Photos from the uniform unveiling

Photos from the press conference with the unveiling of the uniforms will be here.

1:35: we are starting. No chat now.
1:30 PM: They're playing "Thrift Shop." Let's hope it's not a harbinger for the quality of these uniforms.
1:29 PM: Jonathan costume guy is here. It's still the old design. I will miss the cute doggie after this year.
1:26 PM: Stephanie Dolson arrives with a boot on her leg and a gray t-shirt.
1:12 PM: and the band is in on the ugly dark gray too. Et tu, Brute? This falls Storrs. Pray away the gray.
1:09 PM: lots of athletes wearing gray with husky logo. Doesn't bode well for those who think that platinum Nike dark gray ugly has no place on a uniform.
1:02: Yeah, it's ice hockey. One of the players is number 48 and that's the only women's team with a number 48. So those are just practice shorts. The player talking about the red and gray gestured to her sleeves when she said it.
12:57: ok, maybe that wasn't field hockey because they said their uniforms were similar to the men "but with the gray and red different." Could be ice hockey, in which case those are just practice shorts. But it means there will be red and gray. Ugh.
12:55 PM: a few field hockey girls just walked in wearing what appears to be the team's new shorts, but I don't know if they're home, away, or both. I got a photo but looked like a total creep doing so.
12:47 PM: they're testing the intro. Either that or they're going to spend the next 40 minutes explaining why they need to change this. Ok, it just finished and now they're running it again from the beginning. It's a test. "This is the moment we pay tribute to the toughness and tradition of past champions." How about retaining their identity to honor them???
12:39 PM: less than an hour to go. Tour groups still coming through gampel. Makes me remember when I was in high school. Also, the band is here. Who brings a band to a uniform unveiling?

UConn Huskies 2013 Schedules and Known Games

Here are the known games and schedules for the UConn Huskies for 2013.

Women's Soccer:

Full schedule is here or below

Saturday, August 17: vs. Massachusetts, 7:00 PM (exh.)
Friday, August 23: vs. Wisconsin, 7:00 PM
Sunday, August 25: vs. Stanford, 6:00 PM
Wednesday, August 28: at Boston College, 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 1: vs. Central Connecticut State, 1:00 PM
Friday, September 6: vs. Maine, 5:00 PM (Doubleheader with men vs. Boston University most likely)
Sunday, September 8: vs. Syracuse, 1:00 PM
Friday, September 13: at Boston University, 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 15: vs. Dartmouth, 1:00 PM
Thursday, September 19: vs. LaSalle, 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 22: vs. Georgetown, 1:00 PM
Thursday, September 26: vs. SMU, 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 29: vs. Houston, 1:00 PM
Friday, October 4: at UCF, 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 6: at USF, 1:00 PM
Friday, October 11: vs. Temple, 7:00 PM
Thursday, October 17: vs. Cincinnati, 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 20: vs. Louisville, 1:00 PM
Thursday, October 24: at Rutgers, 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 27: at Memphis, 1:00 PM

According to Chris Jones, the semifinals and final for the Big East Tournament will be at Central Florida, probably November 8 and 10. First Round at higher seed October 31, quarterfinals at higher seed November 3. 

Men's Soccer:
Full schedule here or below

Sunday, August 18: vs. Iona, TBA (source) (exh)
Saturday, August 24: vs. NJIT, 7:00 PM (source) (exh)
Friday, August 30: vs. St. Francis (NY), 7:00 PM
Monday, September 2: vs. William & Mary, 7:00 PM
Friday, September 6: vs. Boston University, 7:30 PM (source) **
Tuesday, September 10: vs. Washington, 7:00 PM
Saturday, September 14: vs. Bradley, 7:00 PM
Tuesday, September 17: at Syracuse, 7:00 PM (source)
Saturday, September 21: vs. St. Louis, 7:00 PM
Friday, September 27: at USF, TBA
Wednesday, October 2: at Temple, 3:00 PM (source)
Saturday, October 5: vs. Central Florida, 7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 9: vs. Rutgers, 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 12: vs. Memphis, TBD (source)
Tuesday, October 15: vs. Columbia, 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 19: at Louisville, 7:00 PM (source)
Tuesday, October 22: at Yale, 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 26: vs. Cincinnati, 7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 30: vs. TBD, TBD *
Sunday,  November 2: at SMU, 8:00 PM (source)

There will be away games at USF and Yale and home games vs. Central Florida, Cincinnati, and Rutgers. All other non-conference games are home. AAC Tournament is at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas for Semifinals and Finals. 8-9 matchup will be at location of #1 seed November 8, followed by Quarterfinals November 9 at higher seed. Thanks to Tim Fontenault.

