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Top-ranked UConn earns 100th consecutive win with 66-55 victory over South Carolina

Top-ranked UConn earns 100th consecutive win with 66-55 victory over South Carolina

Quotes || Notes || Statistics || Photo Gallery || Postgame Video Undefeated and top-ranked Connecticut (25-0) hit another milestone Monday night with a 66-55 win over No. 6 South Carolina (21-3) in front of a sell-out crowd…

HBO releases promo for documentary “UConn: The March to Madness”

From HBO: HBO’s March to Madness documentary series returns with a multi-episode installment chronicling the 2016-17 UConn women’s basketball team’s pursuit of a fifth straight national title. The series features exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, offering a…

Connecticut beats SMU, breaks own NCAA record for consecutive wins

Longest win streak in NCAA basketball history ? (again) 91 wins #AndCounting pic.twitter.com/JYjy60Fu49 — UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) January 14, 2017 Connecticut (16-0, 4-0 AAC) defeated Southern Methodist 88-48 on the road in Dallas breaking…

Fox Sports to give fans all-access commercial-free broadcast of St. John’s at Seton Hall with coaches mic’d up

Fox Sports to give fans all-access commercial-free broadcast of St. John’s at Seton Hall with coaches mic’d up

In a first-of-its-kind telecast, Fox Sports will give women’s basketball fans an all-access pass to the St. John’s at Seton Hall game Friday, Dec. 30, (7 p.m. ET), as both head coaches will wear live…

UConn at Notre Dame: Top Two Teams Set to Clash Wednesday

UConn at Notre Dame: Top Two Teams Set to Clash Wednesday

Connecticut (7-0): Hoopfeed No. 1, AP No. 1, USA Today No. 2 vs. Notre Dame (8-0): Hoopfeed No. 2, AP No. 2, USA Today No. 1 Tipoff: 7 p.m. (ET) Site: Purcell Pavilion (9,149), South…

Notre Dame tops first-ever Hoopfeed NCAA Division I women’s basketball poll

Notre Dame tops first-ever Hoopfeed NCAA Division I women’s basketball poll

Notre Dame (4-0) tops the first-ever Hoopfeed NCAA Division I women’s basketball poll. With the majority of first-place votes from a 12-member panel, the Irish lead the pack. Connecticut (3-0), South Carolina (3-0), Louisville (6-0)…

UConn forward Batouly Camara undergoes successful surgery for shoulder injury

UConn newcomer, 6-2 forward Batouly Camara, underwent a successful surgical procedure on Friday, July 1 to repair a pre-existing injury to her right shoulder. Camara is a rising sophomore who transferred to UConn from Kentucky…

UConn finalizes team’s 2016-17 non-conference schedule

The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team finalized its non-conference schedule for the 2016-17 season with a 13-game slate that includes six home games, six away games and one game at a neutral site. The three-time defending…

Texas and UConn to meet in the 2016 Jimmy V Women’s Classic

Texas and UConn to meet in the 2016 Jimmy V Women’s Classic

Texas and UConn will meet in the 2016 Jimmy V Women’s Classic, hosted by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, on Sunday, December 4. Tip-off at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., is slated…

Video: President Obama honors UConn, the 2016 national champions

Video: President Obama honors UConn, the 2016 national champions

The Connecticut Huskies visited the White House for the sixth time since 2009. President Barack Obama welcomed the team to the executive mansion to celebrate the team’s record fourth-straight NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship.…

UConn lands transfer from Duke, sophomore center Azurá Stevens

Sophomore center Azurá Stevens heads to Connecticut after transferring from Duke. The Raleigh, N.C. native will be forced to sit out the 2016-17 season due to NCAA transfer rules. She will have two years of eligibility remaining…

UConn forward Napheesa Collier undergoes successful surgical procedure on her hip

From UConn: UConn women’s basketball freshman forward Napheesa Collier underwent a successful surgical procedure on her hip to repair an injury that has been bothering her since high school.  The procedure took place on Thursday,…

Nike signs Breanna Stewart, Rachel Banham, Aerial Powers, Jonquel Jones and Tiffany Mitchell

