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Bracketology: Huskies drop to 2-seed following loss to Marquette

Tournament basketball is fast approaching, and the UConn men’s basketball team is in position to make yet another deep NCAA tournament run and try for its third national title in the last four seasons. The Huskies are an absolute lock to make the tournament for a program record sixth-straight season, and had an inside track […]

College Basketball

6 months ago · 5 reads

Game Thread: UConn vs. Villanova (Big East championship)

UConn women’s basketball has a chance to add another trophy to its massive collection and punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament tonight. The Huskies will take on Villanova in the Big East Tournament championship game at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on Peacock. UConn comes in with a 33-0 […]

College Basketball Villanova

6 months ago · 4 reads

UConn baseball drops weekend finale at ODU, 6-5

UConn baseball came up just short of a series sweep in the third game of the weekend against Old Dominion, falling 6-5 in Norfolk, VA. Down three in the top of the eighth, UConn knocked in two runs and had two runners in scoring position representing the go-ahead run, but tallied two straight outs to […]

MLB

6 months ago · 3 reads

Takeaways from the UConn loss to Marquette

UConn suffered an incredibly disappointing loss in its regular-season finale at Marquette, squandering a chance to earn a share of the Big East regular-season title. The Huskies struggled through foul trouble and their worst shooting night from behind the arc all season. In a season where fans have been melting down after wins that weren’t […]

College Basketball

6 months ago · 1 read

UConn women’s basketball lights up Creighton, 100-51

UConn women’s basketball advanced to the Big East championship game after lighting up the 5-seed Creighton Bluejays in the semifinals on Sunday, 100-51. The Huskies finished with their most points ever in a Big East Tournament game. KK Arnold had a career day, totaling 18 points — her biggest total against Division I competition — […]

College Basketball

6 months ago · 1 read

UConn women’s hockey to face Princeton in NCAA Tournament

In its second NCAA Tournament appearance, UConn women’s hockey will play Princeton at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania on Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m. ET. The winner will take on the No. 3 overall seed Penn State on Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. ET. The Frozen Four is also set to […]

6 months ago · 2 reads

UConn women’s hockey captures Hockey East championship in double-OT thriller

No. 6 UConn women’s hockey picked up its second Hockey East Tournament trophy in three years after beating No. 5 Northeastern in double overtime, 2-1, at the Toscano Family Ice Forum. The tightly-contested matchup saw two highly-ranked Husky squads locked into a defensive battle in front of the largest crowd at a Hockey East final, […]

6 months ago · 1 read

UConn baseball earns series win over Old Dominion

The UConn Huskies won their second game in as many days with a 14-3 mercy-rule decision over Old Dominion to capture the win in their three-game weekend series in Norfolk, Virginia. Jackson Marshall and Nater Wachter, who were teammates at Southern New Hampshire last year, combined for three home runs for the Huskies. The duo […]

6 months ago · 1 read

No. 4 UConn men’s basketball upset by Marquette in finale

The No. 4 UConn men’s basketball team was stunned in their regular season finale by Marquette, falling 68-62 on the road in Milwaukee. The loss gives St. John’s an outright Big East regular-season title. A win for UConn would have made the two teams co-champs with 18-2 records, but the Huskies finished 17-3 conference in […]

College Basketball

6 months ago · 3 reads

UConn women’s basketball stifles Georgetown, 84-39

The top-ranked and top-seeded UConn women’s basketball team began the Big East Tournament with a dominant 84-39 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena. Despite an off shooting night from star guard Azzi Fudd (4-14 en route to 10 points), the Huskies controlled the game on both ends of the floor. […]

6 months ago · 2 reads

Donovan Clingan’s sophomore ascent in Portland

Bristol, Connecticut native Donovan Clingan was a centerpiece of two national championship teams as a UConn Husky. He was the nation’s best backup big man in 2023 and a two-way destroyer on the 2024 title team. The 7-foot-2 center averaged 13 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game in his last college season before […]

College Football College Basketball

6 months ago · 6 reads

UConn baseball takes series opener at Old Dominion, 4-2

When Maddix Dalena bounced a soft chopper up the middle in the top of the third inning, it should have sent the Monarchs back to the plate after another scoreless frame from Old Dominion starter Darin Kuskie.  Instead, shortstop Will Johnson bobbled the ball while moving to his right. By the time he had picked […]

6 months ago · 1 read

UConn women’s hockey hosting Northeastern in Hockey East finals

Chris MacKenzie’s UConn Huskies are in the Hockey East tournament final after beating Holy Cross, 6-1, in the semis, and beating Maine by the same score last week in the quarters. This will be a rematch of the last two Hockey East tournament finals, with both teams winning one. We had a chance to catch […]

6 months ago · 1 read

Photo gallery: UNH Wildcats @ UConn Huskies men’s hockey – 3/5/26

Tristan Fraser had two goals to help the UConn Huskies men’s hockey team to a 4-1 win over the UNH Wildcats at Toscano Family Ice Forum on Thursday night. The win gives UConn home ice advantage in the Hockey East quarterfinals. Carlin Dezainde and Ryan Tattle had the other goals for the Huskies. click on […]

NHL

6 months ago · 1 read

UConn cleans up Big East postseason awards

UConn cleaned up the Big East postseason awards on Thursday, taking home five of the seven major honors while landing four players on all-conference teams. Sarah Strong was the unanimous pick for Big East Player of the Year and also took home Defensive Player of the Year, Blanca Quiñonez claimed Freshman of the Year and […]

College Basketball

6 months ago · 2 reads

UConn baseball tops New Haven, 9-4

Evan Menzel made history on Wednesday evening, hitting for the cycle in UConn’s home opener, a 9-4 win over New Haven. After doubling in the first inning and singling through the right side of the infield in the third, he smacked a deep triple to right center in the seventh to give himself a chance […]

MLB

6 months ago · 3 reads

Azzi Fudd named Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year

On Wednesday, UConn’s Azzi Fudd was named the 2025-26 Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She will receive a $2,000 stipend towards graduate or professional studies. Fudd is currently getting her master’s degree in business administration after receiving her bachelor’s degree in communications. She landed on the Big East All-Academic Team four times and the […]

College Basketball

6 months ago · 1 read

How Maya Moore helped turn UConn into an unstoppable juggernaut

UConn’s reign over women’s basketball isn’t limited to a single era. After capturing its 12th national title last season, the Huskies have won in four different decades across a 30-year period of time. Yet from 2008-18, UConn dominated the sport in a way that’ll never be repeated. The Huskies won four of six national titles, […]

6 months ago · 1 read