The AAC Tournament will be November 8 - 17
* - We will apparently be hosting somebody, but I don't know who yet. It probably won't be St. John's, since they released their schedule and we're not on it. Too bad. I've heard rumors it might be Boston College.
** -  WILL BE DOUBLEHEADER WITH WOMEN'S GAME VS. MAINE at 5:00 PM MOST LIKELY

Field Hockey (full schedule here or below):
Note: It appears we play all the old Big East teams, plus associate member Old Dominion and new member Temple. However, at the moment Villanova, Georgetown, and Providence are not marked as conference games. Other press releases indicate they are, however. Also, the Providence schedule lists the games against UConn and the other AAC schools as conference games.)

Update: It appears that all former Big East Teams (except Syracuse) plus Temple and Old Dominion will play in the BIG EAST next year.

Saturday, August 24: vs. New Hampshire, 2:00 PM (exh.)
Saturday, August 31: at Stanford, 2:00 PM
Sunday, September 1: at California, TBA
Sunday, September 8: at Penn State, 12:00 PM
Friday, September 13: vs. Fairfield, 6:00 PM
Sunday, September 15: vs. Lafayette, 12:00 PM
Wednesday, September 18: vs. Massachusetts, 6:00 PM
Saturday, September 21: at Rutgers, TBA
Saturday, September 28: vs. Villanova, 12:00 PM
Sunday, September 29: vs. Princeton, 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 5: at Providence, 12:30 PM
Sunday, October 6: vs. Boston College, 2:00 PM
Friday, October 11: vs. Louisville, 6:00 PM
Sunday, October 13: vs. Boston University, 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 19: at Georgetown, 1:00 PM
Sunday, October 20: at American, 1:00 PM
Friday, October 25: at Old Dominion, 12:00 PM
Saturday, October 26: vs. North Carolina in Norfolk, Va. 1 PM (source)
Saturday, November 2: vs. Temple, 12:00 PM
Sunday, November 3: at Yale, 2:00 PM
According to the Old Dominion schedule, the BIG EAST tournament will be in Storrs, the Quarterfinals will be on Friday, November 8, the Semifinals that Saturday, and the Championship on Sunday. I do not know if the quarterfinals will feature all 8 teams or not.

Women's Volleyball:

Friday, August 30 - Saturday, August 31: IPFW Invitational vs. IPFW, Southern Illinois, and Duquesne. Duquesne game is August 31 at 11 AM. IPFW will be August 31 at 7:00 PM. Southern Illinois is unknown but will probably be Friday before Duquesne. (Source)
Friday, September 6 - Saturday, September 7: UConn Classic vs. Pittsburgh, Northeastern, and Albany. Northeastern game is probably Friday at 7:30 PM. Albany game is probably Saturday at 12:30 PM. Pittsburgh game is confirmed for Saturday at 7:30 PM. (source)
Friday, September 13 - Saturday, September 14: Georgia Tech Courtyard Classic vs. Georgia Tech, Troy, and St. John's. Georgia Tech is Saturday at 7:00 PM. Other times unknown. (source)
Friday, September 20 - Saturday, September 21: Tournament @ Dartmouth, other teams are Minnesota, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Dartmouth. Dartmouth game is 7:30 PM on the 21st, New Hampshire game is the 20th at 12:30 PM, Minnesota is the 21st at 12:00 PM, Rhode Island unknown. (source) (source)
Sunday, September 29: vs. Houston, TBA (Source)
Friday, October 4: at Central Florida, 7:00 PM (source)
Sunday, October 6: at USF, 12:00 PM
Tuesday, October 8: vs. Sacred Heart, TBA (source)
Friday, October 11: vs. Rutgers, 7:00 PM (Source)
Friday, October 18: at Temple, 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 20: at Memphis, 2:00 PM
Friday, October 25: vs. Cincinnati, 7:00 PM (source)
Sunday, October 27: vs. Louisville, 2:00 PM (source)
Friday, November 1: at Houston, 8:00 PM
Friday, November 8: vs. USF, 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 10: vs. Central Florida, 2:00 PM
Friday, November 15: at Rutgers, 7:00 PM
Friday, November 22: vs. Memphis, 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 24: vs. Temple, TBA
Wednesday, November 27: at Louisville, 7:00 PM
Friday, November 29: at Cincinnati, 1:00 PM

We will play a double round robin (home and home) with each team. There is no American Conference Tournament - the regular season champion gets the autobid.

