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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 1/4

UConn Huskies Daily Roundup

Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men's basketball and women's basketball teams as well as the other sports the student-athletes engage in. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a daily basis. As always, links can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you're on the home page.

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My apologies for not posting any of the UConn news from the past two days. I've been under the weather and really haven't had the strength to do much. So while you may have seen of the links, I'm going to catch everyone, including myself, up from the past few days

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UConn Women's Basketball links

Looking back at UConn-Notre Dame 2012 [carl adamec – sny.com]

UConn Working On Contigency Plans For Future Schedules [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Getting Geared Up For The Irish [john altavilla – hartford courant]

UConn, Notre Dame Set To Renew Rivalry Saturday [rich elliott – ct post]

Despite graduation losses, Notre Dame still a threat [jim fuller – new haven register]

Food drive at UConn/Notre Dame game [jim fuller – new haven register]

Top-Ranked UConn Welcomes No. 5 Notre Dame for BIG EAST Opener [uconnhuskies.com]

One of top rivalries resumes Saturday [rebecca lobo – espnW]

UConn Men's Basketball links

UConn Will Hit Recruiting Trail This Week, Looking for Big Man, Guard [dave borges – new haven register]

Bad breaks doom UConn in Milwaukee [kevin duffy – ct post]

Big East Predictions [kevin duffy – ct post]

Running Out of Magic [uconn huskies basketball]

UConn Football links

DC answered a few questions in his mailbag [desmond conner – hartford courant]

Sources: UConn OC George DeLeone Heading To The NFL’s Giants? [desmond conner – hartford courant]

George DeLeone Says He’s Not Going To Giants [desmond conner – hartford courant]

Johnson and Smith Receive All-Star Game Invites [uconnhuskies.com]

Nick Williams Chosen for Casino Del Sol All-Star Game [uconnhuskies.com]

Ryan Griffin Added to Raycom Classic All-Star Roster [uconnhuskies.com]

Other UConn related links

Field Hockey. Nancy Stevens Named Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance Gold Key Winner [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Ice Hockey. Huskies Return to Action With 5-1 Win Over Princeton [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Ice Hockey. Women's Hockey Splits Mid-Week Series With Princeton [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Track. Men's Track & Field Opens 2013 Season at Home on Saturday [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Ice Hockey. Men's Hockey To Play Host To Penn State Friday and Saturday [uconnhuskies.com]

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Video: Marquette Holds Off UConn Men 82-76 in OT

Welcome to Big East play where the play is physical and anything can happen.

Marquette's Junior Cadougan (5) reacts to his 3-pointer that tied the score at the end of regulation against Connecticut in their NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, in Milwaukee. Just when it looked like the UConn Huskies were going to win the game after a Ryan Boatright field goal to go up three with seconds to play, Junior Cadougan hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie it up for the Marquette Golden Eagles.

Marquette made a big three in overtime and held off the Huskies for an 82-76 win in front of 14,159 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI on New Year's Day.

The Huskies fall to 10-3 (0-1 Big East) while Marquette improves to 10-3 (1-0).

Overtime got off to a strange start as UConn won the tip and went down the court with Shabazz Napier putting up a layup that was called for goaltending on Marquette. But after the referees got together and talked, the goaltending call was wiped away as Napier had been going down the court the wrong way.

The referees admitted after the game that UConn should have been awarded the two points. But oh well, you live with what happened.

Omar Calhoun gave UConn the lead 71-69 with a three pointer but Vander Blue followed with a three and after a Huskies miss, Jamil Wilson made a layup. From there, it was a matter of making free throws for the Golden Eagles.

Napier led the way for the Huskies with game-high 29 points and eight rebounds while adding four assists. Boatright added 16 points and a game-high six assists. DeAndre Daniels chipped in with 11 points.

Davante Gardner and Cadpugan both led the way for the Golden Eagles with 18 points with Gardner adding six rebounds. Blue added 13 points while Wilson led them with seven rebounds to go along with his seven points.

Really tough loss for the Huskies who battled throughout this game. They were down 10 points twice in the second half and rallied. Then when it looked they had a win in their grasp, their hearts were broken by Cadougan.

