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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
UConn women’s basketball closed out its final game before the postseason with an 85-49 win over the St. John’s Red Storm at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. The Huskies capped off their 11th undefeated regular season in program history and also go perfect in conference play for the third straight year and 13th time […]
Azzi Fudd led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points as the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team cruised to an 85-49 win over the St. John’s Red Storm at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
UConn baseball has won one and lost one at UNC Wilmington, with the rubber match starting Sunday at 1 p.m. on FloCollege. Game One UConn (4-5) secured a 5-2 victory in the first game after a big ninth inning. Junior Chase Taylor got the scoring started in the top of the second, walking with the […]
UConn men’s basketball pulled out a come-from-behind win against a Seton Hall team that was fighting for its postseason life, winning 71-67 thanks to 23 points from Alex Karaban on Senior Day. The four-year Husky hit 5-of-6 threes and two clutch free throws at the end to ice the contest. This win improves UConn’s record […]
Alex Karaban had a career-high 23 points in a 71-67 win for UConn men’s basketball over Seton Hall on Senior Night at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT on Saturday afternoon. click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
UConn men’s basketball (26-3, 16-2) will look to build off of its best performance in conference play, as the Huskies host Seton Hall (19-9, 9-8) in their final home game of the season in Storrs on Saturday. The Pirates are ranked No. 54 in KenPom, with the No. 184 offense in the country, No. 11 […]
UConn women’s basketball will begin a three-game series with the Duke Blue Devils next season, the schools announced on Friday. They’ll square off at TD Garden in Boston on Nov. 28, 2026 before moving to a traditional home-and-home. The Huskies will visit Cameron Indoor Stadium in 2027-28 then host the Blue Devils in 2028-29. The […]
UConn women’s basketball capped off its regular season home slate by pummeling Georgetown Hoyas 84-52 at PeoplesBank Arena on Thursday. With the victory, the Huskies set a new program record with their 19th conference victory of the year. Azzi Fudd led UConn in scoring for the seventh time in the last eight games with 24 […]
Azzi Fudd had 24 points while Sarah Strong had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team to a relatively easy 84-52 win over the Georgetown Hoyas at PeoplesBank Arena on Thursday night. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here […]
No. 6 UConn men’s basketball delivered a monster performance against No. 15 St John’s on Wednesday night at PeoplesBank Arena. They improved to 26-3 and 16-2 in the Big East, retaking first-place from St. John’s after losing to the Johnnies at MSG earlier this month. Tarris Reed Jr. was too much for St. John’s, dominating […]
UConn men’s basketball (25-3, 15-2) has perhaps its most anticipated home game of the year on Wednesday night, as the Huskies host St. John’s (22-5, 15-1) in a clash between the top two teams in the Big East standings as the regular season winds down. The Red Storm are ranked No. 22 in KenPom, with […]
The latest AP Top 25 didn’t bring any surprises for UConn. The Huskies retained the top spot, which they’ve held all season, and monopolized the first-place votes for the seventh week in a row. It did bring some history, though. On Monday, Geno Auriemma became the all-time leader in AP Poll appearances by a coach […]
After an up-and-down week last week in the middle of a wild seven day stretch across the top of college hoops, UConn men’s basketball fell down one spot to No. 6 in the latest AP Top 25. The 25-3 Huskies are coming off a surprising home loss to Creighton and a big road win over […]
The Huskies entered a highly anticipated matchup at Villanova and left with a resounding victory. Some thoughts after the win. Bench Mob After the St. Johns game, I pointed out the one thing missing from the bench — which had been playing pretty well up until then — a scoring punch. Turns out, it could […]
UConn men’s hockey’s first Olympian is also its first gold medalist. On Sunday, Tage Thompson captured gold in Milan after Team USA beat Canada 2-1 in overtime. Thompson recorded 10:02 of ice time and put four shots on net in the victory. Across the tournament, he notched three goals and an assist while leading the […]
UConn women’s basketball celebrated senior day by annihilating the Providence Friars on Sunday at Gampel Pavilion, 81-38. Geno Auriemma started his four healthy seniors: Azzi Fudd, Serah Williams, Caroline Ducharme and Ayanna Patterson. It was Patterson’ first career start and Ducharme’s first since Nov. 19, 2023. The Huskies got a balanced scoring effort in the […]
Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong both had 13 points to lead a balanced effort as the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team clobbered the Providence Friars, 81-38, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT on Sunday. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
The No. 5 UConn Huskies entered a packed Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday night and left with a big win, 73-63, to improve to 25-3 and 15-2 in the Big East. The Huskies responded nicely to their home loss to Creighton and snapped the Wildcats’ six-game winning streak that started after their last game against […]
The Boston College Eagles scored 27 seconds into overtime to beat the UConn Huskies men’s hockey team, 2-1, at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, CT on Saturday afternoon. Kadan Shahan had the lone goal for the Huskies. click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
UConn men’s basketball (24-3, 14-2) will look to shake its recent struggles in a crucial game this weekend, as the Huskies travel to Philadelphia to take on Villanova (21-5, 12-3) at Xfinity Mobile Arena in a battle between two of the three best teams in the Big East. The Wildcats rank No. 27 in KenPom, […]
It took five games and four extra innings, but UConn finally found the win column, topping Arizona 6-4 to improve to 1-4 on Thursday night. On Friday, the Huskies blanked the Wildcats to start their first winning streak of the season. They lost a close one on Saturday. Thursday After a strong start to the […]
The No. 5 UConn men’s basketball team stumbled in a big way on Wednesday, falling to Creighton 91-84. The Huskies fall to 24-3 and 14-2 in the Big East. Braylon Mullins led with a career-high 25 points, while Tarris Reed added 15 points and 12 rebounds. Silas Demary Jr. chipped in 17 points and nine […]