Here is a photo gallery from the UConn men’s hockey game versus the Providence College Friars on February 4, 2015 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. The UConn Huskies and Friars tied 2-2 in a Hockey East matchup.
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The UConn Women’s Basketball bench sports “900” glasses and Geno Auriemma and Chris Dailey masks against Cincinnati at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.
Here is the video from UConn video that was played after Tuesday night’s UConn Huskies vs Cincinnati Bearcats women’s basketball game in which head coach Geno Auriemma reached 900 career wins.
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Here are the photos from the UConn women’s basketball game versus the Cincinnati Bearcats on February 3, 2015 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. The UConn Huskies won the game 96-36 to give head coach Geno Auriemma his 900th career win.
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UConn head coach Geno Auriemma poses with his team after getting his 900th career win.
UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, along with his top assistant Chris Dailey, has been at the helm for the past 30 seasons for the UConn Huskies. When he got there, the program was a mere speck of what it is today.
Now, after his team beat a former player and assistant coach Jamelle Elliott’s team in the Cincinnati Bearcats 96-36 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on Tuesday night, Auriemma became the fastest coach to 900 wins in men’s or women’s basketball. It took him just 1,034 games to do it, 38 less than Pat Summitt and 149 less than Mike Krzyzewki on the men’s side.
The UConn women improve to 21-1 (11-0 American) while Cincinnati falls to 6-16 (3-8 American).
Gabby Williams continues to get better daily as she led the Huskies with a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds in 24 minutes of action. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 16 points while Breanna Stewart had 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots.
Saniya Chong joined her benchmate Williams in double digits with 11 points. Kia Nurse and Morgan Tuck rounded out the Huskies in double digits with 10 points each. Kiah Stokes led UConn with five blocked shots to go along with five points and six rebounds.
Jasmine Whitfield paced the Bearcats with 14 points. Bianca Quisenberry was the only member of Cincinnati to hit double figures with 10 points. Marley Hill led them with nine rebounds to go along with her six points.
The UConn women are back in action on Saturday afternoon when they head to the home of Graceland for a matchup with the Memphis Tigers. Tip is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
Cincinnati Bearcats @ UConn Huskies 2/3/15 box score
Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Geno Auriemma.
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UConn G Rob Nichols (31) does a split to make the save the stuff in attempt by Maine F Will Merchant (28) in the third period at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.
From UConn:
STORRS, Conn. – UConn sophomore Rob Nichols (Dallas, Texas) was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after guiding the Huskies to a win and tie this past weekend with the Maine Black Bears. Nichols picks up his second HEA defensive player award this season.
Nichols helped the Huskies take three of a possible four points in the league standings this weekend. The sophomore netminder stopped 70 of the 73 shots he saw over the two games. On Friday night, Nichols turned away 41 Maine shots, matching his career-high for the third time this season as UConn posted a 2-1 overtime win at Maine. Nichols made 12 saves in each of the first three periods and stopped another five in the overtime. On Sunday, Nichols came up with 29 saves as the Huskies skated to a 2-2 tie with the Black Bears at home in the XL Center.
On the year, Nichols has seen action in 25 games posting a 2.32 goals against average with a .929 save percentage. He ranks fourth in Hockey East and 12th in the nation in save percentage. He owns a pair of shutouts on the season as well.
Nichols and the Huskies will face the No. 13 nationally ranked Providence Friars this week. UConn will host the Friars on Wednesday night at the XL Center and then travel to Providence on Saturday night.
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Here are photos from the UConn men’s hockey game versus the Maine Black Bears at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on February 1, 2015. The UConn Huskies and Maine tied 2-2.
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Here is a photo gallery from the UConn women’s basketball game versus the East Carolina Pirates at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on January 28, 2015. The UConn Huskies won the game 87-32.
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Here is a photo gallery from the UConn men’s basketball game versus the Central Florida Knights on January 22, 2015 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT. The UConn Huskies won the game 67-60.
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There are plenty of reasons why the UConn women’s basketball team has been successful this season. One of the big ones though is the play of Morgan Tuck.
Tuck missed most of last season after tearing her ACL and spent the season on the bench but was around the team. This season, she’s returned with a vengeance and brought her play to another level.
And her play hasn’t gone unnoticed by her teammates, head coach and opposing coaches in the American Athletic Conference. She’s twice been named the American Player of the Week and after last week’s game against Temple, former Husky assistant and current Temple head coach Tonya Cardoza spoke about Tuck being a difference maker.
Watch and/or listen below as Cardoza, UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, Tuck and teammate Breanna Stewart talk about her play this season.
Tuck and the UConn Huskies are back in action tonight when they’ll take on the Central Florida Knights in Orlando at 7 p.m. The game will be televised locally on SNY.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – After helping the No. 2 University of Connecticut women’s basketball team to wins over Temple and USF by a 38.0 point margin, redshirt-sophomore forward Morgan Tuck (Bolingbrook, Ill.) has been selected as the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week, as announced by the league on Monday.
On Wednesday against the Owls, Tuck set a new conference career-high, dropping 24 points on 11-of-12 shooting to go along with seven boards and four assists. She followed up the performance with a 15-point, six-rebound effort against the Bulls on Sunday.
Tuck was previously named Player of the Week on Dec. 8 and earns the Huskies’ fourth overall weekly honor of the season.
Over her last 10 games, Tuck is averaging 15.1 points and has scored at least 20 points in four games during the stretch. At 14.8 points per game, the sophomore is UConn’s second leading scorer and is one of seven Husky players shooting over 50.0 from the field.
As a team, UConn has won 15-straight games and is a perfect 6-0 in The American. The Huskies return to action for a league game against UCF on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on SNY with radio coverage on the UConn/IMG Sports Radio Network.