Spring Break
Lizzy Peijs walked to her team's bench for the last time in a UConn jersey holding her head down. The women's field hockey team had just lost to eventual NCAA champions North Carolina, in the 2007 NCAA Field Hockey Championships hosted at the University of Maryland. (0) comments
Coming out of high school, Pat Mahoney wanted nothing more than to play college baseball at the Division I level. His opportunities were slim, though. While the catcher from Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa, was selected in the second-to-last round of the 2004 MLB Draft by Tampa Bay, no Division I school was giving him any looks. (0) comments
Every year has brought a national championship drought in the major sports, each team's story more harrowing than the next. I don't know exactly why the Class of 2008 is cursed, but then I don't make up the curses. But know for sure, graduating seniors, that there was nothing you could have done to stop it. So it's nothing personal. (1) comment
After redshirting because of an ACL tear early during her freshman year, Kristina Tolles has done anything she can to make the softball team successful both on and off the field. "She is coachable, she takes any suggestions you give her, she works hard - we can't ask much more from her, really we can't," said assistant coach Peter Looney. (0) comments
When Sadé Chambers talks, people listen. A four-year standout on the UConn volleyball team, Chambers stands a muscular 6-foot-3 and has the swagger to command attention in any room she steps in. But that wasn't always the case. Four years ago, Chambers was asked to introduce herself to the rest of her freshman calculus class. (0) comments
15. Wiggins, Kelly transfer; Thabeet stays for junior season After a season marred by off-the-court problems, Wiggins decided his stay in Storrs was coming to an end. He announced that he would transfer on April 16. Kelly, who saw limited minutes off the bench, followed in Wiggins' steps and announced that he would transfer on April 23. (0) comments
Football Tyvon Branch, CB - Branch made a large impact his junior and senior years, starting at both cornerback and safety. During the 2007 season he was a standout on special teams, leading the Big East in kick return average (28.9 yards) and becoming the first player in UConn history to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same season. (0) comments
UConn center fielder Micah Truax won her second consecutive Big East Player of the Year award, becoming just the fourth player in conference history to take home the award in back-to-back seasons. The junior led the Big East in batting average at .508, and added four home runs and 12 RBIs. (0) comments
The NCAA announced Tuesday that UConn met Academic Progress Rate (APR) standards in all 24 of its sports programs. The APR is based on the grades of players in each sport over the last four years. While many teams ranked high in the scoring system, the men's golf team was the only team to score a perfect 1000. (1) comment