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Big East Tournament: UConn dominates St. John’s

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Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog The Huskies started slowly but didn’t take their foot off the gas. UConn baseball moved on in the Big East Tournament on Thursday, breaking out the bats in a big way to avoid elimination with an 13- win over St. John’s. All nine starters had at least one hit, with 15 in all. Aidan Dougherty was 4-for-5 with three RBI, with two knocks each for … [Read more...] about Big East Tournament: UConn dominates St. John’s

Big East Tournament: UConn baseball blows late lead to Xavier, falls 11-8 in extra innings

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Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog The Huskies have now lost four straight Big East Tournament games. UConn baseball led 6-0 after two innings and 8-6 going into the ninth, but with Xavier down to its final out, it tied up the game and had another two-out rally in the 10th to send the Huskies to the losers’ bracket by an 11-8 final score. Jake Lambdin led off the frame with a … [Read more...] about Big East Tournament: UConn baseball blows late lead to Xavier, falls 11-8 in extra innings

WNBA photo gallery: Washington Mystics @ Connecticut Sun – 5/18/25

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Ian Bethune The three former Huskies led the Sun in scoring in the loss. Tina Charles had 23 points for the Connecticut Sun but it wasn’t enough as they fell to the Washington Mystics, 90-85, in the 2025 WNBA season opener at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on Sunday afternoon. Former Husky Olivia Nelson-Ododa had 18 points and eight rebounds while Bria Hartley 11 … [Read more...] about WNBA photo gallery: Washington Mystics @ Connecticut Sun – 5/18/25

Ryan Daniels named Big East Player of the Year

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Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog Daniels was one of five Huskies to be awarded all-Big East honors. UConn baseball’s Ryan Daniels was named the Big East Player of the Year, announced Tuesday by the conference, joining four others Huskies on Big East all-conference teams. Daniels, a junior, played predominantly second base in his 50 games played, also spending some time in … [Read more...] about Ryan Daniels named Big East Player of the Year