Women's Basketball:

Friday, November 1: vs. Gannon, TBA (exh)
Wednesday, November 6: vs. Philadelphia University, TBA (exh)
Saturday, November 9: vs. Hartford, TBA
Monday, November 11: vs. Stanford, TBA
Friday, November 15: at Maryland, TBA
Sunday, November 17: at Penn State, TBA
Wednesday, November 20: vs. Oregon, TBA
Friday, November 22: vs. Boston University, TBA (Hall of Fame Classic)
Saturday, November 23: vs. Monmouth, TBA (Hall of Fame Classic)
Sunday, November 24: vs. St. Bonaventure, TBA (Hall of Fame Classic)
Sunday, December 1: vs. Ohio State in Springfield (Hall of Fame Classic)
Thursday, December 5: vs. UC Davis
Tuesday, December 17: at Duke, TBA
Sunday, December 22: vs. California at Madison Square Garden
Monnday, January 13: at Baylor, TBA

Other games include round robin home-and-home with teams in AAC. Conference Tournament is March 7 - 10 at Mohegan Sun.

Men's Basketball:

Friday, November 8: vs. Maryland @ Barclay's Center, Brooklyn (source)
Monday, November 11: vs. Yale (source)
Monday, December 2: vs. Florida (source)
Wednesday, December 18: vs. Stanford (source)
Saturday, December 28: vs. Eastern Washington

Other non-conference games include vs. Harvard,  at Washington (probably), and 2K Sports Classic. The semifinals and final of the 2K Sports Classic will be at Madison Square Garden on November 21 and 22 against Boston College and either Indiana or Washington, respectively. The host schools are us, Boston College, Washington, and Indiana. (source) We will play two preliminary games against Detroit and Boston University at UConn. There is also a game against Loyola (MD) on the schedule (Source)

Like the women, the men will play home-and-home with teams in the AAC. According to this, we will also host UMass-Lowell, who is transitioning to D1. I would assume this is a regular-season game, but since we played them in an exhibition last year, this could be a previously-scheduled exhibition game.

Conference Tournament March 12 - 15 in Memphis at FedEx Forum.

Men's Ice Hockey:

According to tweets from Will Moran, the non-conference schedule will be (in no particular order) 

2 games At Minnesota State; At Boston University; vs. Union; At Providence; Vs. Sacred Heart (non-league); Vs. Quinnipiac or UMass (Holiday Tournament)

However, it is possible Sacred Heart is a conference game in the first round of the Holiday Tournament, as that usually happens. Actually, it was due to a scheduling error that they decided to keep. Sacred Heart will NOT count as a conference game. (see this tweet)

Tentative schedule is available here or below.

Known dates:

Friday, October 18: at Minnesota State, 8:37 PM (source)
Saturday, October 19: at Minnesota State, 8:07 PM
Friday, October 25: vs. Union, TBA
Friday, November 1: vs. Army, 7:05 PM  (source)
Saturday, November 2: vs. Sacred Heart, TBA
Friday, November 15: vs. Bentley, TBA
Sunday, November 17: at Boston University, TBA
Saturday, November 23: at American International, TBA
Friday, November 29: at Canisius, TBA
Saturday, November 30: at Canisius, TBA
Friday, December 6: vs. Niagara, TBA
Saturday, December 7: vs. Niagara, TBA
Saturday, December 14: vs. Holy Cross, TBA
Sunday, December 29: UConn Hockey Classic vs. Sacred Heart, TBA (NOT a conference game)
Monday, December 30: UConn Hockey Classic vs. Quinnipiac or UMass, TBA
Friday, January 3: vs. RIT, TBA
Saturday, January 4: vs. RIT, TBA
Friday, January 10: vs. Robert Morris, TBA
Saturday, January 11: vs. Robert Morris, TBA
Friday, January 17: at Mercyhurst, TBA
Saturday, January 18: at Mercyhurst, TBA
Friday, January 24: at American International, TBA
Saturday, January 25: at American International, TBA
Friday, January 31: vs. Air Force, TBA
Saturday, February 1: vs. Air Force, TBA
Friday, February 7: vs. Bentley, TBA
Saturday, February 8: at Bentley, TBA
Tuesday, February 11: at Providence, 7:00 PM (source) *
Friday, February 14: vs. Holy Cross, TBA
Saturday, February 15: at Holy Cross, TBA (source)
Friday, February 21: vs. Army, 7:05 PM
Saturday, February 22: at Army, 7:05 PM

