Dallas — A gaggle of cameras from SNY, HBO and ESPN followed Hall of Fame UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma to the postgame press conference on a historic day, leaving Auriemma's players to soak in the magnitude of it all outside the glare of the spotlight.

There were no shrieks of joy after the Huskies rolled to an 88-48 victory over host Southern Methodist before a crowd of 3,878 at Moody Coliseum on Saturday to set the all-time NCAA record with their 91st consecutive win.

However, there was enough time to reflect on the magnitude of the moment.

"It feels great that we can continue what other people have started," said sophomore forward Napheesa Collier, who emerged from the locker room wearing a blue t-shirt commemorating the 91-game winning streak. "It feels amazing, but now I think we are just going to focus on our games and not necessarily all the hype from the streaks. We are definitely excited because it is kind of a big deal, but it is not what we are focusing on, we are focusing on trying to get better."

Collier and fellow sophomore Katie Lou Samuelson had seven points each as the Huskies jumped out to a 21-0 lead.

"We said we are not going to think about anything that is happening today until after we take care of business," said Samuelson, who had a game-high 28 points. "We realize it is just a game and we were definitely focused on playing the game today. There were moments when we had rough patches so we had to clean it up before we ended it, but afterwards it was a lot of fun."

Samuelson had 20 points by halftime and added six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Collier matched her career highs with 16 rebounds and six blocked shots to go with 19 points while Gabby Williams equalled her career best scoring effort with 19 points in addition to 10 rebounds, six assists and five steals.

UConn began its winning streak on Nov. 23, 2014 with a win over Creighton. Since that time UConn has beaten 27 teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, has led from the opening tip in 43 games, and only trailed for 153 minutes, 40 seconds in the 91 games. The Huskies will not play another ranked team until a Feb. 13 home game against South Carolina.

Barring any monumental upsets between now and then, that game would be for the chance to win 100 games in a row.

"How can you not be inspired by what (Geno) has built," SMU coach Travis Mays said. "He has done so much for the game, it is almost ludicrous when I hear what UConn is doing is bad for the college game."

Caroline Doty, a guard who was there at the beginning of the Huskies' 90-game winning streak from 2008-10, attended the game. So were the parents of former UConn All-American point guard Moriah Jefferson. UConn signee Lexi Gordon was also in the crowd as was top Class of 2018 recruiting target Christyn Williams.

Auriemma is a believer in people being rewarded for the work they put in. He has coached like that for years and he was happy to see his current group of players put the finishing touches on the run into the record books.

"You really do have to put yourself in position where you feel like you deserve it because you worked hard and you earned that, it wasn't given to you," Auriemma said. "I think these kids have done that."

The streak will continue on as the Huskies play unranked teams over the next eight games, but Auriemma knows the streak will eventually end.

"Everything ends at some point," he said. "I remember using the analogy of a wave. I don't care where it starts, in Portugal, that wave is going to crash on some shore at some point. We just want to be riding it for as long as it is out there. We know there is going to be a loss somewhere down the road, maybe in the (NCAA) tournament, maybe next year ... I don't know but it is coming and until then, just enjoy this part of it."

Alicia Froling had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead SMU (10-7, 1-3).

UConn (16-0, 4-0 in the American Athletic Conference) played without freshman guard Crystal Dangerfield, who is currently sidelined due to a stress reaction in her left foot which will keep her from practicing or playing in games for at least two weeks. Dangerfield made the trip and wore a protective boot on her left foot.