University of Connecticut

UConn’s Nick Capone #21 celebrates with Marc Garcomb #17 after scoring in the first period. | Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog The Huskies bounced back from a pair of losses with a resilient victory on the road. UConn men’s hockey head coach Mike Cavanaugh wanted more from his offense and he got it on Tuesday night as the Huskies defeated No. 20 Northeastern, 5-3. After … [Read more...] about UConn men’s hockey takes down No. 20 Northeastern, 5-3

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog UConn gets it’s third straight win over Northeastern at Matthews Arena. Nick Capone had two goals and assist to lead the UConn Huskies to a 5-3 win over the Northeastern Huskies in a men’s Hockey East game at Matthews Arena in Boston, MA on October 26, 2021. Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view gallery … [Read more...] about Photo gallery: UConn men’s hockey @ Northeastern Huskies – 10/26/21

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog A look at how the Huskies are doing with two weeks out until their season opener. UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley spoke with the media Tuesday afternoon, two weeks out from the Huskies’ season opener Nov. 9 at home against Central Connecticut. The Huskies had just wrapped up a secret scrimmage against Harvard. Since the men’s team … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Notebook: Cole, Sanogo impressing offensively

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Coming Thursday, comments will look different. Hey everyone. I’m Beth, and I oversee all of our NCAA communities. This Thursday will be a big day for our community: we’re moving our comments to a brand new platform, developed especially for SB Nation. A select few of our NCAA communities will be moving to the new platform, and I’m excited … [Read more...] about Announcement: A new commenting system is coming to The UConn Blog

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog The Huskies have been competitive in every game this season but the same problems have crept up in each of their three losses. Through three weeks of the season, UConn men’s hockey has underperformed. The Huskies sit below .500 with a 2-3-0 record and are coming off a sweep at the hands of an Ohio State team picked to finish last in the Big … [Read more...] about UConn men’s hockey looking to rebound at Northeastern

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog The sophomore was also named to the Nancy Lieberman Award watch list. After becoming the first freshman ever to become the AP’s Player of the Year last season, Paige Bueckers is an unanimous preseason AP All-American. She is one of five players selected to the team alongside South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Kentucky’s … [Read more...] about Paige Bueckers named unanimous AP Preseason All-American

Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports The rankings give rise to a level of expectations that are a welcome return for this program. The start of basketball season is so close you can taste it. But at least some rankings are out and the fun can already begin. The first AP rankings were released about a week ago, one day after stats guru Ken Pomeroy of KenPom.com came out … [Read more...] about UConn men’s basketball ranked no. 21 in KenPom

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Padover spent the 2009-10 season as a student assistant to the director of basketball operations at UConn. UConn alumnus Dan Padover will take over as the general manager of the Atlanta Dream after spending the previous three years in the same role with the Las Vegas Aces. He was recently named the WNBA Executive of the Year for a … [Read more...] about UConn alumnus Dan Padover named general manager of Atlanta Dream

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog The Huskies fell short on Senior Day. The Xavier Musketeers scored in the 6th minute and then held off a late challenge to beat the UConn Huskies women’s soccer team, 1-0, on Senior Day at Morrone Stadium at Rizza Performance Center on Sunday, October 24, 2021. Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view gallery … [Read more...] about Photo gallery: Xavier Musketeers @ UConn women’s soccer – 10/24/21