Caroline Doty scored 17 points, Tiffany Hayes had 15 points and seven assists, and top-ranked Connecticut routed Richmond 86-37 Saturday in the WBCA Classic. UConn (5-0) hit 13 shots from 3-point range, including 10 in the first half to set a school record. Doty, who was one point off her career high, hit five of her seven shots from behind the arc, while Maya Moore had three 3s. Brittani Shells had 12 points to lead Richmond (4-2), which beat Clemson 86-67 on Friday in the first game of the... Read Full Story
Maya Moore scored 23 points to lead Connecticut to a 91-46 rout of Hofstra Friday in the WBCA Classic, giving UConn coach Geno Auriemma his 700th career victory. Tina Charles added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Huskies (4-0), who have now won 43 in a row. Auriemma, who will coach the 2012 Olympic team, becomes the eighth active coach to reach 700 Division I wins, and the fastest to do it, needing just 822 games. Nicole Capurso had nine points for previously unbeaten Hofstra (3-1... Read Full Story
Maya Moore scored 21 points, Tina Charles added 18 and top-ranked Connecticut coasted to its 42nd straight victory, beating Holy Cross 87-34 on Friday night. It was the 117th win against unranked nonconference opponents for the Huskies (3-0), who have won their first three games by an average margin of 49.3 points after going undefeated last season. During their run to their sixth national championship last season, the Huskies beat teams by an average of 30 points. UConn coach Geno Auriemma... Read Full Story
It's safe to say that Geno Auriemma and Pat Summitt didn't spend much time catching up in Texas. Auriemma and Summitt were at the AT&T Center on Tuesday night for a doubleheader in San Antonio, where the Final Four will be held in the spring. Summitt's sixth-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols beat Texas Tech in the first game before Auriemma's top-ranked Huskies demolished No. 10 Texas. The two Hall of Fame coaches had a falling out two years ago when their powerhouse programs canceled their regular... Read Full Story
Connecticut picked up right where it left off last season: unanimous No. 1 in the women's basketball poll. The Huskies received all 40 first-place votes Friday from a national media panel. It's the seventh time in school history UConn has held the top preseason ranking by The Associated Press. Connecticut was the unanimous choice atop the poll the final 15 weeks last season, winning its sixth national championship to cap a 39-0 run. Huskies coach Geno Auriemma returns four starters from that... Read Full Story
Elena Delle Donne stood alone in the University of Delaware gym, making jumper after jumper. She looked completely at home. Getting there just took a while. More than a year ago, the former national high school player of the year abruptly left coach Geno Auriemma and a Connecticut team bound for a perfect season and sixth national championship. Now, after a stint starring in volleyball, she's set to play basketball again. "I can't wait for the season to start, especially games," Delle Donne... Read Full Story
A daughter of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma has been hired by The Hartford Courant as a freelance writer to blog about the six-time national championship team. Alysa Auriemma told The Associated Press that she'll regularly give an insider's viewpoint about her father and the team beginning this fall. The articles will be published on her blog and linked to the Courant's Web site, she said. The newspaper's sports editor, Jeff Otterbein, said she'll be paid $125 per story to contribute to... Read Full Story
A daughter of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma said Wednesday she's been hired by The Hartford Courant to help cover the six-time national championship team. Alysa Auriemma told The Associated Press that she'll regularly give an insider's viewpoint about her father and the team beginning this fall. The articles will be published on her blog and linked to the Courant's Web site, she said. She said The Courant is paying her "a pretty good amount per article" but declined to say how much she'll... Read Full Story
U.S. women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma should feel right at home with the addition of four current or former UConn players to the national team training camp next week at American University in Washington, D.C. Swin Cash, Ashja Jones, Maya Moore, and Tina Charles were among the 14 players added to the training camp roster Tuesday by USA Basketball. They join former UConn players Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, giving the camp a distinctive Huskies flavor. "The players who have been invited... Read Full Story
Coach Geno Auriemma was at ease on the first day of the U.S. women's basketball training camp. It wasn't too surprising since the Wednesday practice resembled a UConn alumni game with point guard Sue Bird going head-to-head against Renee Montgomery and Swin Cash and Maya Moore battling for rebounds. The six-day camp is the first chance for players to be seen by Auriemma, who succeeded Anne Donovan as the Olympic coach for the 2012 London Games. With seven current or former Huskies among the... Read Full Story
