The UConn women’s basketball team bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 79-44 rout of Georgetown in its Big East opener.

Paige Bueckers scored 24 points and Sarah Strong had 17 points, 14 rebounds and five assists to lead No. 2 UConn to a 79-44 win over Georgetown in the teams’ Big East opener.

Defensively, UConn stifled Georgetown, holding the Hoyas to just six points in the second quarter and limiting Big East scoring leader Kelsey Ransom to seven points on 2-for-9 shooting. The Huskies capitalized on 22 Georgetown turnovers, scoring 30 points off their miscues and recording 15 steals, with Cheli and Bueckers each logging three.