Here is a photo gallery from the UConn Men’s Hockey game versus the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on January 18, 2015 at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT won by Notre Dame, 6-1.
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Here is a photo gallery from the UConn women’s basketball game versus the Temple Owls on January 14, 2015 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT. The UConn Huskies won the game 92-58.
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UConn F Morgan Tuck (3) goes up strong for two of her 20 first half points against Temple at Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday night.
The last time the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team played at Gampel Pavilion, it was in the year 2014. November 23 to be exact. And with the new practice facility on campus, it was their first time since the Creighton game, a 96-50 win, that the team set foot on the court there as well.
And has been the case for the entire season, sans the Stanford loss, the venue where the UConn women played didn’t matter.
Behind a combined 42 points from Morgan Tuck and Breanna Stewart, the No. 2 UConn women spanked the Temple Owls 92-58 in front of 6,712 fans on Wednesday night.
The Huskies improve to 15-1 (5-0 American) while the Owls drop to 7-11 (3-2 American).
Tuck had 24 points, seven rebounds and four assists while Stewart had 18 points, six rebounds and a game-high six assists. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, who was honored before the game for breaking the record of most career three-pointers previously held by Diana Taurasi, had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Kia Nurse, who wore her hair in a ponytail in the first half and bob in the second, rounded out the Huskies in double figures with 13 points. She had a rough first half and with the hair change, hit three three-pointers to get UConn going in the second half.
“I don’t know, I just put it back in the bun and it might have just changed my mindset a little bit,” a smiling Nurse said during the postgame interviews.
Gabby Williams pulled down 10 rebounds as did Kiah Stokes, who also had nine points and seven blocked shots against a very smaller Temple team.
Despite scoring just 58 points, the Owls did have four players hit double digits.
Feyonda Fitzgerald led the way with 16 points while Alliya Butts had 14, Erica Covile 13 and Tyonna Williams 10. Covile did manage a double-double as well pulling down 10 rebounds.
UConn will stay on campus for their next game as well as they’ll host the South Florida Bulls at Gampel this Sunday. Tip is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Temple Owls @ UConn Huskies 1-14-15 box score
Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Geno Auriemma.
photo credit: ©2015 Ian Bethune
The urban dictionary defines gronking as “Violently spiking an object (most common is a football) to the ground in celebration.” Now, gronking can be seen in a different light, a sexual one.
That’s right, gronking has taken on a sexual overtone.
A new book, “A Gronking To Remember”, by Lacey Noonan has hit the Amazon Kindle store. It’s a 38 page erotic fiction story about one woman’s lust for New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski after she saw him spike a football or in layman’s terms, gronking the football.
The book has been a big hit for Noonan, who while being interviewed by Slate Magazine, was watching Gilbert Gottfried read it aloud on TMZ.
UConn F Morgan Tuck (3) puts in two of her 21 points against Tulsa in the first half at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.
It was an extremely cold night outside in Hartford, CT on Wednesday night. But inside at the XL Center, the UConn women’s basketball team was on fire from the floor.
Behind a 61 point first half on 67.6% shooting (25-37), the UConn Huskies crushed the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 98-60 in front of 8,103 fans.
The No. 2 Huskies improve to 13-1 (3-0 American) while the Golden Hurricane fall to 6-8 (1-2 American).
The red-hot Moriah Jefferson led UConn with 22 points. Morgan Tuck added 21 points while Kia Nurse and Gabby Williams each had 15 points. Williams led the team with nine rebounds.
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis chipped in with 11 points and had three three-pointers which now ties her with Diana Taurasi for first overall in UConn history with 318. Breanna Stewart had a career-high eight assists along with six points and four rebounds.
Jordyn Holmes paced Tulsa with 17 points while Ashley Clark had 15 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
KML will most likely break Taurasi’s record on Sunday in Dallas, TX when UConn takes on the SMU Mustangs. Tip is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane @ UConn Huskies 1-7-15 box score
Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Geno Auriemma.
photo credit: ©2015 Ian Bethune
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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they are in Tampa, FL for an AAC matchup with the South Florida Bulls at the Sun Dome. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. The game is also available on WatchESPN. If you can’t watch the game, you can listen to Joe D. and Wayne Norman on the UConn IMG Sports Radio Network or on the Tunein app.
