UConn women’s basketball survives ugly start to earn 71-56 victory at Marquette

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Geno Auriemma stood silent in front of the UConn women’s basketball team’s bench with his arms crossed, watching stone-faced as Marquette senior Lee Volker sank a fastbreak jump shot that cut his squad’s lead to just three points midway through the second quarter. A minute later, an and-1 from Golden Eagles star Skylar Forbes tied the game. With just over five minutes remaining until halftime, there was suddenly a level of pressure on the unbeaten Huskies that they had yet to face in a Big East matchup all season. But No. 1 UConn responded, putting together an 11-0 run that broke...