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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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, […]

UConn women’s basketball could have another undefeated season, but as history shows nothing is guaranteed in March

On Sunday, UConn women’s basketball capped off its 11th undefeated regular season with a win at St. John’s. The Huskies are 31-0 and enter the postseason as heavy favorites to win their 13th national championship. But history has shown that nothing is guaranteed in March. Three times in program history, UConn’s season has ended with […]

UConn football stars Joe Fagnano and Skyler Bell wrap up NFL Combine

The NFL held formal job interviews for the 319 top pro-eligible prospects in the country from Feb. 27 to March 2, and UConn was well represented. Over the weekend, former Husky wide receiver Skyler Bell and quarterback Joe Fagnano both showcased their respective talents. Wide receiver Noel Thomas was the last UConn skill position player […]

Before Geno Auriemma ruled March, he was just trying to win a game

No coach has dominated March like Geno Auriemma. Not only does he own a record-setting 12 national titles, he’s also made it to 24 Final Fours — including 14 straight from 2008-22 — and been a 1-seed in 22 of 36 NCAA Tournament appearances. Overall, Auriemma owns a 142-24 record in March Madness, claiming a […]

UConn Baseball Weekly: The Huskies let a series victory slip away

Subscribe to HookC Baseball to get the best coverage of the Huskies all season long! Wins turned losses As the calendar flipped to the first full month of the college baseball season, the Huskies ushered March in harshly, letting a series win — and not inconceivably, a sweep — fall through their fingertips this weekend. […]

MLB

UConn men up two spots to No. 4 in AP Poll

After a statement week that featured a pair of home wins against talented teams, UConn men’s basketball rose up two spots to No. 4 in the latest AP Top 25. The 27-3 Huskies are coming off a surprisingly dominant victory on Wednesday over St. John’s in Hartford, as well as an emotional win in Storrs […]