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UConn Jan 19

Paige Bueckers reaches 2,000 career points as UConn rolls past Seton Hall

Paige Bueckers scored 18 points to surpass 2,000 in her career and No. 6 UConn cruised to a 96-36 win over Seton Hall on Sunday. Bueckers scored points No. 2,000 and 2,001 on a jumper with 8:05 remain...

UConn Jan 11

Azzi Fudd scores 21 points in return home as No. 7 UConn cruises past Georgetown

Azzi Fudd scored 21 points in her homecoming and No. 7 UConn beat Georgetown 73-55 on Saturday. The redshirt junior, who grew up 15 minutes from Georgetown’s campus, hit five 3-pointers and was ...
UConn Jan 11

Alex Karaban scores 19 as second-half surge sends UConn past Georgetown

Alex Karaban scored 19 points, Solo Ball added 15, and No. 9 Connecticut bounced back Saturday from its first conference loss of the season to beat Georgetown 68-60. The Huskies (13-4, 5-1 Big East), ...
UConn Jan 8

Fudd and Strong dominate as UConn rolls past Xavier without Paige Bueckers

Azzi Fudd had 18 of her 23 points in the first half as No. 7 UConn rolled to an 81-27 win over Xavier on Wednesday night. Sarah Strong added 15 points — all in the first half — with seven rebounds and...
UConn Jan 8

Dixon heats up in 2nd half to lead Villanova to 68-66 win over UConn

Eric Dixon scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half and Villanova held on for a 68-66 victory over No. 9 UConn on Wednesday night after the Huskies’ Alex Karaban missed two free throws with...

UConn Jan 7

UConn star Paige Bueckers out a week with knee sprain

UConn star Paige Bueckers is expected to miss a week with a left knee sprain, according to head coach Geno Auriemma. Bueckers was injured when she collided with a Villanova player while the two were going for a loose ball late in the third quarter on Sunday. The collision appeared to bend Bueckers’ knee back awkwardly. She limped off the&#823...
UConn Jan 5

UConn erases a 14-point deficit to top Providence 87-84

Hassan Diarra had 19 points and eight assists, Aidan Mahaney and Tarris Reed Jr. helped spark a second-half comeback and No. 11 UConn overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Providence 87-84 on Sunday and extend its home winning streak to 28 games. Solo Ball added 16 points for UConn (12-3, 4-0 Big East). Mahaney scored 15, Alex Karaban had 13…...
UConn Jan 5

Geno Auriemma encouraged that Paige Bueckers' knee isn't hurt too badly

Geno Auriemma has seen more than his fair share of “freaky” injuries over the last few years. When UConn star guard Paige Bueckers went down with a knee injury late in the third quarter going for a loose ball, he hoped this wouldn’t be another one of those. The early reports the Hall of Fame coach said of the...
UConn Jan 5

Paige Bueckers had 15 points before leaving with an injury to help No. 7 UConn beat Villanova 83-52

Paige Bueckers scored 15 points before leaving the game with an injury to help No. 7 UConn rout Villanova 83-52 on Sunday. Bueckers added nine assists for the Huskies (13-2, 4-0 Big East) before getting hurt with 1:17 left in the third quarter after a collision near midcourt. Bueckers was going for a loose ball when Villanova’s Jasmine Bascoe...
UConn Jan 1

UConn cruises past Marquette 77-45 in Big East matchup

Sarah Strong scored 15 points and KK Arnold added 13 points and six assists as No. 7 UConn cruised past Marquette 77-45 on Wednesday. Paige Bueckers had 12 points and Jana El Alfay chipped in with 10 for the Huskies (12-2, 3-0 Big East), who handed the Golden Eagles their first home loss of the season in front of a…
UConn Jan 1

Solo Ball scores 22 points as No. 11 UConn beats DePaul 81-68

Solo Ball made seven 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, helping No. 11 UConn beat DePaul 81-68 on Wednesday for its seventh straight win. Alex Karaban had 18 points for the Huskies (11-3, 3-0 Big East), who have recovered nicely after losing three in a row at the Maui Invitational. UConn closed out the road win without Liam McNeeley, who&#8230...
UConn Dec 29, 2024

Bueckers leads No. 7 UConn to convincing 67-41 win over Providence

Paige Bueckers scored 19 of her 23 points in the first half as the seventh-ranked UConn Huskies bounced back from their first home loss of the season to roll to a 67-41 win over Providence on Sunday. Sarah Strong added 14 points for UConn (11-2, 2-0 Big East) as the Huskies forced 31 turnovers and had 15 steals in the…
UConn Dec 28, 2024

UConn beats North Carolina in Wasabi Fenway Bowl

UConn’s victory in the Fenway Bowl showed North Carolina coach-in-waiting Bill Belichick how much work he has ahead of him. Joe Fagnano threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns to help the Huskies beat the Tar Heels 27-14 at Fenway Park on Saturday, embarrassing Belichick’s new team in his old backyard. Belichick was not spotted at the ho...
UConn Dec 28, 2024

UConn signs coach Jim Mora to contract extension through 2028

UConn coach Jim Mora agreed to a two-year contract extension through 2028, the school announced Saturday, the day of the Huskies’ Fenway Bowl game against North Carolina. Mora will earn $10.01 million plus incentives over the next four years, the school said. The Huskies are playing in their second bowl game in three seasons under Mora, bouncing ba...
UConn Dec 27, 2024

Kitchens to lead Tar Heels against UConn, with Belichick waiting in the wings

UConn coach Jim Mora pulled a move that would make Bill Belichick proud while preparing the Huskies to play the notoriously churlish former New England Patriot’s next team in his old backyard. Mora and his players were more than 45 minutes late for what was scheduled as a 30-minute media availability a day before Saturday’s Fenway Bowl ...
UConn Dec 27, 2024

Hurley, Karaban forge strong link during title runs, help UConn shake off early slump

The last few pictures were taken with the basketballs honoring Dan Hurley winning his 300th career game as a college head coach and Alex Karaban scoring his 1,000th career point. Without saying a word, they began to walk off the court and headed in different directions. It might be the only time in the three years of their partnership that…...
UConn Dec 22, 2024

Karaban leads No. 11 UConn past Butler, 78-74

Alex Karaban scored 21 points, including two late 3-pointers, and No. 11 UConn won its sixth straight game, beating Butler 78-74 on Saturday. Liam McNeeley added 17 points and Hassan Diarra 12 for the Huskies (10-3, 2-0 Big East) Andre Screen and Patrick McCaffery each scored 17 points and Pierre Brooks added 13 points for the Bulldogs (7-6, 0-2). ...
UConn Dec 22, 2024

Fourth-ranked UConn falls to No. 7 USC 72-70

JuJu Watkins scored 25 points and No. 7 USC recovered from blowing a 18-point lead in the second half to beat Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70 on Saturday night. The game was a rematch of last season’s Elite Eight contest that the Huskies won and featured two of the best players in women’s college basketball with A...