While the loss is disheartening, you have to be proud of the way they played. They never gave up, a trait instilled by their head coach Kevin Ollie, who by the way was coaching in his first Big East game.

The Huskies will now get a week off to prepare for their next game. That will come on January 8th when they host the DePaul Blue Demons at Gampel Pavilion. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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UConn Huskies @ Marquette Golden Eagles 1.1.13 box score

UConn postgame notes

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2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 9 (Jan. 1)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

As expected after they demolished the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday, the UConn Huskies women's basketball has ascended to the top of the rankings this week.

They are followed by the Baylor Lady Bears, Duke Blue Devils, Stanford and Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the top five of the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Huskies and Bears are followed by Stanford, Duke and Notre Dame.

Joining UConn and Notre Dame in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (11/10).

The Syracuse Orange are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Villanova Wildcats are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll while the South Florida Bulls and DePaul Demons are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 9 (Jan. 1), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25					USA Today Coaches Poll
RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	PVS	RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	PVS
1	Connecticut (37)	11-0	997	2	1	Connecticut (31)	12-0	775	2
2	Baylor (3)	10-1	948	3	2	Baylor	10-1	732	3
3	Duke	11-0	904	4	3	Stanford	11-1	707	1
4	Stanford	11-1	899	1	4	Duke	11-0	691	4
5	Notre Dame	11-1	841	5	5	Notre Dame	11-1	654	5
6	Kentucky	12-1	799	7	6	Kentucky	12-1	623	6
7	California	10-1	724	8	7	California	10-1	579	8
8	Maryland	10-2	703	9	8	Maryland	10-2	548	9
9	Penn State	10-2	664	10	9	Penn State	10-2	501	10
10	Georgia	12-1	600	6	10	Louisville	12-2	461	12
11	Louisville	11-2	563	12	11	Georgia	12-1	459	7
12	Tennessee	9-3	557	13	12	Oklahoma State	11-0	434	13
13	Oklahoma State	11-0	504	14	13	Tennessee	9-3	408	15
14	Purdue	11-2	444	11	14	Purdue	11-2	365	11
15	North Carolina	13-1	403	16	15	South Carolina	12-1	349	16
16	UCLA	8-2	350	17	16	Oklahoma	10-2	290	17
17	Oklahoma	10-2	312	18	17	UCLA	9-2	252	18
18	South Carolina	12-1	309	19	18	Dayton	12-1	214	14
19	Florida State	11-1	259	21	19	Nebraska	10-3	183	19
20	Colorado	11-0	224	23	20	Kansas	9-2	166	20
21	Kansas	9-2	183	22	21	Florida State	11-1	140	25
22	Dayton	12-1	177	15	22	Texas A&M	9-4	134	22
23	Arkansas	12-1	165	25	23	North Carolina	13-1	101	23
24	Texas A&M	9-4	135	24	24	Ohio State	10-3	99	24
25	Nebraska	10-3	81	NR	25	Colorado	11-0	60	NR
Dropped from rankings:					Dropped from rankings:
Texas 20					Texas 21
Others receiving votes:					Others receiving votes:
Miami (FL) 52, Iowa State 50, Ohio State 36, Vanderbilt 23, West Virginia 22, Syracuse 15, Michigan 13, Michigan State 12, Iowa 10, Duquesne 9, UTEP 8, Texas 4, Villanova 1					Iowa State 39, Syracuse 25, Arkansas 23, Miami (FL) 17, Toledo 10, UTEP 9, Vanderbilt 7, Kansas State 6, Iowa 4, Texas 3, South Florida 2, DePaul 2, West Virginia 2, Gonzaga 1

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 1/1

UConn Huskies Daily Roundup

Thank you for stopping by and making SOX & Dawgs your home for UConn Huskies news.

It's game day for the UConn Huskies men's basketball team as they are in Milwaukee, WI to take on the Marquette Golden Eagles. Tip is scheduled for 8 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPNU. You can also listen on the IMG/UConn Radio Network.

