Huskies fall in 5 OTs
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Gabriela Marginean scored a school-record 47 points and Drexel beat Northeastern, 98-90, in five overtimes last night in the longest game in NCAA women's basketball history.
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Dan Orlovsky threw for 283 yards and a touchdown in his final home game yesterday to lead Connecticut to a 29-0 victory over Buffalo, assuring the Huskies of a winning record and making them eligible for a bowl bid.
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A poor shooting game will likely knock Tennessee out of the No. 1 ranking. A second bad showing almost cost the Volunteers more. Shanna Zolman scored five of her
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The good, the bad, and the ugly all showed up yesterday at Conte Forum. Officially, it was an 81-73 overtime loss to Virginia Tech for coach Al Skinner's Boston College Eagles, a defeat that left the crowd of 8,062 muttering a lot of "if onlys" as they made their way to the exits.
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Less than three minutes from a confidence-building win, Northeastern was left to lament a loss that made its climb in the Colonial Athletic Conference even tougher.
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Northeastern held a 3-0 lead after two periods and its freshman netminder, Brad Thiessen, was putting together a career game. Still, Providence didn't give in, chipping away to forge a 3-3 tie last night at Schneider Arena.
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Connecticut's Ann Strother missed two of three free throws with 3.9 seconds left and No. 10 Tennessee escaped with a 68-67 victory over the 15th-ranked Huskies on Saturday.
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Northeastern and Providence, two struggling teams, came into last night's encounter at Matthews Arena looking for an improved performance. The Huskies accomplished their mission, dominating the Friars, 6-0.
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No. 11 Connecticut overwhelms George Mason, 76-44, on Monday night. Barbara Turner leads the Huskies with 14 points.
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By ROB DANIELS  WINSTON-SALEM __ Relieved? Sure.  But if the 2-0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons are at all cocky about the start to their season, a look at the Connecticut Huskies offense should bring a little humility.
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Kristi Toliver scores 28 points and No. 5 Maryland rallies from a 21-point deficit in the first half to beat Virginia Tech in overtime, 74-71.
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Northeastern has developed an outstanding first line, and the Huskies were able to hold off the University of Massachusetts, 2-1, at Matthews Arena last night on the strength of a power-play goal by top-line center Jason Guerriero and a shorthanded score by linemate Mike Morris. Jared Mudryk, the third member of the line, assisted on Guerriero's goal.
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The Huskies set a school record with 19 blocks in the game (Hilton Armstrong had five and Boone had four)...This was the first-ever meeting between these teams...FIU, which shot 28 percent from the field, had a two-game winning streak halted...UConn ended
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-- After nearly a four-year absence, Connecticut is back at No. 1. The Huskies received 49 of the 50 first-place votes Monday in The Associated Press poll after being ranked second all season. Tennessee had been No. 1 since the preseason poll, but lost to Stanford 73-69 in overtime Saturday night.
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It's no coincidence that when the Celtics fail to keep pace with opponents on the glass, they lose. Last night's game against the Wizards at the MCI Center was no exception. Washington outrebounded Boston, 50-43, and won, 110-105, in overtime. Most discouraging was the fact the Wizards pulled down 21 offensive rebounds, which explains why they scored 27 ...
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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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Dan Orlovsky has been very special to the Connecticut football program, and he was rewarded twice Monday night. Orlovsky led the Huskies to the