UConn Huskies Daily Roundup - 2/8/16

Our look at who is talking about the UConn Huskies men's basketball, women's basketball, football and Olympic sports teams around the state and country.

By Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune Feb 8, 2016, 11:42am EST

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It's game day for the #1 UConn Huskies women's basketball team as they in Columbia, SC to take on the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks at 7 p.m. Check back in a bit as we'll have a preview and an open thread for today's game.

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UConn Women's Basketball

UConn faces nation's only other unbeaten women's basketball team [AP]

UConn's Collier has fond memories of playing for South Carolina's Staley [Jim Fuller - New Haven Register]

Second-ranked Gamecocks ‘can’t have an off night’ shooting against No. 1 UConn [Charleston Post and Courier]

The Day - Huskies, Gamecocks will contest 1-2 matchup in front of a sellout [The Day]

Geno Auriemma, Dawn Staley renew rivalry as Connecticut Huskies, South Carolina meet in showdown [espnW]

Five X factors for Connecticut Huskies versus South Carolina Gamecocks [espnW]

South Carolina Gamecocks vs. UConn Huskies: The UConn Blog's Aman Kidwai gives his take [Garnet and Black Attack]

Is This The Year South Carolina Can Knock Off The Huskies? [Hartford Courant]

Next up: Battle for top billing [Journal Inquirer]

Stewart, Mitchell share respect entering No. 1 UConn vs. No. 2 South Carolina showdown [New Haven Register]

Gamecocks present next challenge [Republican American]

Gamecocks look to hand Huskies first loss of the season [SECSports.com]

Huskies' Nurse ready to put up a fight against South Carolina [SNY UConn]

Auriemma, South Carolina's Staley know each other well [SNY UConn]

Game on: No. 2 South Carolina welcomes No. 1 UConn [The State]

No. 1 UConn Visits No. 2 South Carolina on Monday [UConnHuskies.com]

For UConn and South Carolina, a two-way measuring stick [USA Today]

UConn Men's Basketball

Final Score: UConn Men's Basketball Pillages the ECU Pirates, 85-67 [The UConn Blog]

Photos-MBB: East Carolina Pirates @ UConn Huskies - 2/7/16 [The UConn Blog]

Shonn Miller INSANE putback dunk against East Carolina [The UConn Blog]

Notes & Quotes: UConn Downs East Carolina, 85-67 [UConnReport.com]

My AP Top 25 ballot this week [Dave Borges - New Haven Register]

Joe D’s Notebook: Pirate Treasure [CBS Connecticut]

Miller, Purvis lead UConn to 85-67 win over East Carolina [The Day]

Getting Into The Flow, UConn Men Rout ECU [Hartford Courant]

Foul Trouble Limits Amida Brimah, But UConn's Other Big Men Step Up [Hartford Courant]

On schedule [Journal Inquirer]

Hamilton has a hiccup [Journal Inquirer]

Jalen Adams pushes UConn to win over East Carolina [New Haven Register]

Huskies clicking in AAC [Republican American]

UConn Women's Hockey

UConn Defeats Providence 3-1 Sunday [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Baseball

Baseball Preseason Feature: DeRoche-Duffin Used to Overcoming Obstacles [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Tennis

W. Tennis. Huskies Post 5-2 Win Over Stony Brook [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Tennis. UConn Finishes Weekend with 6-1 Win at Army [UConnHuskies.com]

M. Tennis. Huskies Fall to Army and Monmouth [UConnHuskies.com]