Ashlynn Shade had 12 points, nine steals, six rebounds and six assists for UConn (22-0, 12-0 Big East). It was the 50th regular-season win in a row in Big East play, which is tied for the 12th-longest regular-season conference winning streak in Division I women’s basketball. Mariyah Noel had 12 points, and Meri Kanerva added 11 for Xavier (10-11, 3-9). That was the longest any Big East team has led against the Huskies this season. AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketballBy JIM FULLERAssociated Press