The UConn Men’s Hockey team is also in action tonight as they’ll host the Colorado College Tigers at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. and you can listen to the game on WHUS 91.7 FM or WHUS.org.
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UConn Men’s Basketball links
Huskies Continue Conference Schedule Tuesday Against USF [uconn huskies]
Looking To Build On Florida Win, UConn Eager To Take On USF [hartford courant]
UConn men looking for a sweep in Sunshine State [new haven register]
UConn hopes to be on road to recovery [the day]
UConn trying to do what most fail at, repeating [florida today]
UConn has the attention of young and hungry USF [tampa tribune]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
No. 2 UConn Plays Host to Tulsa on Wednesday at the XL Center [uconn huskies]
5 UConn Women’s Lessons Learned: Morgan Tuck A Rising Star [hartford courant]
Healthy Morgan Tuck Coming Into Her Own As UConn Women Surge [hartford courant]
UConn Women’s Insider: Former Husky Cassie Kerns’ Latest Venture Is Dancing [hartford courant]
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis still shooting for UConn 3-point record [new haven register]
Notebook: Stewart has Garden block party [sny uconn]
UConn’s bench leaving Auriemma dumbfounded [the hour]
UConn Football links
Naugatuck’s Bryan Coney commits to UConn as preferred walk-on [new haven register]
Other UConn related links
M. Ice Hockey. UConn Hockey Back in Bridgeport Tuesday Night [uconn huskies]
M. Ice Hockey. Two-Goal Game By UConn’s Gerling Testament To His Progress [hartford courant]
M. Ice Hockey. Struggling hockey teams CC, UConn playing better lately [colorado springs gazette]
W. Ice Hockey. Huskies Head To No. 6 Harvard For Tuesday Tilt [uconn huskies]
W. Ice Hockey. Elaine Chuli Picks Up Third WHEA Defensive Player Of The Week Nod [uconn huskies]
M & W. Swimming. Huskies Post Top Combined Score At 2015 Copa Coqui Invitational [uconn huskies]
Trinity Catholic’s Randy Polonia verbally commits to UConn baseball [stamford advocate]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced winners of the league’s weekly women’s basketball honors for games ending Jan. 4.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Erica Covile * G * 6-1 * Jr. * Temple
Covile had a pair of career games for Temple as the Owls went undefeated in American play last week and improved to 3-0 in league play. The junior averaged 22.5 points and 14.0 rebounds per game in wins vs. SMU and at Cincinnati. Against the Mustangs, Covile scored a career-high 24 points to go along with 13 rebounds, three steals and two assists. The Michigan native went 9-for-10 from the field in Saturday’s win over the Bearcats and finished with 21 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, notching her fourth consecutive double-double.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Aliyah Gregory * G * 5-10 * UCF
Gregory scored 21 points in UCF’s win over Tulsa on Saturday, falling one point shy of her career-high while shooting 61.5-percent (8-for-13) from the field. The freshman added six rebounds, two assists and went a perfect 5-for-5 from the charity stripe vs. the Hurricane. Gregory helped seal the win for the Knights vs. Tulsa in the final seconds by blocking a 3-point attempt, securing the loose ball and drawing a foul. She made both of her subsequent free-throws with 13 seconds remaining for the 76-70 win.
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Moriah Jefferson * G * 5-7 * Jr. * UConn
Averaged 16.7 points per game in UConn’s 3-0 week, went 21-for-28 (.750) from the field and 5-for-7 from 3-point range
Ariel Hearn * G * 5-7 * Jr. * Memphis
Had 26 points, two rebounds and two assists off the bench in an overtime win vs. East Carolina on Sunday
Kelsee Grovey * G * 5-8 * Jr. * Tulsa
Led Tulsa in scoring, averaged 21.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in a 1-1 week for the Hurricane
Alisia Jenkins * F * 6-1 * Jr. * USF
Recorded her 10th double-double of the season (10 pts, 14 rebs) in Sunday’s win at NR/RV Tulane
Zykira Brown * G * 5-8 * So. * UCF
Notched her seventh 20-point game of the year, a game-high 25 points, in win vs. Tulsa
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly men’s basketball honors for the week ending Jan. 4.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jonathan Stark • So. • G • Tulane
Stark helped Tulane to a 2-0 start in American Athletic Conference play as he averaged a league-leading 23.0 points in road wins against East Carolina and Memphis. He scored 22 points with four rebounds and three assists in a 67-59 victory against the Pirates and had 24 points with four rebounds and four assists in a 74-66 victory against the Tigers — Tulane’s first win at Memphis since 1992. Stark shot .567 from the field (17-of-30) and .636 from 3-point range (7-of-11) in the two wins and is averaging 13.2 points per game for the season.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Adonys Henriquez • Fr. • G • UCF
Henriquez averaged 15.5 points, good for fourth among all American Athletic Conference players, and 3.0 assists in two games last week. He scored a team-high 17 points in a 56-54 loss to Tulsa and had 14 in an 84-78 setback at Temple. Henriquez is averaging 11.9 points per game this season, which ranks third among freshmen in The American.
