MANSFIELD, Connecticut — Olivia Nelson-Ododa led a balanced attack with 18 points and No. 3 UConn, playing for the first time in 10 days, routed Butler 103-35 in a tuneup before traveling to face Tennessee.
Christyn Williams and Aubrey Griffin, who made her first start, each added 17 points for the unbeaten Huskies. Okako Adika scored 18 points for Butler.
The win was Auriemma’s 1,099th at UConn, moving him past late Tennessee coach Pat Summitt into second place on the all-time list just two days before the Huskies visit Knoxville to take on the Lady Vols.