Connecticut Routs Louisville, 93-60, To Win NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship

Connecticut 93, Louisville 60

Freshman Breanna Stewart scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Connecticut trounced Louisville, 93-60, to win the 2013 NCAA women's basketball championship in New Orleans on Tuesday night. The victory gave UConn its eighth national title — all under head coach Geno Auriemma — which tied the record held by Pat Head Summitt and Tennessee.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 18 points for the Huskies, including making five of the team's 13 three-point shots. With the win, Connecticut (35-4) denied Louisville's bid to become the first school to win both the men's and women's NCAA basketball championships since UConn did so in 2004.

Sara Hammond had 15 points and five rebounds to lead Louisville (29-9), The Cardinals committed 17 turnovers during the game.