Nike signed Breanna Stewart to a multi-year endorsement deal, adding to what has already been a historic year for the most decorated player in women’s college basketball history. In addition to Stewart, this year’s No. 1 pick in the…

Geno Auriemma hospitalized, resting comfortably under observation

4/19 Update from UConn: Geno Auriemma returned home from the hospital on Tuesday morning.  He is feeling better and enjoying some time with his family.  Coach Auriemma and his family wish to express their appreciation and…

Readout of President Barack Obama’s call with UConn head coach Geno Auriemma

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 11, 2016 Readout of the President’s Call with University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball Head Coach Geno Auriemma Today, the President called University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball…

Bonus! Dishin & Swishin 4/08/16 Podcast: ESPN’s Kevin Negandhi helps put a wrap on the college basketball season

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Google Play Music Podcasts, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). If you are anything like us, Kevin Negandhi, Kara Lawson…

Mission Accomplished: History-making four-peat for UConnn, Huskies beat Syracuse 82-51 for national title

Mission Accomplished: History-making four-peat for UConnn, Huskies beat Syracuse 82-51 for national title

Photos © Lee Michaelson, all rights reserved. Notes || Box score || SportsVu Stats || Tweets  “I want to win four national championships,” UConn senior forward Breanna Stewart said in 2012 before she began her college career. Stewart…

Twas the night before the national championship: Geno Auriemma faces the media

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90y4VioztsA Indianapolis, Indiana THE MODERATOR: We’re joined by head coach Geno Auriemma from Connecticut. Coach, an opening statement. COACH AURIEMMA: Well, you know, there’s always two parts to postseason. Three, actually. One, to get in;…

Morgan Tuck leads UConn in Final Four win over Oregon State, 80-51, Huskies return to title game

Morgan Tuck leads UConn in Final Four win over Oregon State, 80-51, Huskies return to title game

FINAL: #UConn 80, Oregon St. 51. Huskies are headed to their 4th-straight national championship game. #Going4Eleven pic.twitter.com/qgAmhDaAUH — UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) April 3, 2016 Notes || Tweets INDIANAPOLIS — No. 1 overall seed Connecticut…

Moriah Jefferson named the recipient of the 2016 Dawn Staley Award

Moriah Jefferson, University of Connecticut’s Senior Guard, has been named the recipient of the 2016 Dawn Staley Award. “The Dawn Staley Award is given to the most outstanding collegiate guard in the country; a player…

What they said: UConn faces the media the day before the 2016 Final Four

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao0ds6noXig THE MODERATOR: Joining us is UConn head coach Geno Auriemma and student-athletes Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck and Moriah Jefferson. Coach, an opening statement. COACH AURIEMMA: The worst part about the whole trip is waiting…

UConn continues to collect honors with AP Coach of the Year and Player of the Year awards

Congratulations to #ncaaW @AP Coach of the Year Geno Auriemma! #WFinalFour pic.twitter.com/kRSl9XYlzy — NCAA Women’s Basketball (@ncaawbb) April 2, 2016 Congratulations to #ncaaW @AP Player of the Year Breanna Stewart #WFinalFour pic.twitter.com/58840VbK0r — NCAA Women’s…

UConn’s Moriah Jefferson is the 2016 WBCA Division I Defensive Player of the Year

Moriah Jefferson | 2016 WBCA Defensive Player of the Year #Going4Eleven pic.twitter.com/k2cXTbVpTP — UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) April 2, 2016 Moriah Jefferson of the University of Connecticut is the 2016 WBCA Division I Defensive Player…

Special Dishin & Swishin 4/01/16 Podcast: “Ambassador” Tamika Catchings welcomes the women’s basketball world to her city

Special Dishin & Swishin 4/01/16 Podcast: “Ambassador” Tamika Catchings welcomes the women’s basketball world to her city

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Google Play Music Podcasts, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). If ever there was a person that represented a city,…

Dishin & Swishin 3/31/16 Podcast: Doug Bruno is back to break down the 2016 Final Four

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Google Play Music Podcasts, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). In what has become an annual occurrence, we are pleased…

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