Friday, February 28: at Sacred Heart, TBA
Saturday, March 1: vs. Sacred Heart, TBA

* - contrary to tentative schedule and a Hartford Courant article which say November 9, but the Providence schedule appears to be official. Also, it shows another game for the Friars that day.

Women's ice hockey:

Saturday, September 28: vs. Union, 2:00 PM (source)
Friday, October 25: vs. RPI, 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 26: vs. RPI, 2:00 PM (source)
Friday, November 1: vs. Vermont, 2:00 PM (source) *
Tuesday, November 19: at Brown, 7:00 PM (source)
Friday, November 29: vs. Yale at Nutmeg Classic in Hamden, CT, 1:00 PM (source)
Saturday, November 30: vs. RIT or Quinnipiac at Nutmeg Classic in Hamden, 1:00 PM or 4:00 PM
Sunday, November 10: vs. Providence, 2:00 PM
Tuesday, November 19: at Brown, 7:00 PM (source)
Friday, January 10: at Vermont, 7:00 PM
Saturday, January 11: vs. Vermont, 4:00 PM
Saturday, January 18: vs. New Hampshire, 1:00 PM

Sunday, January 19: at New Hampshire, 2:00 PM
Saturday, January 25: vs. Providence, 2:00 PM
Sunday, January 26: at Providence, 2:00 PM (source)

Sunday, February 9: vs. New Hampshire, TBD

* - the early start time on a weekday is believable because the men host Army at 7:05 the same day.

Baseball:

February 21-23: Tournament at Coastal Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina, George Mason, Illinois, and Wichita State
February 28-March 2: at Lipcsomb
March 7-9: at Florida
April 4-6: Home non-conference series, 2 games vs. Bryant, 1 vs. Stony Brook
The American Conference Tournament will be May 21-25 at Bright House Field in Clearwater.  According to Chris Jones, there will be two pools. Teams will play everyone in their pool and the winners play for the championship. AAC Home Series against Temple, Houston, UCF and Rutgers. AAC Away Series at Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, and USF. USF will be the back end of spring break.
All Baseball via @jonesccj unless noted otherwise.
There will be a spring break tournament in Philadelphia against LaSalle, Villanova, and St. Peter's.

Softball:

The American Conference Tournament will be hosted by Houston May 8 - 10 on campus.

2013 UConn Huskies Baseball Schedule

Big thanks to "BBall2012" on The Boneyard for this.

Feb 15-17 Indiana(Dunedin),Purdue (St Petersburg), Indiana(St Petersburg)...my guess this was an error and should be Michigan
Feb 22-24 UCF Tourney.. UCF, Troy and Texas Tech .. all in Orlando
March 1-3 Stetson Tourney..Ohio State, Central Mich, Stetson all in Deland,FL
8-10 at Sam Houston St Huntsville, TX
12 at Central Conn St
13 at Secred Heart
15-17 at Presbyterian Clinton,SC
19 at College of Charleston Mt Pleasant, SC
22-24 Georgetown 
26 at Hartford
29-30 at Seton Hall (DH on 29th) 
April 1 Quinnipiac 
2 Boston College
3 at Yale
5-7 St John's
9 Northeastern
10 Brown
12-14 at Villanova
16 Fairfield
19-21 South Florida
23 UMass
24 at Bryant
26-28 at Notre Dame
May 1 Holy Cross
3-5 at Rutgers
11-12 Louisville (DH on 11th)
14 at Rhode Island
16-18 at George Mason Fairfax, VA
22-26 BIG EAST TOURNEY Clearwater,Fl

