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Defensive pressure too much for Stringer’s Scarlet Knights as UConn rolls over Rutgers

Defensive pressure too much for Stringer’s Scarlet Knights as UConn rolls over Rutgers

When most of the 9,882 people that were at Gampel Pavilion for the Rutgers versus Connecticut game bought their tickets, they expected to see their Huskies tested by a top ten ranked-Rutgers team. Instead, with…

Hartley growing into role as next great UConn guard

“Last time I checked you had to have some All-Americans on your team to be number one. Don’t those two things go together? I don’t think it would be fair for us to be number…

Hayes sets UConn record for points in back-to-back games as Huskies handle USF Bulls

Hayes sets UConn record for points in back-to-back games as Huskies handle USF Bulls

HARTFORD, Conn. - Tiffany Hayes is in a zone; one of those places where the basket looks huge and the ball is small. The senior guard, omitted from the Top 20 midseason Wooden Award list…

Syracuse Orange push UConn Huskies before disappointing Carrier Dome crowd

To make it perfectly clear, this is easily the best Syracuse women’s basketball team I have seen play. They have talent, they are aggressive, and they play in the same supposed basketball crazy area as…

UConn Huskies treat old friend Elliott’s Cincinnati team with respect on a snowy night in Storrs

Winter weather kept the crowd to just over 6,300 last night, but Geno Auriemma's UConn Huskies greeted an old friend, as former Husky player and assistant coach Jamelle Elliott brought her Cincinnati team in for…

Video: UConn honors their gold medal winning USA U19 team members

UConn players who were on the gold medal winning Team USA squad that played at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship last summer in Chile were honored before Thursday night’s game against Cincinnati. They include…

Huskies continue streak of MLK Day blowouts versus ACC with 86-35 defeat of North Carolina

Huskies continue streak of MLK Day blowouts versus ACC with 86-35 defeat of North Carolina

2009 - UConn defeats North Carolina, 88-58 2010 - UConn defeats Duke, 81-48 2011 - UConn defeats North Carolina, 83-57 2012 - UConn defeats North Carolina, 86-35, the worst loss in Tar Heels history. Are…

Hartley, Huskies too much on both ends for Providence

You had to figure that in the aftermath of a rare Connecticut loss to Notre Dame this past Saturday, somebody on the Huskies’ schedule was going to pay and last night at the XL Center…

West Virginia to UConn: Let’s get physical!

Whenever a team plays against Mike Carey’s West Virginia Mountaineers teams, the opponent knows what it is in for, a physically demanding, hard fought, usually ugly and low-scoring game. This year’s squad is younger and…

2011 Year in Review: Changing the landscape and breaking down barriers

2011 Year in Review: Changing the landscape and breaking down barriers

In compiling a list of people that impacted women's basketball in the year 2011, one word kept coming to my mind to describe them: awareness. In their own way, each person on the list impacted…

Stags no match for Huskies as UConn prepares for conference play

The last time the UConn women's basketball team played Fairfield University the Huskies defeated the Stags 93-50. The date was November 9, 2001 and that UConn team rolled to a 39-0 season that was commemorated…

Dishin & Swishin December 29, 2011 Podcast: A New Year’s present – Alysa Auriemma on life, health & basketball

Dishin & Swishin December 29, 2011 Podcast: A New Year’s present – Alysa Auriemma on life, health & basketball

Since there is that dreaded lull in the action between the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays when the student-athletes get a few rare days with their families, I started to think family would be…

Around the Web recaps: UConn at Baylor

Waco Tribune-Herald, December 19, 2011 In The End, No Getting Around Griner (courant.com) In topflight battle, No. 1 Lady Bears defeat No. 2 UConn, 66-61 (baylorlariat.com) UConn Women Lose 66-61 To Baylor (courant.com) Baylor hands No. 2…

Video: Dec. 18, 2011: Seattle Storm Coach Brian Agler on UConn at Baylor

Seattle Storm coach Brian Agler before the game.

Griner has a block party as Baylor proves its top ranking, UConn stays positive after defeat

Griner has a block party as Baylor proves its top ranking, UConn stays positive after defeat

WACO, Texas – With the electric atmosphere of a sellout crowd cheering them on and Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III in the audience, No. 1 Baylor (11-0) rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to…

Video: Geno Auriemma on the atmosphere of the Baylor game and a playful wisecrack to Kim Mulkey

December 18, 2011 Final: No. 1 Baylor 66, No. 2 UConn 61 After finishing the UConn postgame press conference, Husky head coach Geno Auriemma took some time to talk about his thoughts on the atmosphere…

Preview: No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 2 UConn

Preview: No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 2 UConn

No. 1 Baylor hosts No. 2 UConn tomorrow marking the first time the Huskies have played in Waco. UConn holds the edge in the short series between the two teams. The first time they met…

The Pink Room, Season 1, Episode 3: Baylor/UConn Stat Sheet Preview, Elena Delle Donne, Teams #1-5.

Episode 3: Baylor v. UConn Stat Sheet Preview, Elena Delle Donne, Teams #1-5. (Maryland, Stanford, Notre Dame, UConn, Baylor)

UConn (9-0) and Baylor (10-0): Game by game this season

Connecticut Huskies (9-0) Schedule/Results Date Opponent Result Leaders Location Attendance 11/13/2011 Holy Cross W 77 – 37 | Box Score Tiffany Hayes 16 Pts, 8 Rebs, 4 Assts Bria Hartley 17 Pts Gampel Pavilion (Storrs,…

Sold out game gives Baylor a chance to match last year’s record-breaking crowd when RG3 fired them up

Baylor is having a splendid year fall and early winter in sports. The women’s basketball team has not budged from its position atop of polls since the beginning of the season. The volleyball team earned…

Tuesday recap: Tennessee overcomes Rutgers, Ohio State continues streak, DePaul beats Princeton, LSU gets back on track

Tuesday recap: Tennessee overcomes Rutgers, Ohio State continues streak, DePaul beats Princeton, LSU gets back on track

Sixth-ranked Tennessee (6-2) rallied on the strength of a 13-0 in the second half to defeat no. 11 Rutgers (9-2), 67-61, Tuesday night in Piscataway in front of a crowd of 6,368. Led by Shekinna…

Dec. 13, 2011: Lady Vols at Scarlet Knights Highlight TV Games

Dec. 13, 2011: Lady Vols at Scarlet Knights Highlight TV Games

No. 6 Tennessee at No. 11 Rutgers, 7 p.m., ESPN/ESPN3.com (Pam Ward and Carolyn Peck) || Southern at No. 12 Ohio State, 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network (Lisa Byington and Stephanie White) || UCLA at…

Maggie Dixon Classic Results

Maggie Dixon Classic Results

Baylor tops St. John's and Tennessee takes down DePaul. Quotes and video.

Baylor vs. St. John’s and DePaul vs. Tennessee to battle in Maggie Dixon Classic

Baylor vs. St. John’s and DePaul vs. Tennessee to battle in Maggie Dixon Classic

Maggie Dixon Classic, 11 a.m. ET No. 1 Baylor vs. St. John’s No. 20 DePaul vs. No. 7 Tennessee December 11, 2011 at Madison Square Garden (9,585) TV: ESPNU/ESPN3.com Top teams square off today to…

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