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UConn Men's Basketball links

Huskies Arrive in Milwaukee For Big East Play: Notes, Quotes from the Lobby [dom amore – hartford courant]

No Buzz for UConn-Marquette Tuesday, But a Homecoming for Phil Nolan [david borges – new haven register]

Notes/Quotes from New Years Eve: “The past doesn’t equal the future. If it does, then you live in the past.” [kevin duffy – ct post]

A Pfist full of Huskies [neill ostrout – journal inquirer]

Men's Basketball Opens BIG EAST Play At Marquette [uconnhuskies.com]

Ollie, UConn move to Big East slate [ct post]

UConn Readies For First Conference Game, Against Marquette [hartford courant]

Huskies open Big East schedule with Marquette [new haven register]

Huskies open their Big East schedule [the day]

UConn Women's Basketball links

Tuck And Jefferson Back In The Fold [john altavilla – hartford courant]

No Surprise That Geno Isn’t That Impressed With No. 1 [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Doty has a career game; Tuck glad to be back [jim fuller – new haven register]

No timetable for Kiah Stokes' return [jim fuller – new haven register]

Saturday's Game vs. No. 5 Notre Dame is SOLD OUT! [uconnhuskies.com]

Huskies Back on Top of AP Poll [uconnhuskies.com]

UConn women roll over Oregon [ct post]

UConn Women Cruise To 95-51 Victory At Oregon [hartford courant]

UConn Women Back At No. 1 [hartford courant]

No. 1 Huskies crush Oregon [new haven register]

UConn Football links

Three Former Huskies In NFL Playoffs [uconnhuskies.com]

Other UConn related links

W. Ice Hockey. Huskies Bring in New Year Against Princeton [uconnhuskies.com]

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Happy New Year 2013

Happy New Year

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Portland Pirates 4, Connecticut Whale 3

Portland, ME, December 31, 2012 – The Connecticut Whale let a 3-0 second-period lead slip away Monday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center, finishing 2012 with a 4-3 loss to the Portland Pirates.

CT Whale Jordan Szwarz and Ethan Werek scored third-period goals for Portland, after Mathieu Brodeur and Chris Summers tallied in the final 1:20 of the second period to cut the Pirates’ deficit to 3-2.

Werek also had an assist for Portland, and former Whale Chad Johnson made 32 saves for the Pirates. Brandon Segal, Micheal Haley and Tommy Grant scored for the Whale.

The Whale scored the first period’s only goal at 12:37 in a four-on-four situation. After the Pirates had won a draw, Segal knocked Portland defenseman David Rundblad down in the right-wing corner and fed the puck to Marek Hrivik. Johnson stopped Hrivik’s point-blank shot, but Segal, who had headed to the front of the net, shot the rebound underneath Johnson’s right pad and in.

Connecticut struck for a pair of early goals in the second to widen their lead to 3-0, starting with Haley’s third of the year at 1:44. Logan Pyett found Haley with a long pass, and Haley was able to get a step on the Portland defense before putting a shot past Johnson’s stick side.

Just 58 seconds later, at 2:42, Grant made it 3-0, as he was able to push a loose puck past Johnson off a scramble near the Portland net.

After the Whale dominated most of the period, though, Brodeur and Summers, both defensemen, scored only 1:04 apart to turn the momentum quickly.

Brodeur fought off a check to bury a close-in shot past Whale goaltender Cam Talbot (21 saves) at 18:40. Then, with only 15.9 seconds on the clock, a pass found Summers at the left side of the slot and he fired in his first goal of the year to cut the Whale lead to 3-2.

Szwarz tied the score on a Portland power play at 3:51 of the third period, deflecting a Michael Stone point shot high into the net behind Talbot after Evan Brophey won a faceoff.

Werek’s game-winner came at 12:04, after a failed Whale clearing attempt. Rundblad and Brett Hextall combined to find Werek, who had snuck free in front of the Whale goal, and Werek put a perfectly-placed backhander into the top corner over Talbot’s catching glove.

The loss was the Whale’s first all year in a game they led after two periods, and dropped Connecticut’s record on the year to 13-17-2-0. The Whale are now 0-3-0-0 on the season against the Pirates.

