The UConn Fast Break - 3/29/21
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Weekly Rewind
The latest UConn athletics news
UConn women’s basketball crushes Syracuse then outduels Iowa in Sweet Sixteen behind big games from core contributors:
Josh Carlton enters transfer portal along with recent grad Brendan Adams as busy offseason begins for UConn men’s basketball
Paige Bueckers faces stiff competition for national player of the year, including Sweet Sixteen opponent and close friend Caitlin Clark
UConn baseball beats Central Connecticut State in Elliot Ballpark debut then takes two of three from visiting Rhode Island thanks to some timely hitting:
Aaliyah Edwards’ ascension keeps national championship hopes alive for UConn women’s basketball while her hair serves as memorial to loved ones lost
UConn women’s soccer vanquishes Villanova then topples St. John’s
Evina Westbrook’s big game against Iowa only improved her WNBA mock draft standing, but her talents might be even better suited for investigative journalism:
UConn men’s hockey adds Yale grad transfer, two others to future plans
Nika Muhl leading international movement in women’s college basketball despite being on the mend with untimely ankle injury
Promising future of UConn men’s basketball program includes two-time Philadelphia Catholic League MVP Rahsool Diggins and looks like this:
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U Gotta See This
Video highlights
Coach Auriemma receives a proper welcome from his team upon arriving in San Antonio before the Huskies’ Sweet Sixteen showdown with the Hawkeyes:
UConn men’s basketball target Donovan Clingan playing his way onto many program wish lists as recruitment heats up for class of ‘22 star:
UConn, Great Pic
Photos of UConn’s finest
Hook C debuts their own field of dreams:
Coach’s Corner
Find out what UConn coaches are up to on and off the court
Geno gets a special pregame serenade on his 67th birthday:
Coach Hurley likes current trajectory of UConn men’s basketball program, has no intention of turning UConn into “Transfer U”
Jim Penders put in work to make Elliot Ballpark happen for the Huskies and is happy that UConn baseball won their first game in their new home:
Big League Buzz
Catch up on former UConn players working across the sports world
Diana Taurasi has high praise for Paige:
UConn baseball alum Scott Obert mulls retirement after latest blood clot surgery
Kia Nurse takes part in first all-female NBA broadcast team while continuing to prove there’s not much she can’t do:
Former UConn star Jen Rizzotti unsure about coaching future after time with George Washington women’s basketball comes to a close
Rudy Gay shows his support for women’s college basketball by rocking this fresh Rebecca Lobo throwback:
Memory Lane
Revisit special moments in UConn sports history
Only Bob Diaco knows what Bob Diaco meant during this infamous meltdown:
Budding rivalry between UConn women’s basketball and Baylor includes one chapter Olivia Nelson-Ododa would like erased from record books
The devastating defeat that followed certainly soured this sweet victory:
Weekly Watchlist
Find out when and how to watch the Huskies in action this week
Women’s Basketball:
*After beating Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 and overpowering Iowa in the Sweet Sixteen, the Huskies advance to face Baylor in the Elite Eight on Monday, Mar. 29 @ 7:00 p.m.; the game will be televised on ESPN with a trip to the Final Four on the line
Final Play
A parting sentiment from The UConn Fast Break team
Just when you think Christyn Williams couldn’t be any cooler, she does this:
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