Known UConn Games Spring 2013

Known Games for Spring 2013 UConn Sports

The full softball schedule is available here

Women's Lacrosse

Sunday, April 7, 2013: at Villanova, 1:00 PM (source)
Friday, April 12, 2013: vs. Cincinnati, 3:00 PM (source)
Friday, April 26, 2013: at Georgetown, 4:00 pm (source)

Baseball:

There is also a tournament at Central Florida against UCF and Michigan, date unknown.
There is also a tournament at Stetson the weekend of March 1 against Stetson, Ohio State, and Central Michigan.
They have a 3 game series at Presbyterian over spring break and one game at College of Charleston.
They also have a 3 game road series at Sam Houston State.
They have a 3 game series against George Mason the last weekend of the season and will probably play 24 conference games.

(Above quote from Chris Jones)

Update: Notre Dame will play 24 conference games, 3 each against 8 opponents, presumably we will too

Additional details:


Friday, February 15, 2013: vs. Indiana @ Dunedin, FL, 4:00 PM (source)
Saturday, February 16 or Sunday February 17: vs. Purdue in Dunedin, FL (source)
Friday, April 26: at Notre Dame, 5:35 PM
Saturday, April 27: at Notre Dame, 2:05 PM
Sunday, April 28: at Notre Dame, 1:05 PM

Welcome back to a New Season! And an Upcoming Schedule Too!

Well, there are about 10 days left until the first UConn athletic event, so here's the blog again! I was a bit delinquent in posting summaries towards the end of last year, but I assure you that will change this year! It should be an exciting year. Most of our men's soccer team is back, so this could be a good year for them. Field hockey is always powerful too. Women's soccer will look to rebound. Volleyball is up and coming, I think. And thus begins my 3rd year at UConn.

I am on campus taking summer courses, so I will be attending the first two weeks of games. Here is a tentative schedule from August 10 until August 26 (the Sunday before classes start).

As you surely know,

(Y) - Will Attend
(P) - Probably Attending
(M) - Might Attend
(D) - Doubtful to Attend

Friday, August 10:


7:00 PM: Women's soccer vs. Northeastern - exh. (Y)

Saturday, August 12:


1:00 PM: Women's soccer vs. LIU  - exh. (Y)
7:00 PM: Men's soccer vs. UMass - exh. (Y)

Thursday, August 16:


12:00 PM: Women's field hockey vs. Quinnipiac - exh. (M) It depends on where I am with a final paper I have to write, and where I am with packing up my stuff to move from my summer dorm to my fall dorm


Friday, August 17:


7:00 PM: Women's soccer vs. UCLA (Y)

Saturday, August 18:


7:00 PM: Men's soccer vs. Stony Brook - exh. (Y)

Sunday, August 19:


12:00 PM: Field hockey vs. Boston College - exh. (D) I will probably attend the women's soccer game instead, since it's a regular season game.
1:00 PM: Women's soccer vs. Vermont (P) But I will definitely attend one of them


Friday, August 24:


7:00 PM: Women's soccer vs. Boston College (Y)

Saturday, August 25:


12:00 PM: Field hockey vs. Bucknell (Y)
7:00 PM: Men's Soccer vs. St. Francis NY (Y)

Sunday, August 26:


1:00 PM: Field hockey vs. Sacred Heart (M)
1:00 PM: Women's soccer vs. Maine (M)
Between the two, I'd say (P) for one of them

Game 2-6-74: Women's Basketball vs. South Florida

What: Women's Basketball vs. South Florida
When: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 1:00 PM
Where: XL Center
Result: Win 77-62

Well, this was certainly below our standards. We won by 15, but seriously, it should have been a lot bigger. For starters, the student section was practically empty. It probably had 100 people, if that. Not a very good showing. Geno would be ashamed of us. And he probably is.

Anyway, back to the game. At halftime, genuine panic filled the XL Center. The Huskies were "only" up by three. And the close game continued throughout much of the second half. Would the Huskies lose at home to a subpar team? Could it possibly happen? No. It couldn't. We managed to pull away.  A few baskets, a Bulls timeout, and a few more baskets, and this one might as well have been over. Tiffany Hayes and Stefanie Dolson were absolutely dominant, combining for almost 60 points. But the rest of the team really struggled. We need more support over the next few weeks with a tough schedule coming up.

