Geno Auriemma

JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer DURHAM, N.C. Nobody beats No. 5 Duke like this. Not this badly, and not on its home court. Well, nobody except for No. 3 Connecticut. The Blue Devils had their 34-game winning streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium snapped in decisive fashion, missing 19 consecutive shots over roughly 12 minutes in a 61-45 loss to UConn on Monday night. The Huskies, the last team to beat Duke here when they did it in 2010...Read Full Story

Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma and his Huskies’ snapped Duke’s 34-game home court winning streak in Cameron Indoor Stadium.  ( Photo : Jan. 30, 2012 / SRM)   DURHAM, N.C. -  Duke lost it’s fifth straight game against Connecticut 61-45 Monday night on national television.  Also for the fifth straight game, UConn held Duke to under 50 points. Connecticut’s defensive effort held Duke to a 25 percent shooting effort for the game. “ Our defense has been good all year long. We did the...Read Full Story

JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. Bria Hartley scored 15 points and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 13 as No. 2 Connecticut bounced back from a rare regular season loss with a 72-24 victory over the College of Charleston on Wednesday night. The Huskies' defense befuddled Charleston (2-8). The Cougars made just seven of their 49 shots (14 percent) and turned the ball over 24 times. Charleston's 24 points were just four away from the...Read Full Story

JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. Bria Hartley scored 15 points and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 13 as No. 2 Connecticut bounced back from a rare regular season loss with a 72-24 victory over the College of Charleston on Wednesday night. The Huskies' defense befuddled Charleston (2-8). The Cougars made just seven of their 49 shots (14 percent) and turned the ball over 24 times. Charleston's 24 points were just four away from the...Read Full Story

The Associated Press The Associated Press STORRS, Conn. If Tiffany Hayes isn't Connecticut's top scoring threat this season, it bodes pretty well for the Huskies that their secondary option can have a game like this. Hayes had 30 points and 11 rebounds and No. 2 Connecticut beat Buffalo 90-34 Saturday night in the World Vision Classic. "We have a lot of different options as far as scoring," Hayes said. "When it's your night, it's your night...Read Full Story

PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. The graduation of Maya Moore means Connecticut no longer has that one go-to player. But the Huskies still have weapons. Bria Hartley scored 17 points and Tiffany Hayes added 16 as No. 4 UConn opened its season, and the post-Moore era, with a 77-37 rout of Holy Cross on Sunday. Stephanie Dolson added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Huskies (1-0), who extended their home winning streak to an...Read Full Story

PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. Don't tell Connecticut's players they can't win a national title this season without Maya Moore. The two-time national player of the year graduated in the spring, leaving Storrs as the school's career scoring leader with 3,036 points and second on the all-time list in rebounding and 3-point shooting. Coach Geno Auriemma already has said he doesn't think a national championship is in the cards for the...Read Full Story

Today is a special day for everyone here at BruinsNation.? Today would have been John Wooden’s 101st Birthday.? Today is a good day to pause and remember a legend not just to UCLA fans but to the country that is still relevant today.? Nan Wooden Muehlhausen recently announced that UCONN’s women coach Geno Auriemma will win the John R. Wooden Legend of Coaching Award.? Geno attributes part of his success to following the Wooden way : Auriemma acknowledges that his team runs the same offence...Read Full Story

Geno Auriemma: Dynamic Offensive Practice Drills (DVD) by Championship Productions Buy new: $39.99 3 used & new from $39.99 (Visit the Best Sellers in Training Equipment list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description with Geno Auriemma,Five-time Women's Basketball National Championship Coach;6X National Coach of the yearNaismith Hall of Fame, over 30 Big East regular season and tournament titlesEnsure that your drill work transfers from practice to...Read Full Story

DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer INDIANAPOLIS Maya Moore is in a class by herself. Her coach will have to share his award. Moore is The Associated Press player of the year once again, becoming the third two-time winner when she was honored on Saturday. "She's a once-in-a-lifetime player," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. "We're fortunate to have had her." Auriemma shared coach of the year honors with Stanford's Tara VanDerveer and...Read Full Story