1/1 Connecticut Huskies (29-0, 15-0 BE)

Results: Connecticut 81, Seton Hall 50
Player of the Game: So. SF Maya Moore
Defensive Player of the Game: So. SF Maya Moore
Freshman Player of the Game: Fr. SG Tiffany Hayes
Stat of the Game: 3pt FGs: UConn 11-24, Seton Hall 4-16

2008-09 Big East Regular Season Champions!!!

Senior Night:

Thanks for 4 great years - Renee, Tahirah, and Cassie!!! It seems like only yesterday that you were freshmen, but already the time has come to say farewell and good luck! We hope all your goals, dreams, and aspirations come true. We will miss you!!!

Game notes (pdf) for today's game vs. Seton Hall Pirates (15-12, 3-11 BE).

TV: CPTV, 7:30 pm (Geno Show 5:00 pm; Senior Class Tribute 6:00 pm)

UConn's All American Trio of Montgomery, Charles, and Moore headline the list of the Top 30 Midseason Candidates for the 2008-09 Naismith Women's College National Player of the Year trophy. This year's 2009 winner will be announced at the NCAA Women’s Final Four in St. Louis.

For the sixth consecutive season, presenting sponsor AT&T will once again set the standard in allowing fans to participate in determining this year’s winner. Through the power and ease of text messaging, fan voting will account for an unprecedented 25 percent of the final results — more than any other national college basketball award. This year, beginning March 22, AT&T wireless customers — and sports fans on other wireless networks — will be able to text their votes for the player of their choice. Fans will be eligible to cast their vote for the winner until 9 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 4. AT&T is making the voting open to other wireless carriers, allowing even more fans to participate. Other wireless carriers must opt-in for their subscribers to participate.

1/1 Connecticut Huskies (28-0, 14-0 BE)

Results: Connecticut 74, Villanova 47
Player of the Game: Jr. C Tina Charles
Defensive Player of the Game: Fr. SG Tiffany Hayes
Freshman Player of the Game: Fr. SG Tiffany Hayes
Stat of the Game: 2nd Chance Pts.: UConn 21, Villanova 0

The 2008-09 Award Season has just begun and already UConn's Maya Moore is taking home hardware. Today the Superstar (on and off the court) was named to the 2008-09 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All America First Team, becoming only the second Husky (Jen Rizzotti) ever to claim this honor. The only sophomore on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America ® University Division first team, Moore is a Pre-Individualized Major with a 3.74 GPA.

Congratulations Maya for all your hardwork and dedication on the court and more importantly, in the classroom...you make us UConn fans very proud to call you our own!!!!

Game notes (pdf) for today's game vs. Villanova Wildcats (17-10, 9-4 BE).

TV: CPTV, 7:30 pm

Today UConn Senior PG Renee Montgomery was named one of 13 finalists for the 2008-09 Nancy Lieberman Award which is given to the Top point guard in the country. Former Husky Greats Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi dominated this award from 2000 until 2004 with Sue winning the award three years in a row and Diana winning it the next two years. The announcement of the three finalists and award winner will be made during the weekend of the 2009 NCAA Final Four (April 5-7th).

Hayes was named Big East Freshman of the Week today for 2nd week in a row and third time this season after averaging 12.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg, and 3.5 apg while helping UConn to a 2-0 Big East record against Providence and 24/24 Notre Dame.

Set your TiVo's!!!

Watch the Geno Show Live tonight at 8:00 pm. The entire coaching staff will be on hand to take questions in this first ever town hall meeting type format.

1/1 Connecticut Huskies (27-0, 13-0 BE)

Results: Connecticut 76, Notre Dame 66
Player of the Game: Sr. PG Renee Montgomery
Defensive Player of the Game: Sr. PG Renee Montgomery
Freshman Player of the Game: Fr. SG Tiffany Hayes
Stat of the Game: Pts. Off TO's: UConn 20, Notre Dame 6

Game notes (pdf) for today's game vs. 24/24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (18-6, 7-5 BE).

TV: ESPNU, 2:00 pm

Don't forget to continue voting once a day, everyday, for Renee Montgomery to win the 2008-09 Lowe's Senior Class Award.

Awesome News out of Storrs!!!

UConn Academic Senior SF Kalana Greene has decided to return to the Huskies next year for her 4th (senior) year of athletic eligiblity. She received a medical hardship after injuring her knee in December 2007, but had been uncertain whether she would take advantage of it until earlier this week when she told Head Coach Geno Auriemma of her decision to stay. Since she will be returning next year, she will not be taking part in Senior Night festivities next week with her original fellow class members Renee Montgomery, Cassie Kerns, and Tahirah Williams.

1/1 Connecticut Huskies (26-0, 12-0 BE)

Results: Connecticut 75, Providence 39
Player of the Game: Fr. SG Tiffany Hayes
Defensive Player of the Game: Jr. C Tina Charles
Freshman Player of the Game: Fr. SG Tiffany Hayes
Stat of the Game: Pts. in the Paint: UConn 38, Providence 6

Today UConn signee G Kelly Faris was named to the 2008-09 McDonald's All-American Girls High School Basketball Team. She will represent the East squad in the 2009 McDonald's H. S. All America game played on Wed. April 1st in Miami, FL. The game will be televised on ESPNU at 5:30 pm. Last week she was named a 2008-09 WBCA H.S. All America Honorable Mention.