On a personal note, I have now seen all but four Big East teams in men's or women's basketball. Rutgers and Seton Hall are two of them, though I will see them both on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights are the only Big East team I haven't seen in any UConn contest. West Virginia will have to wait until next year if they are still in the conference. As for St. John's, I'll see them on Saturday the 18th when their women come to Gampel. So here we go.

But really guys, do better than this. Students, come to games. Lady players, play better. We need to win.

Game 2-4-72: Men's Ice Hockey vs. Robert Morris

Well, this was one ugly game, to say the least.  It started with the public address announcer referring to the visitors as the "Robert Morris Colonels" - and pronouncing "Colonels" as it is spelled. Strike one. . Attendance was paltry compared to the packed student crowd we had last night. Strike two. And there was a lot of nasty stuff going on on the ice as well. . Jordan Sims received a game misconduct in the first period. Strike three against the Huskies, perhaps. That didn't end it though. Marcello Ranallo scored a goal in the second period to put us up 1-0. After the pitiful outing on Friday, it looked like we might win one here. Not so fast.

Robert Morris scored a goal in the second and a goal in the third and went up 2-1. They would win by that score. But they did get one of their players tossed for unsportsmanlike conduct. The refs were calling a lot of penalties, and it was just one nasty game.

Anyway, the Huskies have been playing pretty poorly since I've been here. Three straight UConn games I've attended have ended in losses. That's never happened to me before. I don't think that's going to change this afternoon with our women's ice hockey game vs. Boston College. But it would be nice if it did.

Anyway, that's all for now. Go Huskies!

Almost Back

So, it's now only 20 days until I return to UConn. I will be moving in to my dorm on January 15th, a Sunday. Those who like reading my chronicles should know that the first game I'll attend will be women's basketball against UNC on Monday, January 16th at 7:00 PM. My first men's game will be at Gampel against Cincinnati that Wednesday at 7:00. Unfortunately, I have night classes on Thursdays, so unless that gets canceled due to snow (thinking back to last year, I wouldn't rule it out), I'm not going to the women's game on Thursday vs. the Bearcats. Then there are two men's and one women's ice hockey game that weekend. I'll post a preliminary schedule for the first week back some time after the New Year. But for now, it's good for it to be getting close. Go Huskies!

2012 UConn Huskies Baseball Schedule Posted to SuperScoreBoard

The UConn "Super Scoreboard" now shows the 2012 baseball schedule. This may not be official, but enjoy.
Edit: It is now listed on the UConn website, though no press release yet. See here.

Big East - Big Ten Challenge:
Fri, Feb. 17: vs. Indiana at St. Petersburg, Fla, 4:00 PM ("away" game)
Sat, Feb. 18: vs. Purdue at St. Pete, 10:00 AM ("away" game)

UConn co-captain Ryan Fuller will look to lead the
Huskies to a repeat Big East regular title in 2012.

Sun, Feb 19: vs. Ohio State at Clearwater, Fla, 1:00 PM  ("home" game)


Cougar Invitational, Mt. Pleasant, SC:
Fri, Feb 24: at Xavier, 1:00 PM
Sat, Feb 25: at College of Charleston, 1:00 PM
Sun, Feb 26: vs. Rhode Island, 11:00 AM



Mississippi State Tournament, Starkville, MS:
Fri, Mar 2: vs. Lipscomb, 2:30 PM
Fri, Mar 2: at Mississippi State, 6:30 PM

He will be joined by fellow captains Billy Ferriter
(above) and Tim Martin. I think Ferriter is underrated
and that he could have a breakout year as a junior.