The Whale are next in action this Friday, January 4 against the Adirondack Phantoms at the XL Center. Faceoff is 7:00 PM, and at all Friday-night Whale home games fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs and $2 beers until the end of the first intermission. Whale tickets start as low as $10 each ($12 each when purchased on the day of the game) and are available at the Public Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, through TicketMaster Charge-by-Phone at 1-800-745-3000 and on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.

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Connecticut Whale 3 at Portland Pirates 4
Monday, December 31, 2012 – Cumberland County Civic Center

Connecticut 1 2 0 – 3
Portland 0 2 2 – 4

1st Period-1, Connecticut, Segal 7 (Hrivik), 12:37. Penalties-Bolduc Por (slashing), 5:19; Vernace Ct (hooking), 11:59; Conner Por (interference), 12:31; Jean Ct (interference), 13:36; Bolduc Por (diving), 13:36.

2nd Period-2, Connecticut, Haley 3 (Pyett), 1:44. 3, Connecticut, Grant 8 (Thomas), 2:42. 4, Portland, Brodeur 2 (Klinkhammer, Shinnimin), 18:40. 5, Portland, Summers 1 (Werek, Brown), 19:44. Penalties-Vernace Ct (holding the stick), 5:42; Lane Por (slashing), 14:01; Kreider Ct (high-sticking), 20:00.

3rd Period-6, Portland, Szwarz 2 (Stone, Brophey), 3:51 (PP). 7, Portland, Werek 6 (Hextall, Rundblad), 12:04. Penalties-Vernace Ct (cross-checking), 2:07; Miele Por (holding), 5:39; Summers Por (delay of game), 18:23.

Shots on Goal-Connecticut 8-17-10-35. Portland 9-9-7-25.
Power Play Opportunities-Connecticut 0 / 5; Portland 1 / 4.
Goalies-Connecticut, Talbot 11-14-0 (25 shots-21 saves). Portland, Johnson 11-6-0 (35 shots-32 saves).
A-6,270
Referees-Jean Hebert (43).
Linesmen-Joe Andrews (32), Brian MacDonald (72).

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Video: UConn Women Shoot Down the Ducks, 95-51

UConn's Caroline Doty in action against Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena Monday afternoon.

After knocking off the No. 1 team in the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday, we had to hope there would be no let down on Monday afternoon by the UConn Huskies women's basketball team.

It's pretty safe to say there was no let down.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis led six Huskies in double figures with 19 points as they went on to an easy 95-51 win over the Oregon Ducks at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR.

The new No. 1 in the AP Poll (Coaches Poll comes out on Tuesday) Huskies improve to 12-0. The Ducks fall to 2-10.

KML also added five rebounds and four assists. Stefanie Dolson added 16 points, six rebounds and five assists. Caroline Doty had perhaps her best game in a UConn uniform with 14 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and four steals.

Kelly Faris chipped in with 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals while freshman Morgan Tuck and Moriah Jefferson both had 10 points.

The Ducks were led by Jillian Alleyne's 18 points and six rebounds. Devyn Galland added 13 points. Ariel Thomas matched Alleyne's team-high rebounds with six points to go along with just three points.

Early on it looked the blowout would happen as it did as the Huskies raced out to a 12-0 lead. But over time, the Ducks responded back later on with 13 straight points that cut UConn's lead to 19-13.

But then the Huskies turned things on and started to play better as they closed out the first half on a 35-11 run. It more of the same in the second half.

It was nice to see UConn keep up the momentum from Saturday's big win. They'll need that to carry over going forward. Especially with a big game coming up on Saturday.

That big game will be against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as both teams will open up Big East play at Gampel Pavilion. Tip is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the game will be nationally televised on CBS.

UConn Huskies @ Oregon Ducks 12.31.12 box score

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2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rankings – Week 9 (Dec. 31)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA men's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain among the others receiving votes for yet another week.

The Duke Blue Devils (there went my dinner I haven't eaten yet) remain the No. 1 team in the country. They are followed by the Michigan Wolverines, Arizona Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals and Indiana Hoosiers in both polls.