Game notes (pdf) for today's game at Providence Friars (9-15, 3-8 BE).

TV: CPTV & SNY, 7:00 pm

Hayes was named Big East Freshman of the Week today for 2nd time in three weeks after averaging 13.5 ppg, 4.5 apg, and 1 spg while helping UConn to a 2-0 Big East record against St. John's and 19/23 Pittsburgh.

Support the Kay Yow/WBCA Fund and bid on THREE autographed UConn White & Pink NIKE game jerseys which each include the No. 1 on the front and back and are identical to the commemorative “Pink Initiative” game jerseys worn by the UConn women on Feb. 15th against Pittsburgh in honor of the late, legendary NC State Women's Basketball Head Coach Kay Yow.

The bidding for the jerseys end Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 3:00 pm (PST) and start at$100/each with each auctioned item going to the highest bidder on each respective jersey.

Husky First!!!

UConn's Senior All American Renee Montgomery was honored prior to today's Pittsburgh game with a ceremony inducting her into the Huskies of Honor. This makes her the very first Husky ever to be honored as an active player. Geno suprised her with the honor which included a suprise visit from her family, but not without the help of her team/roommate Kalana Greene who helped pull of the event by keeping the secret for 3 weeks as well as gathering tickets for Renee's family (behind her back). Renee seemed very overwhelmed by the honor and followed it up with a superb game performance (20pts., 3rebs., 1ast, 1TO, & 2stls on 6 for 11FG, 2 for 5 3FG, and 6 for 8 FT in 31mins.). She is already 7th in all-time scoring, 5th in 3pt FGs, 10th in steals, and 4th in assists and is only the third player in UConn history with at least 1,500 points and 500 assists (Rizzotti and Taurasi) and is the third (Abrosimova and Ralph) to be ranked in the Top 10 in scoring, assists and steals. Today she started 134th straight game and 127th straight in conference play (both are the longest active streaks in the nation).

Note: All that is missing is an NCAA title. (All I will add is that I would NOT want any other player in the country come tournament time because I have a gut feeling that she is going to take her game to an entirely new level and will NOT be denied again!!!)

1/1 Connecticut Huskies (25-0, 11-0 BE)

Results: Connecticut 95, Pittsburgh 42
Player of the Game: Sr. PG Renee Montgomery
Defensive Player of the Game: Jr. SF Kalana Greene
Freshman Player of the Game: Fr. SG Tiffany Hayes
Stat of the Game: FT's: UConn 27-31, Pittsburgh 6-10

Game notes (pdf) for today's game vs. 19/23 Pittsburgh Panthers (18-4, 8-2 BE).

TV: ESPN2 & ESPN360.c0m, 3:30 pm

1/1 Connecticut Huskies (24-0, 10-0 BE)

Results: Connecticut 77, St. John's 64
Player of the Game: Sr. PG Renee Montgomery
Defensive Player of the Game: So. SF Maya Moore
Freshman Player of the Game: Fr. PF Da'Shena Stevens (St. John's)
Stat of the Game: Rebounds: St. John's 42, UConn 37

Game notes (pdf) for today's game at St. John's Red Storm (15-7, 3-6 BE).

TV: CPTV, 7:00 pm (Geno Show 6:30 pm)

1/1 Connecticut Huskies (23-0, 9-0 BE)

Results: Connecticut 83, Marquette 49
Player of the Game: So. SF Maya Moore
Defensive Player of the Game: So. SF Maya Moore
Freshman Player of the Game: Fr. SG Tiffany Hayes
Stat of the Game: Fast Break Pts.: UConn 20, Marquette 3

Game notes (pdf) for today's game at Marquette Golden Eagles (13-9, 4-4 BE).

TV: CPTV, 8:00 pm (Geno Show 7:00 pm)

UConn Sr. PG Renee Montgomery was named one of ten finalists for the 2008-09 Lowe's Senior Class Women's Basketball Award. The award is based on an evaluation of their performance: in the classroom, of their character, during competition, and in the community. 1/3 of the ballot comes from fan voting and 2/3 of the ballot comes from NCAA Division I coaches and national media memebers voting.

**Fans can vote for up to 3 players, but may I suggest to you UConn fans that you ONLY cast a vote for Renee because then you are just helping two other players for no reason and perhaps lessening Renee's chances on winning the fan vote portion.

1/1 Connecticut Huskies (22-0, 8-0 BE)

Results: Connecticut 75, Rutgers 56
Player of the Game: So. SF Maya Moore
Defensive Player of the Game: Jr. SF Meghan Gardler
Freshman Player of the Game: Fr. SG Tiffany Hayes
Stat of the Game: FT's: UConn 21-22, Rutgers 5-13

Game notes (pdf) for today's game vs. ARV Rutgers Scarlett Knights (12-7, 4-4 BE).

TV: CBS College Sports, 8:00 pm

Hayes was named Big East Freshman of the Week today for 1st time this season after averaging 18.5 ppg (9-18 3pt FGs) and 3.5 rpg while helping UConn to a 2-0 Big East record against #6/10 Louisville and Georgetown.