STORRS, Conn. – On paper, it was the type of matchup made for ESPN Big Monday. The last undefeated team in the country, Joanne P. McCallie’s Duke Blue Devils venture into snowy Storrs, Connecticut to…
HARTFORD, Conn. – After dropping 21 straight games and 28 of the last 29 to Geno Auriemma’s Connecticut teams, Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman had high hopes for today’s game in Hartford. After all, the Orange…
Connecticut has not had a difficult season of multiple-player injuries like other teams such Maryland with two point guards downed by ACL woes but there is no question head coach Geno Auriemma would love to…
It seems that in women’s basketball a game shown on national television on a major network means frequent miscues and missed shots by one or both teams, or some other reason a less than entertaining…
An average Connecticut women’s basketball game this season includes 132 combined points, 27 total fouls, and 37 turnovers. An average Penn State women’s basketball game this season includes 135 combined points, 37 total fouls, and…
[display_podcast] Today marks the debut of a joint venture between Hoopfeed and PhilaHoopsW. You will now be able to hear two podcasts each week, the Dishin & Swishin you are used to finding on Hoopfeed,…
Television ratings for Connecticut’s women’s basketball team increased 14 per cent this season in the Hartford-New Haven designated market area (DMA) according to statistics from Nielsen Media Research. The network also broadcasts the university’s men’s…
HARTFORD, Conn. — In the aftermath of the Connecticut’s 63-48 victory over an undermanned Maryland team in the Jimmy V Classic last night, one coach was smiling broader than the other, and it was not…
In the movie Hoosiers, coach Norman Dale preaches the four pass offense to his team, even benching a player for not following his system when only four others are available. Dale would have loved watching…
North Carolina versus Duke. Baylor versus Stanford. Tennessee versus Kentucky. All great games, either having history or building it as time goes on. Perhaps the best rivalry in women’s hoops right now, however, is Connecticut…
STORRS, Conn. – The day started with a ceremony commemorating 800 victories for Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma and a surprised honoree, his associate head coach, Chris Dailey. Then it was time to tack on one…
[display_podcast] Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes The roundtable discussions on Dishin & Swishin have been some of the most fun to do, and definitely are the most listened to among the podcasts. With the…
STORRS, Conn. — The question was not if the Connecticut Huskies would win their preseason opener versus Indiana University (Pa.), or even what the margin of victory would be. For the record the final score was…
Baylor tops the Associated Press preseason poll for the second straight year. Baylor received all of the first place votes. Connecticut, Duke, Stanford and Maryland follow. Tennessee debuts at No. 20, their lowest since 1976-77.…
While so many are writing about Geno Auriemma’s rule change suggestions, the members of the 2012-13 Connecticut women’s basketball team are readying themselves for what should be an outstanding season. One thing the UConn Huskies…
DALLAS – Various suggestions to lower the rim in women’s basketball are not new ideas. In the spring of 2010 during the world championship, FIBA’s top officials announced that they would consider it in the…
It has been a few years now that I have had the privilege of covering Connecticut women’s basketball online and hosting the Dishin & Swishin podcast. It is a labor of love for me, and…
The Big East conference kicked off the first of several years of transition with their preseason polls and awards announcements. Gone is West Virginia this season, to be followed by Pitt, Syracuse and eventually Notre…
STORRS, Conn. – Connecticut women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma has been known to tell a story or two over his coaching career. Shocking revelation, right? Yesterday at Gampel Pavilion someone mentioned to Auriemma that…
[display_podcast] The air is getting colder, the leaves are changing color and the WNBA regular season is coming to a close. All sure signs that the women’s college basketball season is coming up fast! The…
[display_podcast] Do you remember taking the SAT exams when you were getting ready for college? There was that section of analogy questions that everybody hated. Here is one of those for you. As beach volleyball…
On Thursday, August 16, USA Basketball’s women’s national team and Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma met with the press to discuss his experiences with the gold-medal-winning Olympic team. Here is a transcript of most of…
ESPN2’s slate of women’s basketball “Big Monday” games tips off on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 21, 2013 at 7 p.m. ET with No. 3 Duke at No. 2 Connecticut. The schedule features…
During a press conference Thursday, USA Basketball senior national team and Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma answered questions from the media about his experience coaching the U.S. to a fifth consecutive gold medal. He discussed…
Doug Feinberg has been the Associated Press’s lead writer for women's basketball coverage for several years. He has been to Final Fours and WNBA Finals, and seemingly every other high-profile event, including the 2008 Beijing…
