STORRS, Conn. - Notre Dame basketball made a clean sweep of Connecticut.

The sixth-ranked Fighting Irish women snapped UConn's Big East home winning streak at 112 games Sunday with a 65-59 win just hours after Notre Dame's men beat the Huskies 78-74 in South Bend.

"I think we are both just trying to position ourselves for the NCAA tournament," Notre Dame coach Muffett McGraw said. "It was a great win for our guys, and I'm sure they feel the same about us."

The Irish women were soaring after their first win in Connecticut in eight tries. Courtney LaVere led Notre Dame (18-3, 6-2 Big East) with 14 points and anchored a dominating inside game. Notre Dame made good on its quest to avenge a loss to the Huskies just 18 days ago in South Bend.

"We were more aggressive and more physical. We were not going to be intimidated," McGraw said. "To come in here and play where we've never won and play like we did tonight was a real step forward."

UConn (13-5, 6-1) hadn't lost a home conference game since a 64-62 defeat to Georgetown on Feb. 27, 1993. The Irish also ended the Huskies' 55-game streak at Gampel Pavilion. UConn's last defeat at Gampel was a 72-71 loss to Tennessee on Feb. 1, 2001.