University of Connecticut

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog No issues for the Huskies in their only exhibition game before Thursday’s opener. Paige Bueckers had 27 points and nine rebounds while Ashlynn Shade had 15 points to lead the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team to an 89-49 exhibition win over Fort Hays State at Gampel Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click … [Read more...] about Photo gallery: Fort Hays State Tigers @ UConn women’s basketball (exhibition) – 11/3/24

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog UConn was .3 seconds from a regulation win. Tristan Fraser’s overtime goal gave the UConn Huskies men’s hockey team a 6-5 win over the Vermont Catamounts in a Hockey East matchup at the Toscano Family Ice Forum in Storrs, CT on Sunday afternoon. Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery … [Read more...] about Photo gallery: Vermont Catamounts @ UConn men’s hockey – 11/3/24

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog The Huskies are blessed with long and athletic wings. One of the strengths of this year’s UConn team will be its size and athleticism on the wing. The Huskies were among the tallest teams in the country last season and though the now-departed 7-foot-2 Donovan Clingan helped this figure, size at guard and forward made them a matchup nightmare. … [Read more...] about UConn men’s basketball positional preview: Wings

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog The backcourt quartet has shotmaking and shooting in spades Of all the absurd stats about UConn men's basketball last year, the craziest one might be that the Huskies won every NCAA tournament game by 14 points or more, while only shooting 30 percent from three. If UConn captures that illustrious three-peat, it will be because they better than … [Read more...] about UConn men’s basketball positional preview: Backcourt

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog For the first time this season, the Huskies didn’t score a goal. The Vermont Catamounts got a power play goal late in overtime to beat the UConn Huskies men’s hockey team, 1-0, at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on Saturday afternoon. Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery … [Read more...] about Photo gallery: Vermont Catamounts @ UConn men’s hockey – 11/2/24