Records aren’t broken everyday in sports, but they’re even more rarely broken by the athlete or team who already set them.But the No. 1 Connecticut isn’t just another women’s basketball team.The Huskies (32-0) put their own record in their rearview mirror Monday with a 59-44 win against No. 6 Notre Dame (27-5) in the Big East semifinals Monday.The win was Connecticut’s 71st straight — dating back to a 73-71 loss to then-No. 7 Rutgers on Feb. 5, 2008 — and broke its previous record of 70 consecutive games won from Nov. 9, 2001, to March 11, 2003.The prior women’s record for most consecutive wins was Louisiana Tech’s 54 in the early 1980s.Coaching legend John Wooden’s UCLA men’s basketball team set the record for most consecutive games won by any college or NBA basketball team.The Bruins won 88 contests in a row from Jan. 30, 1971, to Jan. 19, 1974, before losing to Notre Dame.But the most important part about potentially breaking UCLA’s record to Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma is that the streak wouldn’t end until next season — meaning the Huskies would win their third-straight national championship this year.”Let’s say we win [Monday] and lost Tuesday,” Auriemma told The Associated Press on Sunday. “What are the kids going to do — go to half court and put their fingers up and say, ‘We won 70, 71′?”But the record may be even more impressive than just the large number of wins.Connecticut has outscored its opponents by 32.5 points per game during the stretch, including a 25.5-point margin against the 22 ranked opponents it has beaten along the way. The Huskies haven’t won of the games by any fewer than 10 points.These Huskies’ numbers dwarf the statistics of their counterparts.The 2001-2003 Huskies beat their opponents by an average of 29.9 points per game during their 70-game streak, with an 18.5-point margin against 18 opponents. The original record-setting Connecticut team won six games by fewer than 10 points.And Connecticut’s statistics would likely also eclipse Wooden’s Bruins’ if the current Huskies keep their streak going to next season and bring home another championship.UCLA won their 88 straight by an average of 23.5 points per game. The Bruins outscored the 18 ranked foes they faced by a 14-point mark and played 16 single-digit games during the run.Connecticut will face No. 9 West Virginia tonight in the Big East championship game.—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at [email protected].