playing UConn and said he wasn't planning to square off against the Huskies again until he has a veteran squad like his current one led by seniors Alisa Apo and Maggie Cosgrove and junior Callan Taylor.

"I try to play when I have upperclassmen," Swanson said. "I don't think there is any sense of putting three freshmen in the starting lineup. The most important thing about the UConn game is Wednesday's game against Albany and next Wednesday's game against Yale. I think sometimes with younger kids, it might have that affect them. You have pick your times when you play them but we enjoyed the experience coming up here."

The UConn football team's 19-16 win over South Florida was a popular topic in the post-game press conference as UConn coach Geno Auriemma as well as stars Maya Moore and Tiffany Hayes have bubbly response to the Huskies earning the program's first BCS bowl bid.

"I was surprised we didn't get security called on us," Moore said.

Hayes quickly followed with "I was screaming so loud."

There will be more on the trio's reaction to the history-making achievements of the football team in tomorrow's edition of the Register but here is a little of what Auriemma had to say.

"I just sat there last night staring at the screen and I was like 'wow, it is unbelievable,'" Auriemma said.

"You had to be standing up on the hill trying to help us try to beat Rhode Island, you had to be standing there as we are trying to figure out can we beat Maine today and people are screaming, you have 3,000 people. There were probably more people on the sidelines wanting to be a part of the program than there were at some of those games. Now you are going to turn the TV on Jan. 1 or Jan. 3 and say 'Ohio State is playing, Auburn is playing, Oklahoma is playing and who?' It is unbelievable. I just can't stop saying that."