| No. 4 Villanova comes to Big Apple to battle St. John's |
Sat Jan 23 10:59:47 2010 EST |
| Temple. The Wildcats have run off eight straight wins since, and they are now 17-1 overall and 6-0 in conference. On Wednesday, they whipped Rutgers on the road, 94-68. St. John's had a two-game win streak halted on Wednesday with a 75-59 loss to UConn on the road. The Red Storm are 1-4 in true road games, but they do own an 8-2 mark at home. While St. John's can take pride in its 12-6 overall record, the club needs to improve a 2-4 ledger against Big East opposition. The Red Storm own a 58-43 |
| Longhorns and Huskies clash in non-conference showdown |
Sat Jan 23 10:58:43 2010 EST |
| at nationally-ranked Kansas State is something that Texas will need to put in its rearview mirror, as it closes out its non- conference schedule against the Huskies. Despite the loss, Texas is still off to its best start since the 1946-47 season. UConn played its first game in a long time without Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun on the bench. Calhoun has taken a leave of absence for medical reasons and associate head coach George Blaney took over the reins this week. The Huskies responded by endi |
| Wolverines visit Boilermakers in pivotal Big Ten bout |
Sat Jan 23 10:56:31 2010 EST |
| -3 in conference, good for a fifth-place tie coming into the weekend. Michigan is coming off a 54-48 loss at Wisconsin, dropping the team to 10-8 on the season and to just 1-4 in true road games. Coach John Beilein's team had upset Big East power UConn in its previous outing, and a lack of consistency has been the Wolverines' Achilles' heel this season. As for Purdue, it had jumped out to a 14-0 start, but coach Matt Painter's club was brought back to Earth with three straight losses to league |
| Duke throttles Virginia Tech |
Thu Jan 21 22:18:09 2010 EST |
| work) - Krystal Thomas posted a game-high 17 points with six rebounds, as sixth-ranked Duke pounded Virginia Tech, 69-38. Jasmine Thomas poured in 14 points and recorded six steals for the Blue Devils (16-3, 4-0 ACC), who rebounded from a loss to UConn on Monday. Joy Cheek added 10 points for Duke, which shot 60 percent from the field in the second half. Brittany Gordon scored 14 points with eight rebounds for the Hokies (11-7, 1-3), who have lost three of four. Utahya Drye added eight points i |
| Calhoun takes medical leave of absence from UConn |
Tue Jan 19 16:48:12 2010 EST |
| ear of his current deal and had contemplated retirement after the Huskies lost in the national semifinals to Michigan State last season amid alleged recruiting violations. He eventually decided to return and hinted that he would like to remain at UConn beyond the 2009-10 season. He is currently tied for sixth all-time in career coaching wins with 816, which is the same amount as current Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim. Calhoun has coached the Huskies to 16 NCAA Tournament appearances in the las |
| Top-ranked UConn routs No. 6 Duke |
Mon Jan 18 21:59:25 2010 EST |
| on Indoor Stadium. Tina Charles posted 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Huskies (18-0), who were coming off a 70-46 rout of then-No. 3 Notre Dame on Saturday. This was also another wide margin of victory against an ACC team. Earlier this season, UConn scored victories over Clemson (87-48), Florida State (78-59) and North Carolina (88-47). Kalana Greene had 18 points, while Caroline Doty and Tiffany Hayes each scored 13 for the Huskies, who shot 53.6 percent from the field. Incredibly, the Husk |
| Connecticut continues reign atop poll |
Mon Jan 18 14:20:27 2010 EST |
| in women's college basketball, as the latest Associated Press poll was released Monday. The Huskies (17-0) ran their winning streak to 56 games last week with dominant wins over Marquette and then-No. 3 Notre Dame -- the latter a 70-46 drubbing. UConn, which has won each of its games during the streak by double digits, again received all 40 first-place votes and a total of 1,000 points from a nationwide media panel to keep the top spot for a 35th straight poll. Stanford, a Connecticut victim e |
| Huskies step out of conference to take on Wolverines |
Sun Jan 17 10:28:54 2010 EST |
| 15th-ranked Connecticut Huskies have suffered back-to-back defeats to fall below the .500 mark in league play, but they take a break from Big East action today to contend with the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor. UConn dropped a three-point decision to Georgetown last weekend and followed that effort with a 67-57 setback to Pittsburgh at home on Wednesday. The Huskies are 11-5 overall, and they are set to play just their third true road game of the season today |
| Still streaking: UConn never challenged by No. 3 Notre Dame |
Sat Jan 16 23:07:46 2010 EST |
| secutive victory, the second longest streak in NCAA history. Maya Moore tallied 20 and 11 boards, while Kalana Greene scored 13 points for the Huskies (17-0, 5-0 Big East), who amazingly have won every game during its win streak by double digits. UConn next plays at No. 7 Duke on Monday. Devereaux Peters and Ashley Barlow netted 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Fighting Irish (15-1, 2-1), who were in the midst of the second-best start in program history, topped only by a 23-0 debut in 20 |
| Big East battle pits Panthers against Cardinals |
Sat Jan 16 10:54:26 2010 EST |
| Wanamaker ranks second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.3 rpg) and first in assists (59). Gilbert Brown has played sparingly this season, but he is netting 10.2 ppg and will be a valuable asset down the stretch. In the win over UConn, Gibbs and Wanamaker were at it again, as both players netted 19 points. Brown came off the bench with 11. Despite shooting a mere .390 from the floor, Pittsburgh won the battle on the boards (40-31) and outscored the Huskies 17-6 at the free-thr |
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