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UConn headed to NCAA championship game with 85-51 win over UCLA
Paige Bueckers and UConn easily handled UCLA 85-51 in the Final Four Friday, setting the stage for a matchup with Dawn Staley’s South Carolina.
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Fans cheer on UConn women during watch party at Gampel Pavilion
UConn Nation turned out to Gampel Pavilion to cheer on the women’s basketball team at the Final Four in Tampa, Florida.
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UConn asks students to celebrate safely on campus as women play in Final Four
UConn officials say they don’t expect problems, but are reminding students on campus to celebrate safely as they watch the Huskies take on UCLA in the Final Four Friday night.
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UConn fans test their Huskies knowledge at Final Four
NBC Connecticut’s Gabrielle Lucivero put UConn fans’ knowledge to the test at the Final Four in Tampa, Florida.
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UConn women getting ready for Final Four
The UConn women are in the Final Fourp and they will be taking on UCLA on Friday night.
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UConn to take on UCLA Friday night in Final Four
Tonight is the night for the women’s Final Four and UConn will take on UCLA at 9:30 p.m. on Friday in Tampa, Florida for a spot in the national championship. Back here at home, UConn is holding a student watch party at Gampel Pavillion. Doors will open at 8 p.m. Game time is set for 9:30 p.m. The championship...
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UConn women to play in 24th Final Four
The UConn women’s basketball team is playing in the Final Four.
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Gov. Lamont declares ‘Huskies Weekend' to support UConn women's basketball in Final Four
Gov. Ned Lamont has declared Apr. 4-6 as “Huskies Weekend.” The University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball team plays in the Final Four in the NCAA tournament this Friday. UConn’s women’s team will face UCLA for the chance to move forward to the championship game. In his statement, Lamont said that Connecticut is known as ‘the Basketball Captial of the...
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Bettors back Duke men and UConn women for national championships
Duke shines even in a Final Four of all No. 1 seeds. The early betting money went on the Blue Devils to win their semifinal Saturday against Houston, with the opening line at DraftKings Sportsbook quickly going from 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 points. Bettors see a Duke team led by sensational freshman Cooper Flagg that has won 15 games…
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UConn's Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma share mutual respect heading into Final Four
Following UConn’s victory over Southern California that sent the Huskies to the Final Four, Paige Bueckers and coach Geno Auriemma huddled over the contents of the box score. “When she was sitting up here, I pointed to her four turnovers, I said, ‘What was that?’ And she immediately went to the next column and she said, ‘Look, I got...
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There's no one-and-done path in women's college basketball. NIL money makes that a good thing
Paige Bueckers is widely expected to become the first WNBA No. 1 overall draft pick from the University of Connecticut since Breanna Stewart nine years ago. Both became can’t-miss stars in college, both are UConn icons, both went to four Final Fours. Stewart did it while making nothing. Bueckers, who has UConn in the Final Four for the second straight…
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No stigma for Bueckers or Fudd. Basketball stars seek out mental healthcare
Paige Bueckers, Hailey Van Lith and Azzi Fudd all have reached out to a mental health professional for help at one point, seeking assistance to cope with the increasing pressure on college basketball players. That pressure can come from high expectations, social media attention, sports bettors, the transfer portal or the grueling solitude when rehabbing from an injury. One major difference in...
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UConn's Liam McNeeley declares for NBA draft
University of Connecticut’s men’s basketball player Liam McNeeley has declared for the 2025 NBA Draft. McNeeley is a freshman forward with the Huskies, and he just finished his first season. He was named the 2025 Big East Freshman of the Year. He has played 27 games this season and was a starter in 26 of those games. According to UConn…
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Bueckers carries UConn to record 24th women's Final Four with 78-64 win over USC
The UConn women are headed to the Final Four after a 78-64 win over the USC Trojans Monday night. It’s the Huskies’ 24th Final Four appearance, and 16th in the last 17 years. They avenged a loss from earlier in the season to USC. This is the fourth time that Paige Bueckers has led UConn to the Final Four....
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UConn to take on Southern California in Elite Eight Monday night
The UConn women are on their way to the Elite Eight after defeating Oklahoma, 82-59. This game is fresh off the heels of Paige Bueckers scoring a career-high 40 points on Saturday, outdoing her prior record of 34 points, which she set last Monday in UConn’s second-round victory over South Dakota State. “We all wanted to win extremely bad,” Bueckers…
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UConn students proud of men's hockey team's NCAA tournament run
The historic season for the UConn men’s hockey has come to an end, losing to Penn State in overtime for the right to advance to the Frozen Four.
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UConn students proud of men's hockey team's NCAA tournament run
The historic season for the UConn men’s hockey has come to an end, losing to Penn State in overtime for the right to advance to the Frozen Four. This coming after making their first NCAA tournament ever and beating Quinnipiac in their first game. Students say they’re proud of what the team has accomplished this year. At Ted’s Bar...
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Fans excited as UConn beats Oklahoma 82-59, heading to Elite Eight of NCAA Tournament
Fans are excited after UConn beat Oklahoma on Saturday. The Huskies are now heading to the Elite Eight.
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Bueckers has career-high 40 to lead March Madness rout for UConn over Oklahoma
Paige Bueckers scored a career-high 40 points, rescuing UConn from its first-half doldrums and single-handedly turning a tight game against Oklahoma into an 82-59 rout on Saturday that sent the Huskies to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Bueckers had 29 points after halftime for the Huskies, who trailed 36-32 at the break. The likely No. 1 overall…
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Hockey fans fired up as UConn beats Quinnipiac in first round of NCAA tournament
March Madness doesn’t just stop at basketball for Connecticut universities, an in-state rivalry was taking place on the ice in Allentown, Pennsylvania.