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Tuesday, Jan. 4 7:00pm ET
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- No letdown after dismantling Louisiana Tech (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, No. 3 AP). No letdown before facing No. 2 Tennessee. Shea Ralph scored 18 points and Asjha Jones added 15 as No. 1 Connecticut routed Georgetown 87-48 in a Big East game Tuesday night. Swintayla Cash added 11 points and 15 rebounds for the Huskies (11-0 overall, 2-0 Big East), who have won 12 straight and 28 of 31 over Georgetown. "We're not worrying about who it is," Ralph said. "Each game is weighted the same for us." Connecticut, which was coming off a lopsided victory over Louisiana Tech, travels to Knoxville, Tenn., to face the Volunteers on Saturday. Tennessee has won three straight and four of five versus the Huskies. "We're all on the same page," Ralph said. "It feels different this year -- not like in the past. We're clicking on the floor." Lesley Walker scored 13 points for Georgetown (7-5, 0-1), which has dropped the first two games in a series of four straight against top 20 teams. "This is a tough stretch for us," Georgetown coach Patrick Knapp said. "Complaining and moaning won't get it done. Hard work will. This could be demoralizing -- if we let it." The Hoyas, who suffered their worst loss of the year, have lost two straight after winning four in a row. Connecticut led 6-1 but Walker hit two free throws with 14:41 left in the half to give Georgetown a 7-6 lead. Johnson's 3-pointer 40 seconds later started an 18-5 burst over the next 5:41 that put Connecticut in command. Johnson had two 3-pointers in the run, which also featured four points each from Ralph and Cash. "We came out not as intense as we could have," Cash said. "But we picked it up in the second half. In the second half, we got done what needed to get done." Georgetown was held to 19-for-60 shooting from the field, suffered through a 14-0 Huskies' run in the second half, scored only 20 points in the final 20 minutes and was hurt by a season-worst 30 turnovers. "They weren't getting a lot of second shots," Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma, whose team outrebounded the Hoyas 46-35. | ALSO SEE Womens College Basketball Scoreboard
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