Historic is the word that everyone will use to describe the UConn football team’s (9-3) season this year. After all, the Huskies’ 9-win season marks the first time in program history that Connecticut has accomplished the feat in back-to-back seasons.
After Jim Mora suddenly left the program to become the head coach at Colorado State, UConn has now hired former Toledo head coach Jason Candle to lead the program.
Step aside, Christian Laettner.
UConn missed 11 straight 3-pointers but shot 4-for-5 from deep in the final seven minutes. Braylon Mullins’ game-winning 3-pointer sent Connecticut (33-5) to its third Final Four in four years, beating Duke (35-3), 73-72.
No. 2 seed UConn and No. 1 seed Duke have been shaping the modern era of college basketball for decades. The two blue blood programs have attained 11 national championships since 1990. The Huskies’ six and Blue Devil’s five are the most in the country over that span.
After three games against Xavier this past weekend, UConn will play Northeastern in Boston, Mass. on Tuesday. Hook C secured wins in the first two games against Xavier, 3-1 and 8-0, but dropped the final game 6-1. That three-game stretch brings UConn’s record to 14-15 overall and 2-1 in Big East play.
The Huskies will face Quinnipiac this Wednesday following a weekend sweep in California. UConn played in a double-header on Sunday, with a 7-5 win against San Diego State and an 8-0 shutout victory against San Jose State.
On Tuesday, March 24, the Huskies will host New Haven for a doubleheader non-conference showdown at Burrill Family Field in Storrs, Conn. The first game will start at 3:30 p.m. followed by another game at 6 p.m.
