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Minnesota has continued its playoff momentum and is one of the top teams in the WNBA
Read full article: Minnesota has continued its playoff momentum and is one of the top teams in the WNBAMinessota picked up right where it left off in last year's playoffs and the Lynx are one of the top teams in the WNBA.
Iowa's Marshall says she received 'hate comments' on social media after drawing late foul vs. UConn
Read full article: Iowa's Marshall says she received 'hate comments' on social media after drawing late foul vs. UConnIowa guard Gabbie Marshall says she received “hate comments” from people upset about her role in a much-discussed foul call late in the Hawkeyes’ Final Four win over UConn.
Paige Bueckers leads UConn women into 28th Elite Eight as Huskies hold off Duke 53-45
Read full article: Paige Bueckers leads UConn women into 28th Elite Eight as Huskies hold off Duke 53-45Paige Bueckers scored 24 points to lead third-seeded UConn and its injury-depleted roster back to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 53-45 victory over No. 7 seed Duke.
UConn's Aaliyah Edwards signs NIL deal in Canada, but can't talk about it in the US
Read full article: UConn's Aaliyah Edwards signs NIL deal in Canada, but can't talk about it in the USUConn forward Aaliyah Edwards signed a big name, image and likeness contract this week with Adidas Canada, but wasn’t allowed to speak with reporters about it for fear that promoting the deal might jeopardize her student visa.
No. 17 UConn to play Toronto Metropolitan in a game NCAA will recognize as a regular-season contest
Read full article: No. 17 UConn to play Toronto Metropolitan in a game NCAA will recognize as a regular-season contestNo. 17 UConn is headed to Canada for a game against Toronto Metropolitan University, which is not an NCAA team but a member of the Canadian organization U Sports.
Saniya Rivers goes for a career-best 33 points as NC State stuns No. 2 UConn 92-81
Read full article: Saniya Rivers goes for a career-best 33 points as NC State stuns No. 2 UConn 92-81Saniya Rivers had a career-best 33 points to go with 10 rebounds and five assists to help North Carolina State stun second-ranked Connecticut 92-81 on Sunday, earning the program’s first win against the Huskies in more than a quarter-century.
No. 2 UConn routs Dayton 102-58 in Paige Bueckers return for the Huskies
Read full article: No. 2 UConn routs Dayton 102-58 in Paige Bueckers return for the HuskiesAaliyah Edwards scored 23 points and Paige Bueckers made her long-awaited return from injury as No. 2 UConn opened its season Wednesday with a 102-58 rout of Dayton.
Sénéchal leads No. 6 UConn past Siegrist, No. 14 Villanova
Read full article: Sénéchal leads No. 6 UConn past Siegrist, No. 14 VillanovaLou Lopez Sénéchal scored 22 points, including a crucial jumper late in the fourth quarter, to lead No. 6 UConn to a 60-51 victory over Maddy Siegrist and No. 14 Villanova.
Behind Ducharme, No. 6 UConn rallies past Creighton 62-60
Read full article: Behind Ducharme, No. 6 UConn rallies past Creighton 62-60Caroline Ducharme scored all 10 of her points in the fourth quarter, including the winning free throws with just under 5 seconds left and No. 6 Connecticut came from behind to beat Creighton 62-60.
No. 9 UConn wins without Auriemma, topping Florida St 85-77
Read full article: No. 9 UConn wins without Auriemma, topping Florida St 85-77Aaliyah Edwards scored 26 points, Lou Lopez Senechal added 23, and No. 9 UConn, which was missing head coach Geno Auriemma, beat Florida State 85-77 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase.
Loaded UConn women push for program's 12th national title
Read full article: Loaded UConn women push for program's 12th national titleUConn comes into this season ranked No. 2, having added the nation’s top recruit, guard Azzi Fudd, to a team that returns last year’s collegiate national player of the year, Paige Bueckers, and every other starter from a squad that went to it’s 13th straight Final Four.
Bueckers helps UConn rout High Point 102-59 in NCAA opener
Read full article: Bueckers helps UConn rout High Point 102-59 in NCAA opener(AP Photo/Eric Gay)SAN ANTONIO – UConn did just fine without coach Geno Auriemma. Bueckers scored 24 points — the most by a UConn player in her first NCAA Tournament game — and the top-seeded Huskies routed High Point 102-59 in the first round Sunday. “We just want to continue to win for him so he can get out here with us,” Bueckers said. Muhl injured her left ankle in the Big East Tournament opener, but returned for the Huskies' game the next night. “I think that was a little bit of improv from some of the players," High Point coach Chelsea Banbury said.
Bueckers, Edwards propel No. 1 UConn women past Butler 97-68
Read full article: Bueckers, Edwards propel No. 1 UConn women past Butler 97-68Connecticut guard Paige Bueckers (5) drives against Butler guard Upe Atosu (21) during the second quarter of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Evina Westbrook added 16 points, Christyn Williams 15 and Oliva Nelson-Ododa 11 for UConn (20-1, 17-0 Big East). Genesis Parker scored 18 points for Butler (2-16, 2-15), which lost to UConn by 68 points on Jan. 19. That started a 24-10 advantage for the rest of the second quarter that gave the Huskies a 53-39 halftime lead. BIG PICTUREConnecticut: The Huskies, who have already clinched the regular-season title, continue to fine tune for their first Big East Tournament since 2013.
No. 3 UConn bounces back, rolls by No. 17 DePaul 100-67
Read full article: No. 3 UConn bounces back, rolls by No. 17 DePaul 100-67Connecticut's Aaliyah Edwards, left, drives to the basket past DePaul's Kiara Dallmann (42) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)CHICAGO – Christyn Williams scored a career-high 29 points, Paige Bueckers added 22 points and personal-best 10 assists, and No. “It’s just lousy playing basketball this time in their lives,” Auriemma said. Sonya Morris scored 19 for DePaul, which had won four in a row since a loss at UConn. March 7 and 17, 1993, when they lost to Providence in the Big East tournament and Louisville in the NCAA.
College athletes from overseas might be stuck at home
Read full article: College athletes from overseas might be stuck at homeThey, like thousands of other U.S. college students from foreign countries, are still overseas because of international travel bans instituted as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Auriemma said Wednesday. These issues are going to be really, really difficult to overcome, Auriemma said. "UConn has about 40 international athletes still overseas, the school said. Corasaniti said they are being told that right now college athletes and students in general are considered nonessential and must wait for travel restrictions to be lifted. Auriemma questions why international students aren't being given the same consideration.