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LOS ANGELES — When Blanca Quinonez checked in for the UConn women’s basketball team during the first quarter against USC on Saturday, there had already been eight lead changes and the Huskies were ahead by a single point.

Less than two minutes later, UConn had an 18-9 lead and never looked back.

Quinonez logged six straight points and a pair of steals in her first 90 seconds on the court, setting the tone for the No. 1 Huskies in a dominant 79-51 victory over the No. 16 Trojans at Galen Center. The freshman forward finished with 12 points plus four rebounds, two assists a team-high four steals off the bench for her most complete performance against a ranked opponent to date.

Star guard Azzi Fudd was UConn’s engine with a game-high 17 p

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