Sat, Mar 3: at. Charleston Southern, 11:00 AM
Sat, Mar 3: at Mississippi State, 2:30 PM
Sun, Mar 4: vs. Lipscomb, 11:00 AM



Nike Showcase, Eugene, Ore:
 Fri, Mar 9: vs. Oklahoma, 5:00 PM 
Sat, Mar 10: at Oregon State, 10:00 PM
Sun, Mar 11: at Oregon, 6:00 PM


Mon, Mar 12: at Seattle, 7:00 PM

Coastal Tournament, Conway, SC
Fri, Mar 16: at UAB, 12:00 PM
Sat, Mar 17: at Coastal Carolina, 1:00 PM
Sun, Mar 18: vs. Michigan, 11:00 AM


Wed, Mar 21: vs. Yale, 3:00 PM (HOME OPENER)
Fri, Mar 23: at West Virginia, 5:00 PM
Sat, Mar 24: at West Virginia, 3:00 PM
Sun, Mar 25: at West Virginia, 12:00 PM



Tue, Mar 27: vs. Hartford, 3:00 PM
Wed, Mar 28: vs. Central Connecticut State, 3:00 PM

Our first Big East home series is against Seton Hall.
Thankfully, as the road team, the Pirates will not
be wearing these hideous costumes.

Fri, Mar 30: vs. Seton Hall, 3:00 PM
Sat, Mar 31: vs. Seton Hall, 1:00 PM
Sun, Apr 1: vs. Seton Hall, 1:00 PM
Mon, Apr 2: at UMass, 3:00 PM
Tue, Apr 3: at Boston College, 3:00 PM

 Thu, Apr 5: at Pittsburgh, 3:00 PM
Fri, Apr 6: at Pittsburgh, 3:00 PM
Sat, Apr 7: at Pittsburgh, 1:00 PM
Mon, Apr 9: at Quinnipiac, 3:00 PM

Wed, Apr 11: at Brown, 3:15 PM

The Huskies will travel to archrival St. John's April 13-15th.
Those are always exciting games to watch. This could be
the first real test for a young Huskies team. If
we can survive, we'll be in good shape.

Fri, Apr 13: at. St. John's, 3:00 PM
Sat, Apr 14: at St. John's, 1:00 PM
Sun, Apr 15: at St. John's, 1:00 PM



Tue, Apr 17: at Fairfield, 3:30 PM
Fri, Apr 20: vs. Rutgers, 3:00 PM
Sat, Apr 21: vs. Rutgers, 1:00 PM (at Dodd)
Sun, Apr 22: vs. Rutgers, 1:00 PM


Tue, Apr 24: vs. Bryant, 3:00 PM
Fri, Apr 27: at Louisville, 6:00 PM
Sat, Apr 28: at Louisville, 1:00 PM
Sun, Apr 29: at Louisville, 1:00 PM


Sat, May 5: DH vs. Cincinnati at Dodd, 3:00 and 6:00 PM
Sun, May 6: vs. Cincinnati, 12:00 PM

Wed, May 9: vs. Northeastern, 3:00 PM
Fri, May 11: at USF, 7:00 PM
Sat, May 12: at USF, 6:00 PM
Sun, May 13: at USF, 1:00 PM

Tue, May 15: vs. Rhode Island, 11:00 AM (at Dodd)
Thu, May 17: vs. Notre Dame, 3:00 PM
Fri, May 18: vs. Notre Dame, 6:00 PM (in New Britain)
Sat, May 19: vs. Notre Dame, ??? (time is listed as 10:00 PM, I'm guessing either 1:00 PM or 10:00 AM)

May 23-27: Big East Tournament in Clearwater, Florida. 

Some notes:

Tim Martin could be a pleasant surprise
this year as well. If he is inspired
by  his Captain role, he could
by our #1 player in more than
just his uniform.

• We have five home games in six days in late March, then none for 19 days. Strange. 
• I will be on campus for the Seton Hall and Rutgers series. No word yet on whether buses will be provided to students to Dodd. Unlikely though, during Spring Weekend, if they stick with they "no school sanctioned events" policy. 
• Let's hope the home opener doesn't end in a tie again. If it does though, it's a Wednesday so I don't have night class.
• Speaking of which, I have a class Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 PM next semester, which means if any games are called 2-2 at 7:02 PM in the 16th inning, I'll have to leave early. Once again, let's hope that doesn't happen.
• I have never seen UConn home baseball games against any of the teams that come to Storrs this year. 
• In the same vein, in that vein I have seen no UConn games in ANY sport against CCSU, Rutgers, or Bryant. However, with women's basketball playing the Scarlet Knights on February 4th, it appears I will see RU for the first time prior to April 20th.
• Rutgers is the only Big East team I have yet to see against UConn.
• However, I did see their Field Hockey team play Syracuse in the Big East semifinals
• Looking forward to a great season. Go Huskies!

