UConn Huskies Sports Roundup, October 19th, 2011

Women's Cross Country: UConn's team is nationally ranked for the first time in program history. The USTFCCCA announced yesterday that the Huskies were ranked 28th in the nation. This comes following a 2nd place finish at Penn State Nationals. A press release on the UConn website can be found here and quotes coach Andrea Grove-McDonough as saying "I am so happy for the team and for what this will mean to them. These women have worked so hard this summer. Right from the start when we talked about bringing Connecticut to the NCAA Championships in Cross Country.... This team ... believed that it was possible, and set about quietly making it happen. They should all be very proud of themselves," We haven't reached the championships yet, but we're well on our well.

Field Hockey: For the eighth straight week, the Huskies are ranked #4 in the NFHCA Coaches Poll. The Top 3 of Old Dominion, UNC, and Maryland also remained the same. Notably, however, Duke leapfrogged Syracuse to #5, relegating the Orange to #6. The Orange and Huskies will square off on Sunday at noon for the Big East regular season championship. But first, the Huskies host Boston University tonight at 7:00. That game can be seen on Huskies All-Access.

The Huskies upset
Michael Budd and
UMass Lowell in
Nashua, NH last night.

Men's Soccer: So much for the undefeated season. UConn was dealt their first loss yesterday, 2-0  at West Virginia. The Huskies fall to 13-1-1, and are 4-1-1 in Big East play. Fortunately, they will still be in second place in the Blue Division heading into the weekend, but will host Georgetown on Saturday at 7:30 PM in a crucial contest. That is Senior Night and will be on WHUS and All-Access. The Huskies will then host Marquette a week from today which could decide the Blue Division Champion.

Men's Ice Hockey: Marcello Ranallo scored the game-winning goal in OT and the Huskies defeated UMass-Lowell, 3-2. UConn improves to 2-1-1 on the year. Miles Winter and Brant Harris also scored for the Huskies. This was an impressive victory because the Riverhawks were heavy favorites heading in. Hopefully this is a sign of a good seasonf or us. UConn's next game is on the road at Merrimack on Saturday at 7:00 PM. The Huskies then return home October 27th for a rare Thursday night game vs. Atlantic Hockey rival Holy Cross.

UConn Huskies Sports Roundup for October 18th, 2011

In this photo, the Huskies take on West
Virginia at home last season.  The two teams
square off again tonight in Morgantown.

Men's Soccer: The 13-0-1 and #1 ranked men's soccer team will head to Morgantown tonight to face #23 West Virginia. Kick-off is 7:00 PM. The Mountaineers are tied for third in the Big East Blue Division, and are 3-2-0 in Big East play (7-5-1 overall). that game will be on WHUS and is also available via the WVU website here. After they face the Mountaineers, the Huskies will host Georgetown and Marquette, before heading to Seton Hall to wrap up the season.


Men's Ice Hockey: The 1-1-1 Huskies will head to Nashua, New Hampshire tonight, where they will take on the UMass-Lowell Riverhawks at 7:00 PM. The Riverhaws are 2-0, thanks to two wins over Minnesota State. The Huskies, meanwhile, are fresh off a 5-0 shutout of Army. Garrett Bartus earned Atlantic Hockey Goalkeeper of the Week for his performance in this contest, in which he made 47 saves.  The Huskies' next game following that is on Saturday at Merrimack. Puck drops at 7:00 PM.

Women's Lacrosse: The 2012 Schedule was officially released today. You can view it here. I already posted on the schedule when games appeared on Super scoreboard. The original post is here. However, coach Katie Woods has also added a game at Binghamton on Saturday, March 3rd at 12:00 PM. Opening Day is February 18th vs. Iona at 1:00 PM. The Huskies will host Big East runner-up Notre Dame on April 14th at noon, although I don't know where that game is being played because the "Dog Fight" track meet is also at Sherman on the same day, All Day. Stay tuned for more information on this when it becomes available.

Women's Volleyball: Mattison Quayle was named Big East Player of the Week thanks to her great week. She had two games, and recorded 20 kills in each game. The Huskies went 2-0 over that stretch.

Men's and Women's Tennis: Both teams will be at a meet at Quinnipiac today, starting at 2:00 PM. The men's team is 2-0 in head-to-head meets, having beaten Hartford and Siena. The women's team, meanwhile is 0-1 thanks to a loss to UMass.

Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the Men's Hockey game would be on WHUS. This has been corrected.