ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Though the 79-66 final score didn’t show it, the UConn women’s basketball team had stretches that could have been disastrous during its season opener against No. 20 Louisville on Tuesday night.

After dominating the first quarter to open a 25-9 lead, the No. 1 Huskies began the second on three straight missed field goal attempts, giving up a turnover and four unanswered points in less than 25 seconds.

But that was as far as the Cardinals got before sophomore phenom Sarah Strong took over.

Strong put up 11 points in the second quarter, assisting on UConn’s first basket with an impressive pass across the court to a wide-open KK Arnold in the right corner. She then took a defensive rebound coast-to-coast, floating in a layup and drawing the foul against Louisville cen

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