UConn Sports Roundup/Preview, October 10th (UPDATED)

As promised, a look ahead to the Week to Come, which of course, is Homecoming Week. For info on what happened over the weekend, see my last post or click here.

Men's and Women's Basketball: Friday Night is First Night. It is the biggest mockery of basketball that will happen all year. But if you're interested, the event starts at 7:00 and doors open at 6:00. More info here.

Football: Following the humiliating loss to West Virginia, the Huskies return home to host USF on Saturday at 3:30 PM. That game will be on SNY and Big East Regional Television. This is pretty much a must-win game for the Huskies who come in 2-4 and 0-1 in Big East play. After USF, they head to Pitt in a nationally televised game on Wednesday, Octoer 26th, so it doesn't get any easier. But why are they playing college football on Wednesday nights? Ridiculous.

Men's Ice Hockey: The Huskies will open up their Atlantic Hockey Schedule on Friday night as they travel to West Point to face Army. The Huskies are 0-1-1 on the season and are looking to live up to heightened expectations following their AHA semifinals appearance last year.

Men's Soccer: The Huskies will look to extend their shutout and unbeaten streaks Wednesday at home against Providence.  They will wrap up the homestand Saturday against Pittsburgh. Both games are at 7:30 PM. They are each available on All-Access but only Providence will be on WHUS due to the football game. The NCAA record for shutouts is 11 games without allowing a goal, and right now the Huskies have gone nine. So, that record could fall soon. For now though, the Huskies are 11-0-1 overall, and 2-0-1 in Big East play. Critical home games against Georgetown and Marquette are still to come. 

Field Hockey: Just one game for the Huskies this week, Sunday at 2:00 PM against Princeton. The Huskies actually face Princeton twice this year, the other time being in the last game of the season. But the Tigers have had a disappointing year this year. The Huskies will be looking to take the victory. After the Princeton matchup, the Huskies will host Boston University under the lights on the 19th, before hosting Syracuse at noon on the 23rd in a game that will in all likelihood, decide the Big East regular season champion. The Huskies will clinch the regular season title with a win there, and if the Orange beat Georgetown on Friday (which they should) it will assure them the title with a win as well. Normally, I'd say this doesn't matter, but with the "Big Three" of UConn, Syracuse, and Louisville, and the Cardinals almost certainly getting the #3 seed, it would help to avoid them. 

Women's Ice Hockey: The 0-2-2 Huskies look to notch one in the win column when they play a two game series against Minnesota-Duluth. The Bulldogs will come into Freitas Ice Forum on Friday at 7:00 PM (note: the same time First Night begins) and again on Saturday at 4:00.

Women's Soccer: The Huskies wrap up their home season this weekend with games against Pittsburgh and West Virginia. The Pitt game will begin at 7:00 PM on Friday (same time as First Night) while they will face West Virginia on Sunday at 1:00 PM on Senior Day. They will conclude the regular season on Saturday, October 22nd at Providence at 1:00 PM. Currently, the Huskies are two points ahead of the Friars for the final Big East playoff spot and one point behind St. John's for the right to host an Opening Round game. They will almost certainly play in the 4-5 matchup instead of bypassing the Opening Round, since #3 Syracuse has 15 points, four more than the Huskies with three games to go.

Women's Volleyball: Coming off a narrow loss to USF, the Huskies will look to bounce back. They wrap up their non-conference slate tomorrow at 7:00 PM against Fordham, before hosting St. John's Saturday at 7:00 PM. The Rams game will be on All-Access, while the Red Storm matchup will only be on GameTracker. St. John's is even with the Huskies at the bottom of the Big East at 0-5. So, this is a game the Huskies can win.

Update 4:50 PM: Three Huskies were announced as weekly award winners earlier today. Men's soccer Goalkeeper Andre Blake was named Big East Rookie of the Week after his 9th straight shutout and Field Hockey freshman phenom Chloe Hunnable received Big East Offensive Player of the Week thanks to her three goals and one assist. Additionally, Brant Harris was named Atlantic Hockey Offensive Player of the Week thanks to his three goals over the weekend.