UConn Football Coach Bob Diaco talks about how he judges the improvement of the team after the first spring practice on March 7, 2015.
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Video: Good Start To NCAA Tourney For UConn’s Nurse, Williams
UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma, Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Kia Nurse talk about the play of the freshman in their first NCAA Tournament game. UConn beat St. Francis Brooklyn 89-33.
Video: UConn Women Roll Past St. Francis Brooklyn, 89-33
The UConn women’s basketball team entered the 2015 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament as the prohibitive favorites to win it all. On Saturday night at home, they got a chance to show everyone why they are favored.
Morgan Tuck put up career-highs of 26 points and eight assists to help UConn to the second round.
Behind Morgan Tuck’s career-high 26 points and eight assists, the top seeded UConn Huskies rolled past the No. 16 seed St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 89-33 in front of 3,666 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT.
UConn improves to 33-1 while the Northeast Conference Champion Terriers finish their season at 15-19.
Breanna Stewart added a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies. Gabby Williams came off the bench to score 15 points while fellow freshman Kia Nurse had 12 points.
Kiah Stokes tied Stewart with 10 rebounds but also had six blocked shots.
Canton, CT native Sarah Benedetti led St. Francis Brooklyn with 13 points. Jaymee Veney, Eilidh Simpson and Alex Delany all had five points while Leah Fechko had a team-high five rebounds.
UConn will take on their former Big East rivals the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in a second round matchup on Monday night at 9 p.m.
Video: UConn’s Breanna Stewart on Achieving Final Goal of 2014-15 Season
When the UConn women’s basketball team takes the court on Saturday night at 9 p.m. for their first round matchup with St. Francis Brooklyn, they began their quest to complete their final goal of the 2014-15 season. Win a NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship.
They have already completed their previous two goals of winning the American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles.
Click on the link above to hear Breanna Stewart talk about the first two goals. Then watch and/or listen below as Stewart talks about the team needs to do to achieve their final goal.
Video: UConn Football Coach Bob Diaco on Differences From 2014 to 2015 Spring Practice
UConn Football coach Bob Diaco talks about the differences between his first spring practice in 2014 and the one in 2015.
Video: Upper Classmen Need To Set Tone For UConn Women
When the UConn women’s basketball team takes the court on Saturday night for their first round matchup with St. Francis Brooklyn, only three of their five starters have a plethora of NCAA Tournament experience. On the bench, just one player in Kiah Stokes.
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Moriah Jefferson and Breanna Stewart along with Stokes will be looked upon by their head coach Geno Auriemma to provide leadership for Morgan Tuck, Saniya Chong, Kia Nurse and Gabby Williams.
Watch and/or listen below as Auriemma, Stewie, KML, Jefferson and Nurse talk about the expectations for the NCAA Tournament.
Video: Song Remains The Same As UConn Men Can’t Rally
We saw it for most of last weekend. The UConn men’s basketball team would fall behind big and try to rally back. They were successful twice but couldn’t complete the rally on Sunday in The American Championship Game.
UConn Head Coach Kevin Ollie wasn’t pleased with the way his team played.
It was more of the same in first round of the NIT at Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday night. The Arizona State Sun Devils built up a big lead against the UConn Huskies only to see the home side come back to tie the game after being down 17. But in the end, the Sun Devils saw their shots fall while UConn’s didn’t as they won 68-61 in front of 6,045 fans and a nationally televised audience. UConn finishes their disappointing season at 20-15 while ASU improves to 18-15. The Huskies were without their leader, Ryan Boatright, who missed the game after injuring his shoulder in The American Championship Game. Rodney Purvis led the home squad with 19 points and five steals. Daniel Hamilton added 16 points and seven rebounds while Terrence Samuel had 10 points and six assists. Shaquielle McKissic led all scorers in the game with 22 points. Savon Goodman chipped in with 14 points and nine rebounds with Eric Jacobsen adding 12. Gerry Blakes rounded out the Sun Devils in double figures with 10 points. Arizona State Sun Devils @ UConn Huskies 2015 NIT First Round box score Here are UConn’s postgame quotes. Here are UConn’s postgame notes.
Video: UConn Men’s Magical Ride Ends With Loss To SMU
A fan can’t believe the call against UConn’s Ryan Boatright (11) during the 2015 American Athletic Conference men’s championship finals between the SMU Mustangs and the UConn Huskies at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.
The UConn men’s basketball team came into the 2015 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament with an unenviable task.
Win four games and garner the automatic bid from the conference. Lose at any point and they’d have a date in the NIT most likely.
All the UConn Huskies did is win the first three games but in the fourth game, they just didn’t have enough left in the tank as the SMU Mustangs won the championship game with a 62-54 win at the XL Center.
UConn finishes the season at 20-14 and will most likely host a game in the first round of the NIT. SMU moves to 27-9 and was given the 6th seed in the South region.
Rodney Purvis stepped up big time for the Huskies with 29 to lead them. Daniel Hamilton added eight points and 10 rebounds while Ryan Boatright had seven points. Amida Brimah had seven blocked shots on the afternoon.
Markus Kennedy led a balanced SMU attack with 15 points. Nic Moore and Yanick Moreira both had 11 points while Ben Moore had 10. Sterling Brown led the Mustangs with 12 rebounds.
Here are SMU’s postgame quotes.
Here are UConn’s postgame quotes.
Here are the postgame notes from The American.
Here is a photo gallery.
Video: UConn Men on Energy From XL Crowd Against Tulsa
Just like Friday night, Saturday’s crowd was awfully loud in support of the UConn men’s basketball team in the 2015 American Athletic Conference Semifinals at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.
It’s quite possible without the support of the fans, the UConn Huskies would have lost the game to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Instead, UConn beat Tulsa and will play in the finals on Sunday.
Watch and/or listen below as UConn men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie, Ryan Boatright, Omar Calhoun, Phillip Nolan, Daniel Hamilton and Amida Brimah talk about the energy from the crowd in the win over Tulsa.
Video: Crowd, Boatright Propel UConn Into AAC Finals Against SMU
UConn’s Ryan Boatright (11) celebrates after a three-pointer during an American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Semifinal game between the UConn Huskies and Tulsa Golden Hurricane. UConn will play SMU on Sunday for the title.
The UConn men’s basketball team was trailing by eight points with 3:41 to go in the game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. It didn’t matter to the crowd at the XL Center in Hartford, CT for the American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinals.
They were going to cheer their UConn Huskies on no matter what. And believe it, it may have just helped UConn to the victory.
Using a 16-2 run to end the game, UConn came from behind to beat Tulsa 47-42 to advance to Sunday’s final against the SMU Mustangs. UConn and SMU split the regular season series.
Ryan Boatright paced the Huskies with 21 points while Rodney Purvis had 18. Daniel Hamilton, who was playing with a heavy heart after losing grandmother on Friday, led UConn with 12 rebounds and five assists. He did struggle from the field going 1-of-9 but his only basket came when his team needed it most.
Nobody from Tulsa hit double-figures in the scoring column. Shaquille Harrison led them with nine points while Rashad Ray had eight. James Woodard pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Golden Hurricane and chipped in with seven points.
Here are UConn’s postgame quotes.
Here are Tulsa’s postgame quotes.
Here are the postgame notes from the American.
Here is a photo gallery from the game.