Joining the Cardinals in the top 25 from the Big East are the Syracuse Orange (7/7), Cincinnati Bearcats (14/15), Georgetown Hoyas (15/16), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (19/21) and the Pittsburgh Panthers (24/22).

UConn is the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes.

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AP Top 25					USA Today Coaches Poll
RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	PVS	RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	PVS
1	Duke (63)	12-0	1,623	1	1	Duke (30)	12-0	774	1
2	Michigan (2)	13-0	1,547	2	2	Michigan (1)	13-0	744	2
3	Arizona	12-0	1,474	3	3	Arizona	12-0	692	3
4	Louisville	12-1	1,434	4	4	Louisville	12-1	678	3
5	Indiana	12-1	1,378	5	5	Indiana	12-1	654	5
6	Kansas	11-1	1,313	6	6	Kansas	11-1	643	6
7	Syracuse	11-1	1,197	9	7	Syracuse	11-1	575	7
8	Ohio State	10-2	1,079	10	8	Ohio State	10-2	530	10
9	Minnesota	12-1	978	11	9	Florida	9-2	451	11
10	Gonzaga	12-1	946	13	10	Gonzaga	12-1	439	13
11	Illinois	13-1	929	12	11	Creighton	12-1	436	12
12	Missouri	10-2	912	7	12	Missouri	10-2	420	9
13	Florida	9-2	810	14	13	Minnesota	12-1	417	14
14	Cincinnati	12-1	761	8	14	Illinois	13-1	358	15
15	Georgetown	10-1	718	15	15	Cincinnati	12-1	352	8
16	Creighton	12-1	629	16	16	Georgetown	10-1	281	18
17	Butler	10-2	591	18	17	San Diego State	11-2	242	16
18	Michigan State	11-2	447	19	18	Michigan State	11-2	228	19
19	San Diego State	11-2	437	17	19	Notre Dame	12-1	201	20
20	New Mexico	13-1	389	NR	20	Butler	10-2	194	21
21	Notre Dame	12-1	361	21	21	Oklahoma State	10-1	146	22
22	Oklahoma State	10-1	333	22	22	Pittsburgh	12-1	124	24
23	North Carolina State	10-2	270	23	23	New Mexico	13-1	109	NR
24	Pittsburgh	12-1	219	24	24	UNLV	11-2	100	17
25	Kansas State	10-2	149	25	25	North Carolina State	10-2	95	25
Dropped from rankings:					Dropped from rankings:
UNLV 20					Kentucky 23
Others receiving votes:					Others receiving votes:
UNLV 52, North Carolina 38, Wyoming 28, Temple 21, Virginia Commonwealth 15, Kentucky 13, Wichita State 11, Connecticut 9, UCLA 6, Maryland 5, Oregon 3					Virginia Commonwealth 36, Kansas State 35, North Carolina 34, Kentucky 31, Wyoming 30, Wichita State 7, Colorado 6, Maryland 5, Connecticut 3, UCLA 2, Bucknell 1, Colorado State 1, Temple 1

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 12/31

UConn Huskies Daily Roundup

Thank you for stopping by and making SOX & Dawgs your home for UConn Huskies news.

It's game day for the UConn women as they will take on the Oregon Ducks in Eugene, OR at 3 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network if you're lucky enough to get it. For us here in Connecticut, we are out of luck. You can also listen on the IMG/UConn Radio Network.

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UConn Women's Basketball links

UConn-Oregon has Philly flavor [carl adamec – sny.com]

Led by Mosqueda-Lewis, The Underclassmen Held Their Own [rich elliott – ct post]

Some info on the Pac-12 Network [jim fuller – new haven register]

Auriemma, Westhead go way back [jim fuller – new haven register]

Another huge game for Saniya Chong [jim fuller – new haven register]

Stefanie Dolson named to Big East Weekly Honor Roll [bigeast.org]

UConn's defensive effort 'one of the best ever for us' [ct post]

UConn Waits For The Call To The Top: AP No. 1 [hartford courant]

Oregon team coached by Paul Westhead will give Huskies different look [new haven register]

UConn should have been ranked No. 1 before this week [the hour]