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Farad Cobb • Jr. • G • Cincinnati
Averaged 13.5 points and shot .556 from the field (10-of-18) in a 2-0 week.
Austin Nichols • So. • F • Memphis
Averaged 21.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in a 1-1 week.
Nic Moore • Jr. • G • SMU
Averaged 14.0 points and 5.0 assists in a 1-1 week.
Jaylen Bond • Jr. • F • Temple
Averaged 14.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in a 2-0 week.
Shaquille Harrison • Jr. • G • Tulsa
Averaged 20.0 points and 2.5 steals, shooting .609 from the field (14-of-23) in a 2-0 week.
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Video: Tuck Leads UConn Women Past St. John’s, 70-54 [sox & dawgs]
Tuck, Stewart and Jefferson delivered for UConn at MSG [rich elliott – ct post]
UConn’s Auriemma takes trip down memory lane at Maggie Dixon Classic [jim fuller – new haven register]
Jefferson, Stewart, Tuck power UConn to Maggie Dixon Classic win [jim fuller – new haven register]
In UConn’s win, Tuck often best player on the floor [ct post]
When the message is bigger than the game [ct post]
UConn Is The Star In New York, Beating A Determined St. John’s [hartford courant]
For Auriemma, It’s A Classic Fit At Madison Square Garden [hartford courant]
Mosqueda-Lewis Remains Undeterred [hartford courant]
Tuck, Stewart and Jefferson lead UConn women past St. John’s [new haven register]
Tuck takes charge as UConn tops St. John’s [sny uconn]
UConn Men’s Basketball links
Omar Calhoun gets back in the flow [john silver – sny uconn]
Huskies Rally To Beat Florida 63-59 [uconn huskies youtube]
5 UConn Men’s Lessons Learned: Calhoun’s Range Opens The Lane [hartford courant]
Healthy Calhoun A Key Factor At Crunch Time [hartford courant]
Hard work pays off for Calhoun [the day]
After injury, Tuck settling in with Huskies [the hour]
Game’s Present Yields Floor to Its Past Before UConn Defeats St. John’s [new york times]
Ossining’s Saniya Chong facing greater expectations at UConn [journal news]
It’s a trip that UConn Huskies women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma loves to take, a visit to New York City. It’s a chance to take the team to a show, get some good Italian food and have overall good team bonding.
For him, it’s even more special when it is to play in the Maggie Dixon Classic at Madison Square Garden, honoring the late Army coach Maggie Dixon, who died from a heart arrhythmia at the age of 28.
For the fourth time in the history of the Maggie Dixon Classic, UConn came out as winners as they beat the home town team, the St. John’s Red Storm, 70-54 in front of 7,419 on Sunday afternoon.
No. 2 UConn improves to 12-1 while St. John’s falls to 12-2.
Morgan Tuck led the Huskies with 23 points, including 11 straight that pushed the Huskies out front in the second half. Breanna Stewart added a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds while blocking six shots.
Using words from the late Stuart Scott, “call Moriah Jefferson butter because she’s on a roll.” Jefferson finished with 16 points and six assists continuing her recent offensive surge. Kiah Stokes added nine rebounds off the bench as well.
Aliyahh paced the Red Storm with 20 points and eight rebounds. Amber Thompson also had eight rebounds with 10 points while Danaejah Grant had 13 points. Aaliyah Lewis had a game-high nine assists to go along with five points and four rebounds.
UConn returns home on Wednesday night when they’ll host the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.
UConn Huskies vs St. John’s Red Storm 1-4-15 box score
photo credit: cloe poisson – hartford courant