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Weekly Rewind
The latest UConn athletics news
- UConn women’s basketball opens Big East play with win over Seton Hall then wraps up busy week by beating Creighton and Xavier in convincing fashion
- Early signing period begins for UConn football as 2021 class comes into focus
- Hurley’s Huskies lose overtime heartbreaker to Creighton, compelling UConn’s floor general to take accountability for his costly miscues in crunchtime:
UConn Nation, earlier today was a tough loss. I missed two HUGE free throws, but as the point guard and one of the leaders of the team I’d put myself in that position every time because that’s who I am and I have the up most confidence in myself and my abilities. I owe y’all one.
— RJ Cole (@rjuice_) December 21, 2020
- Paige Bueckers already atop list of women’s college basketball’s best
- UConn men’s hockey adds matchups with UMass Lowell, UMass to this week’s schedule and locks down two exciting additions who have big plans in Storrs
- Remaining matchups for UConn women’s basketball 2021 slate released:
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- Big East men’s basketball has clear-cut contenders and wannabe pretenders
- Geno’s freshmen officially arrive on the college basketball scene before Olivia Nelson-Ododa shoots the lights out to remind everyone of her dangerous game
- UConn women’s hockey’s Jada Habisch wins Hockey East Rookie of the Week
U Gotta See This
Video highlights
- This tasty jam earned Tyrese the #7 spot on Sportcenter’s Top 10:
God damn @Dreambig_04 pic.twitter.com/4OKTJBKxR7
— tcf15 (@tcf_15) December 20, 2020
- Looks like Christmas came early for UConn basketball:
@power_lift pic.twitter.com/JPwkcbe57v
— Michael Rehfeldt (@MRStrengthUC) December 15, 2020
UConn, Great Pic
Photos of UConn’s finest
In celebration of the holidays, Paige gave fans two free tickets to the gun show:
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Coach’s Corner
Find out what UConn coaches are up to on and off the court
Coach Auriemma addresses poor performance of team’s upperclassmen, remains disappointed with overall effort on defensive end:
- Randy Edsall discusses UConn football’s National Signing Day success
- Coach Hurley continues to say all the right things, in victory or defeat:
It was a good fight and a really tough loss today. Thanks for the opportunity to play in this league again @BIGEAST! We will show who we are over the next few months.
— Dan Hurley (@dhurley15) December 20, 2020
- Geno closing in on Pat Summitt, new leader on all-time coaching wins list
- UConn men’s hockey coaches share excitement over ever-growing Russian recruiting pipeline, current players making Russia’s World Junior team:
Big League Buzz
Catch up on former UConn players working across the sports world
- Maya Moore wins Inspiration of the Year Award for social justice reform work
- Kia Nurse has some words of advice for fellow-Canadian, Aaliyah Edwards:
.@Aaliyah26867788 is already impressing @UConnWBB.
— Matthew Scianitti (@TSNScianitti) December 17, 2020
Tonight the Kingston, Ontario native plays in her third NCAA game.
In this @SportsCentre essay, former #Uconn and current @WNBA star @KayNurse11 pens a letter to Aaliyah Edwards
FULL essay https://t.co/fqWELz6jlE@TSN_Sports pic.twitter.com/4RcpV4uGP5
- Former UConn football QB Casey Cochran releases music album
- Diana Taurasi plans on playing as long as her game remains elite
- Christian Vital signs with Grizzlies, primed to begin NBA ascension with Memphis Hustle:
- Sue Bird dishes on recent WNBA championship, CarMax partnership
- UConn soccer alum Sarah Labbe taking goaltending talents to Sweden
- Andre Drummond puts his arsenal of skills on display:
Why Andre Drummond looking like Curry?
— Overtime (@overtime) December 14, 2020
(via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/VTkxnwRTad
Memory Lane
Revisit special moments in UConn sports history
- Before James Bouknight dropped 40 on Sunday afternoon, the last UConn men’s basketball player to score 40+ points was the one-and-only Amida Brimah in 2014:
MBB Season Highlights: Amida Brimah - Sophomore Season (2014-2015) https://t.co/efuukTKadM
— UConn Husky Games (@UConnHuskyGames) December 21, 2020
- As great as these highlights from UConn soccer’s 1981 national title are, it’s hard to disagree that the ESPN Soccer intro steals the show:
- Back-to-back undefeated seasons in 2009 and 2010 place these teams firmly in the discussion as best squads in UConn women’s basketball history:
UConn's 2009 & 2010 championship teams lit college basketball on fire. Geno Auriemma, @tinacharles31, @ReneeMontgomery, @tiphayes3, @cdoty5, @theladykg, and more explain what made them such an elite squad
— UConn Videos (@SNYUConn) December 16, 2020
FULL EPISODE: https://t.co/KFSLt1hxvA
➡️ @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/iYFz4bFZKm
Cause We Care
Learn about non-profits and causes worthy of UConn Nation’s support
- If you don’t already have an AmazonSmile charity of choice selected or are open to donating to a different organization, please take a minute to update your AmazonSmile selection to the Husky Ticket Project. By doing so, you’ll be helping UConn fans who can’t afford tickets be able to attend games for free and keeping this great cause going!
By using Amazon smile, a small portion of your purchase is donated to a charity of your choice. All you have to do is set us as your default charity, and use Amazon Smile to make all the same purchases you would normally make. No difference to you, BIG difference for us! https://t.co/GkuhwjhrJQ
— Husky Ticket Project, Inc. (@HuskyTicketProj) December 18, 2020
- For the third week in a row, we’re showcasing the incredible work of Foodshare! This time around, the TODAY Show’s Al Roker stopped by to see what their impactful operation is all about and provide a much-needed surprise for Connecticut residents struggling with food insecurity:
Said it many times and will say it many more, @foodshare and @uconn alum @JayJakubowski absolutely crushing it for the people of Connecticut #HuskiesForever https://t.co/tlEVKCInv7
— UConnNetch (@UConnNetch) December 15, 2020
Final Play
A parting sentiment from The Fast Break team
Enjoy James while we can because the NBA will undoubtedly be calling:
— #BIGEASThoops (@BIGEASTMBB) December 21, 2020
The @UConnMBB star put the rest of the BIG EAST on notice with a 40-point performance in his conference debut. #PullTheSled x #BIGEASThoops pic.twitter.com/ZEXZKpoGm4
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