UConn won a fugly one at Gampel. The Huskies turned the ball over 27 times, 15 in the first half, often on mental mistakes.

But Notre Dame just couldn't take advantage: the Irish shot 24%, Tina Charles blocked nine shots, and the home team got a convincing win.

Convincing, but fugly. Geno: "We were our own worst enemy there for a while. When you look at the way the game was played, there was no rhyme or reason to it. There [was] no flow, there was no rhythm to it.”

Swanier says she's grown into her role: a backup point guard, a lightning-quick defender, and a player who makes it possible for UConn to put two true PGs on the floor. Charde Houston: "She forces us post players to have to run with her."

In a more surprising Big East result, Seton Hall edged Pittsburgh on a final-possession free throw. Pitt center Marcedes Walker led everybody with 15, which wasn't enough.

Agnus Berenato's Panthers sink to 3-4 this month: they've played Duke, Rutgers, Marquette (a win), and Louisville already, though there's still UConn and DePaul to come.

And speaking of DePaul: the Blue Demons held Providence to ten first-half points last night. That hurts.