Hit The UConn Links: Practicing at XL Helps Huskies in Win - 12/6/18

Find out how practicing at XL Center has helped the UConn Men improve their shooting. Plus get caught up on all the latest Huskies athletics news.

By Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune Updated Dec 6, 2018, 10:47am EST

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UConn Featured Link

Notes & Quotes: UConn Over Lafayette [Storrs Central]

UConn Men’s Basketball

UConn Men’s Basketball Sprints Past Lafayette, 90-63 [The UConn Blog]

Photo Gallery: Lafayette Leopards @ UConn Men’s Basketball - 12/5/18 [The UConn Blog]

UConn Men’s Basketball in the G-League: Marcus Williams Still Chasing the Dream [The UConn Blog]

UConn Men’s Basketball Postgame (Lafayette) - 12/5/18 [Storrs Central]

Dan Hurley Q&A: UConn’s basketball coach comes home to Jersey [Asbury Park Press]

Gilbert fuels UConn men to blowout victory over Lafayette [The Day]

Alterique Gilbert’s passing helps UConn men find shooting touch, rout Lafayette 90-63 [Hartford Courant]

UConn rolls to victory over Lafayette [New Haven Register]

How Kemba Walker Quietly Became an N.B.A. Superstar [New York Times]

Huskies, Gilbert have 1 way to handle it in rout of Lafayette [JI]

UConn Runs Past Lafayette, 90-63 [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Women’s Basketball

Muffet McGraw Apologizes For Notre Dame’s Lack of Poise, Blocks Breanna Stewart On Twitter [The UConn Blog]

Another double-double on Napheesa’s homecoming night [Connecticut Post]

UConn-Notre Dame -- I’m here for all the pettiness [espnW]

Five takeaways from UConn women’s win over St. Louis, including Nelson-Ododa’s confidence growing [Hartford Courant]

UConn-Notre Dame drama continues: Breanna Stewart blocked by Muffet McGraw on Twitter [Hartford Courant]

Breaking down the Huskies’ big win over Notre Dame and examining a troubling recruiting trend [Hartford Courant]

Huskies’ Dangerfield redoubling her effort [JI]

UConn Men’s Hockey

First Half Closes with Boston College Series [UConnHuskies.com]

Home Game with Providence Moved to February 26 [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn Indoor Track & Field

Husky Multi-Event Challenge Set for Thursday & Friday [UConnHuskies.com]