Allow me, Cole Patrick Stefan, to take you on an intense journey back in time. You might want to buckle up.
There were no live sports going on at the University of Connecticut because of the COVID-19 pandemic back in the fall of 2020. Each of the professional sports leagues was in action at the time, whether in their regular season or the playoffs. Unlike most years during which there are collegiate athletics to cover from the first day of the fall semester. However, things just felt different.
I’m not going to lie to you at all. When I first stepped on campus as a young freshman, I really didn’t know what to expect or where things would go. Everything was closed, classes were virtual and, worst of all, no University of Connecticut sports. That’s not exactly the formula for a great college career, especially for someone who wants to have a career in sports. On top of all of that, I wasn’t the massive UConn basketball historian like my peers, so I had to get in the lab and really hone some Husky history from the very beginning.
Sacred Heart received the opening possession to start the game on Friday evening, and that proved to be one of the best goal-scoring opportunities they had all day.
The fifth and final game of the spring season for UConn’s women's soccer team will commence at 7 p.m. on Friday evening. Sacred Heart set their program record for wins in a season in 2022 with 11. However, the 2023 fall season didn’t go as planned with a 6-9-4 record and a first-round exit in the NEC tournament.
In the National Football League, there are currently 1,696 players. This gives each player about a 1.6 percent chance of making it to the NFL, per the NFL. Simply put, making the league is no easy feat
On April 16, the University of Connecticut’s women's basketball redshirt junior Paige Bueckers was named a First Team All-American Academic by College Sports Communicators.
It’s been quite the year for UConn sports fans this athletic year as the entire fanbase was treated to countless moments. From the UConn women’s hockey team grabbing their first Hockey East Championship in program history to the UConn men’s basketball team going back-to-back in the national championship, there was plenty to write about in Storrs.
With the last regular season contest hanging in the balance before the Big East Championship, the lacrosse squad has a season of highs and lows to reflect upon.
After securing the series win over Seton Hall on the road, the UConn softball team will get right back to work to host Boston College on Tuesday. It will be a cancer awareness game at Burrill Family Field at the Connecticut Softball Complex.
