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STORRS, Conn. — Sarah Strong had 20 points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists, Azzi Fudd scored all of her 16 points in the first half and had four steals and top-ranked Connecticut beat DePaul 102-35 on Sunday to extend its Big East regular-season winning streak to 40.

UConn (9-0, 2-0) finished with 23 steals, its third game this season with at least 20. Fifteen of those came in the first half as the Huskies led 58-18 at halftime on a day when UConn retired Hall of Fame guard Sue Bird’s No. 10 in a pregame ceremony.

Kayleigh Heckel had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Jana El Alfy had a season-high 11 points. KK Arnold added seven points and seven assists.

Fudd and Strong combined for 10 points as UConn scored the fir

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