| No.14 Huskies seek to ground Golden Eagles in Big East action |
Thu Feb 24 10:40:36 2011 EST |
| ath of his sister-in-law on Monday. The news came shortly after the NCAA had handed down Calhoun a three-game Big East suspension to be enforced next season for recruitment violations regarding former student Nate Miles. Back to the task at hand, UConn has reached the 20-win plateau this season, but the team resides in the middle of the pack in the Big East at 8-6. The team has split its last eight games and enters this contest off a 71-58 loss at then 16th-ranked Louisville last Friday. The Go |
| No postseason ban for UConn; Calhoun gets three-game suspension |
Tue Feb 22 15:31:03 2011 EST |
| , currently ranked 14th in the nation, were spared a postseason ban and will be eligible to participate in this year's NCAA Tournament. Other penalties levied by the NCAA include scholarship reductions for three years and recruiting restrictions. UConn officials and the NCAA had been investigating the basketball program after a March 2009 report from Yahoo! Sports indicated possible rules violations in the recruitment of Nate Miles, who was expelled from school in October of 2008 without even p |
| 16th-ranked Cardinals fly north to battle Scarlet Knights |
Tue Feb 22 10:33:10 2011 EST |
| tgers. The Cardinals currently hold a 8-1 lead, and have won four straight over the Scarlet Knights. Louisville won the old-fashioned way on Saturday, clamping down on the defensive end and bullying Connecticut in the trenches. The Cardinals held UConn to just 37 percent shooting (17-of-46) and gave Kemba Walker, on of the nation's best players, fits from the opening tip. Walker, who averages 22.9 ppg, went just 3-of-10 from the floor for 16 points. The Cardinals' frontcourt also did work, lead |
| UConn reclaims top spot in women's poll |
Mon Feb 21 13:22:24 2011 EST |
| atest Associated Press poll after Baylor lost this past weekend. The Huskies had been ranked second for the past seven weeks after their record run of 51 straight No. 1 rankings was halted in the wake of a December 30 loss at Stanford. This week, UConn received 37 first-place votes -- 22 more than last week -- and a total of 997 points from a nationwide media panel. Stanford picked up the other three No. 1 tallies -- two more than last week -- to move up one spot to second. Baylor had held the |
| Offensive surprise as Cardinals beat Huskies |
Sat Feb 19 00:04:07 2011 EST |
| le-overtime on January 29. Jamal Coombs-McDaniel and Kemba Walker scored 16 points apiece for Connecticut (20-6, 8-6), which had won its last two. The Cardinals took advantage of the Huskies' early offensive struggles, getting out to a 12-4 lead. UConn made only two baskets for nearly eight minutes, and had only 10 points after 14 minutes. That allowed Louisville to expand its advantage to double digits -- Knowles buried a three-pointer with about six minutes left to make it a 22-10 contest. UC |
| Huskies and Cardinals meet in battle of ranked Big East foes |
Fri Feb 18 10:30:45 2011 EST |
| d out to be one of the most thrilling games of the college basketball season. The contest went to double overtime in Storrs, and Louisville found a way to escape with a 79-78 victory. As a result of that clash, the all-time series is tied at 5-5. UConn is fresh off an impressive 78-70 victory over an outstanding Georgetown squad on Wednesday, and that win was the third in the last four outings for the squad. The Huskies are now 20-5 overall and 8-5 in league play, and while the Big East regular |
| Big East showdown pits Hoyas against Huskies |
Wed Feb 16 10:38:10 2011 EST |
| ies have won two of their last three to move to 19-5 overall and 7-5 in the Big East. The victory over the Friars was the 12th in 14 home games this season, and put the brakes on a two-game slide at home as both Louisville and Syracuse had topped UConn in front of the frenzied Husky faithful earlier this month. Georgetown owns a 33-27 edge in the all-time series with Connecticut, and the Hoyas won the most recent meeting last season with a 72-69 decision at home. Georgetown is led by star guard |
| Baylor keeps top spot over UConn |
Mon Feb 14 14:09:44 2011 EST |
| dy Bears own the top spot for the seventh straight poll after ending Connecticut's record run of 51 straight weeks at the top. Baylor received 24 first-place votes, one more than last week, and a total of 982 points from a nationwide media panel. UConn is again second, picking up 15 No. 1 votes -- one less than last week. The Huskies are 10 points behind Baylor for the top spot. Stanford, which again garnered one first-place vote, held the third spot and Tennessee stayed fourth, while Texas A&a |
| Georgetown stays hot, rallies to beat Marquette |
Sun Feb 13 15:55:17 2011 EST |
| oints...Marquette was an unsightly 7-of-22 in the second half and finished the game shooting 40 percent...The Golden Eagles were just 2-of-12 from long distance in falling to 5-6 all-time against the Hoyas...Johnson-Odom was 7-of-17 from the floor. Gardner, who went 4-for-6, was the only other Marquette player to make more than two buckets...This was the only meeting of the regular season between the two schools...Georgetown visits UConn on Wednesday while Marquette hosts St. John's on Tuesday. |
| Huskies host Friars in key Big East matchup |
Sun Feb 13 10:32:45 2011 EST |
| pg on the year, but the defense struggles in conference play, allowing 77.3 ppg. Connecticut should be bolstered by a homecourt advantage tonight. The Huskies have played to an 11-2 home clip this season and are 3-2 at home against Big East foes. UConn is buoyed by a strong offense, which averages a solid 74.1 ppg on the year. Alex Oriakhi and Jeremy Lamb average 10.5 and 10.1 ppg, respectively, but the true star of the offense is nationally renowned guard Kemba Walker, who ranks second in the |
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