UConn still gets a kick out of women's soccer
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When people talk about sports at the University of Connecticut, the subject most likely is basketball. Men's or women's, it really doesn't matter, since both teams won the national championship last season. But there's another sport on campus that, although it doesn't grab as many headlines, is just as well respected in its circles.
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The result of Saturdayâs game against Rutgers offered some respite for a troubled Connecticut team that is accustomed to being not only a Big East power, but also a national contender.
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Virgina Tech, George Mason and George Washington all hit the road this weekend while American and the Colonials women play host.
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Elbows flew, whistles blew, and bodies banged for 40 minutes yesterday in Uncasville, Conn. When it was over, Detroit and Connecticut had combined for 52 personal fouls and three technicals. The Shock had also downed the Sun, 79-74, to remain the only unbeaten team in the WNBA.
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Some local women's soccer and field hockey teams are ready to make some noise in the NCAA tournaments.
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Connecticut can play football, too. Long overshadowed by the school's high-powered basketball programs, UConn cruised to a 39-10 win over Toledo last night in the Motor City Bowl in Detroit -- the Huskies' first bowl appearance since becoming a full Division 1-A team three years ago.
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STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut has successfully made the transition from Division 1-AA to the Big East Conference. They've even won a bowl game. Now the Huskies are looking for some respect.
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For perhaps the first time ever at the university, the buzz at UConn is about football, after the Huskies defeated No. 11 South Florida on Saturday for the programâs first victory over a ranked team.
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Notre Dame won its second NCAA women's soccer championship by beating UCLA 4-3 on penalty kicks after the teams tied 1-1 through 110 minutes of regulation and overtime Sunday.
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Riding a five-game winning streak, Connecticut moved into the Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll yesterday for the first time since January 2007. UConn (16-5) checked in at No. 19, and Notre Dame (16-4) made its poll debut at No. 22, giving the Big East conference a nation-best five ranked teams. Memphis, the only remaining unbeaten, received all 72 ...
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Lessons learned at the end of a disheartening 2003 season have carried the Notre Dame women&#39;s soccer team to lofty heights midway through the 2004 campaign.
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By Rich Elliott, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Feb. 17--STORRS -- The path to a Big East championship has been lined with learning, growth and cohesion. The UConn women have used the first 12 league regular season games to jockey for position to win a title.
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Freshman Gavin Edwards scores 16 points as No. 18 Connecticut beats Albany, 86-55,  on Sunday, extending the Huskies' home winning streak to 24 games.
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Deep into overtime, and maybe the last time for the Fab Five of US women&#39;s soccer, the breaks were going against them. A last-gasp goal that stole victory in regulation, a wide-open shot that bounced off the goal post.
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Connecticut can play football, too. UConn cruised to a 39-10 win over Toledo Monday in the Motor City Bowl in the Huskies' first bowl appearance since becoming a full Division I-A team three years ago.
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In just its third full season as a Division I-A program, Connecticut continued its rapid ascent with a 39-10 victory over Toledo on Monday night.
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WORCESTER -- Despite graduating 11 seniors from last year's two-time defending Central Mass. champion squad, Nashoba girls' soccer coach Pam Vaughan was confident of her team's chances to succeed in 2004. And boasting players like sophomore Kylie Ricker and junior Jill Camilleri on her roster, why wouldn't she be? Ricker, who netted the winner in a victory over Longmeadow in ...