Game 2-8-76: Men's Basketball vs. Seton Hall, February 4, 2012

What: Men's Basketball vs. Seton Hall
Where: XL Center
When: Saturday, February 4th, 2012
Result: Win, 69-46

Wow. This was a bizarre game. At least we won, but we didn't deserve to. The thing is, Seton Hall deserved to even less. Turnovers abounded for both teams, and we struggled to make our shots (again). But Seton Hall struggled even worse. Hey, someone has to win, right? Well, yeah. I guess a win is a win. This was pretty much an unremarkable game, I'm sorry. That's all I can say. On a side note, this was the first time I had seen Seton Hall in basketball. The only Big East teams I had not (at the time) seen in hoops of either gender were Rutgers (who I'd see later that night), West Virginia (who I'll never see if they leave), and St. John's (who I'll see in the women's game 12 days from now). But enough of that.

Anyway, one remarkable thing happened. During the first half, they had a student shoot from half court to win a trip to Disney World. He made it! I've never seen that before. It was the best shot of the game. Really, we got lucky to win. We need to do better. I'll have a post on the women up in a few minutes.

Husky Sports Roundup, October 30th 2011

No internet, phone, or tv at my house due to the storm. I'm here at Fishkill All-Sport writing this post on the wi-fi. 

Men's Soccer: The game against Seton Hall was changed to 6 PM tonight. Marquette beat Pitt and West Virginia beat Notre Dame, so a win against the Pirates nets us second place in the Blue Division wile a loss or draw nets us third. As the #3 seed, we would host DePaul in the First Round for the second year in a row and if we win, we will play at Rutgers in the quarterfinals. If we get the #2 seed, we will host the winner of St. John's and either Notre Dame of Georgetown, depending on whether the Fighting Irish can beat the Pirates tomorrow. 

Field Hockey: The game today vs. Princeton was canceled since Princeton needs to play Cornell today due to the snow yesterday. Big East Tournament Semifinal vs. Louisville is next on Friday at 12:30 PM.

Men's Ice Hockey: The game against Army has been postponed and will be Tuesday, February 7th at 7:05 PM. 

UConn Sports Roundup from October 29th, 2011

Snow in October? Come on, man! But for now, it's the UConn Sports Roundup.'

Field Hockey: The Huskies clinched the Big East regular season title outright with a 5-0 win over Rutgers yesterday. Anne Jeute scored two goals, and Rayell Heistand, Jestine Angelini, and Marie Elena Bolles added one each. This game was not close, nor was it expected to be. The Huskies improve to 6-0 in Big East play and 16-1 overall and will wrap up the regular season at Princeton on Sunday at 2 PM. Next Friday, the Huskies will "host" Louisville at 12:30 PM in the first Big East Semifinal. That game will be played at Coyne Field in Syracuse and will air on BigEast.tv. The winner will face the winner of Syracuse-Villanova on Sunday at 1 PM.

Women's Ice Hockey: The Huskies lost to Syracuse 4-0 in a non-conference matchup. Nicole Paniccia made 30 saves, but it wasn't enough as Syracuse outshot the Huskies 34-17. The two teams will square off again today at 4:00.

Men's Soccer: The Huskies will wrap up the regular season today at Seton Hall. A win clinches them a bye in the first round of the Big East Tournament followed by a home quarterfinal. They can win the Blue Division regular season title with a win and a Marquette loss or draw to Pittsburgh. The Pirates have not won a Big East game this year, so this should be an easy win for us. Then again, that's what Maryland says and they played to a 0-0 draw. And we've had some poor offense in some games this season. Don't count out a trap game. In any case, it will air on WHUS and Live Stats can be found on the Huskies' website.

Women's Volleyball:The Huskies host Notre Dame today at 2:00 PM. That game will be on Huskies All-Access, as will tomorrow's game vs. DePaul, also at 2:00 PM. The Huskies need wins to keep their extremely slim postseason hopes alive.

Men's Ice Hockey: The Huskies host Army tonight at 7:05, looking to improve to 3-0 in Atlantic Hockey play. They are 3-2-1 overall right now. Next weekend, the Huskies will play two 7:05 games at Mercyhurst on Friday and Saturday night.


Update 1:39 PM - Lots of weather cancellations. Field Hockey has been cancelled since Princeton needs to play today's conference game tomorrow. Men's soccer will be played tomorrow at 6 PM.

UConn Sports Roundup, October 28th

Busy weekend. Let's look ahead

Cole Schneider scored a
goal in last night's 4-2 UConn
victory over Holy Cross.

Men's Ice Hockey: The Huskies defeated Holy Cross, 4-2, in the Atlantic Hockey opener home opener. Garret Bartus had 26 saves in the victory, and Billy Latta added the game-winner. Brant Harris, Cody Sharib, and Cole Schneider added goals for the Huskies. They improve to 3-2-1 overall and 2-0-0 in AHA play. Next up, the Huskies will host Army on Saturday at 7:05.

Field Hockey: The Huskies are in New Brunswick today to face Rutgers as they wrap up their Big East schedule. That game will begin at 3:00 PM. Gametracker can be viewed on Rutgers' website. A win would clinch the Big East regular season title outright for the Huskies, who are 15-1 overall and 5-0 in Big East play. Next up, the Huskies will face Princeton on Sunday at 2:00. Then, they will head up to Syracuse on Friday the 4th and Sunday the 6th for the Big East Tournament. Louisville will be the "road" team against the Huskies, and Villanova will face Syracuse in the 3-2 matchup, with the winner of this weekend's game between those two teams being "home". All Big East Tournament games will be on BigEast.tv

Owen T. Carroll Field, home of
Seton Hall's soccer and baseball teams
will host UConn's final regular season
game tomorrow at 1:00. 

Men's Soccer: The Huskies wrap up the regular season facing the Seton Hall Pirates tomorrow at 1 PM. That game will be on WHUS. A win clinches us a bye in the first round and a home quarterfinal and a home quarterfinal on Saturday, November 5th. And with a Marquette loss or tie to Pitt, we will also win the Blue Division. We should win this game. Key word "should". Seton Hall managed a scoreless tie with Maryland at home earlier this year. Don't be surprised to see us fall victim to a trap like we nearly did against Boston University and Yale.

Women's Ice Hockey: Fresh off their first win of the year, the Huskies head up to Syracuse to face the Orange. Tonight's game starts at 7:00 PM, and tomorrow they will play at 4:00. Syracuse is 3-6 on the season while UConn is 1-5-2. Next weekend, the Huskies have a Friday-Saturday home-and-home with Northeastern as Hockey East play continues.

Women's Volleyball: Tomorrow and Sunday, the Huskies will open their final homestand of the season, facing Notre Dame and DePaul. Both games will be at 2 PM. The Huskies are currently 1-7 in conference and 11-12 overall. Theoretically, UConn is not eliminated from Big East contention, but they would need a miracle to work. Both of this weekend's games are on Huskies All-Access. Next weekend, the Huskies play their last two home games of the year. They host Pitt on Friday, November 4th, and West Virginia two days later.