No. 5 Michigan tops No. 2 UConn and coach Kim Barnes Arico ends another Geno Auriemma winning streak

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's women's basketball team, led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico, secured a 77-66 victory over No. 2 Connecticut in their first matchup of top-five women's basketball teams in the AP Top 25. Te'Yala Delfosse led the Wolverines with a career-high 22 points, while Olivia Olson contributed 19 points. The win marked the end of UConn's 39-game winning streak, which had begun following UConn's 99-game home winning streak in 2012.

Barnes Arico, in her 15th season, has steadily built Michigan into a power in women's basketball. UConn coach Geno Auriemma acknowledged his team's loss to a team that may end up being a contender under Barnes Arico, praising Michigan's organization, discipline, and execution.