On any given night for the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team just about anyone can step up and have a great game. And that’s what makes them the best team in the country. They don’t need to rely on any one player.

On Monday night, it was Tiffany Hayes turn to lead the Huskies as she had 22 points to help them double up the South Florida Bulls 84-42 in front of 9,279 at the XL Center.

It’s the 52nd straight win for the Huskies as they improve to 13-0 (2-0 Big East). The Bulls fall to 9-5 (0-1).

Maya Moore put up a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds and added four steals to the cause. Tina Charles scored all 14 of her points in the second half and added eight rebounds. Despite being the only Husky to not score any points, freshman Kelly Faris led the Huskies with six assists.

Jessica Lawson paced the Bulls with 17 points and 8 rebounds. Janae Stokes chipped in with nine points.

The Huskies started out quickly as they got out to an 18-2 lead which consisted of two runs (12-0 and 6-2). The lead swelled to 23 points at 29-6 when Moore stole a pass and made a layup. But with Moore and Charles on the bench with two fouls, the Bulls made a bit of a comeback as they finished up the half on a 15-6 run that included an 11-2 run over the the final 4:26 of the half.

The Huskies held a 35-21 lead at the break but put the game away early in the second half with an 11-0 run and never looked back from there.

It should be an emotional night at Gampel Pavilion on Thursday night as former UConn assistant Jamelle Elliott returns home with her Cincinnati Bearcats. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast locally on CPTV.

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For the third straight week, UConn Huskies senior forward Stanley Robinson has been selected to the Big East Honor Roll.

During UConn’s 1-1 week, Robinson averaged 22 points and 11.5 rebounds.

In the loss to Cincinnati, Robinson had 22 points, seven rebounds and three steals. In Saturday’s win over Notre Dame, Robinson had 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.

The UConn men are back in action on Wednesday night when the Seton Hall Pirates come to Gampel Pavilion for a Big East matchup. Tip is scheduled for 9 p.m. and the game will be shown locally in Connecticut on My-TV9.

The men’s basketball game between the UConn Huskies and Michigan Wolverines scheduled for Sunday, January 17th has a new game time. Instead of starting at 4 p.m., the game will now start at 1:30 p.m. and will still be shown nationally on CBS.

The reason for the change is to allow CBS to show an NFL playoff at 4:30 p.m. on that day.

For the second time this season, UConn Huskies senior center Tina Charles has been named the Big East Player of the Week.

Maya Moore was chosen as the player of the week last week.

In UConn’s two wins last week, Charles averaged 21.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 62.5% from the field.

Against Florida State, Charles had 24 points and nine rebounds.  In the 67 point win over Seton Hall last Saturday, Charles had 19 points, eight rebounds and two assists.

The UConn women are back in action tonight when the South Florida Bulls come to the XL Center for a Big East matchup. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast locally here in Connecticut on CPTV. The game is also available on the internet for a fee through Hoop Streams. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can listen to the game on the WTIC/UConn Radio Network.

It’s game day for the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team as the South Florida Bulls come to the XL Center for a Big East matchup.

Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast locally here in Connecticut on CPTV. The game is also available on the internet for a fee through Hoop Streams. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can listen to the game on the WTIC/UConn Radio Network.

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With just four bowl games left, it’s once again time to take a look at the standings in the 4th Annual SOX & Dawgs Bowl Spectacular. In our last update, we saw an old friend/co-worker of mine, Marissa, leading the way. But after a slew of bowl games the past three days, we have a new leader in my father known as Leisure Ladd in the standings. He has a 29 point lead over Carolina. My father has 382 points while Carolina has 353. Tunwin22 is in third wth 351 points. Will my father be the last person standing at the end to take the $25 dollar Amazon.com gift certificate and free post here?