A weekend recap of UConn athletics

Baseball: The Huskies competed in the UCF Tournament in Orlando, Fla. this past weekend, playing in a total of three games. They had a rough start on Friday night with a 7-3 loss to UCF. The Huskies rebounded in their other two games. They defeated Troy with a score of 13-8 on Saturday afternoon. They concluded their tournament play with a thrilling 1-0 victory in 11 innings over Texas Tech. With one loss and two victories, the Huskies now have an overall record of 3-3.

Men’s Basketball: The Huskies defeated the DePaul Blue Devils with a score of 81-69 this past Saturday night away in Rosemont, Ill. Junior Shabazz Napier led the Huskies with 28 points. Sophomore Ryan Boatright and freshman Omar Calhoun put in 17 points each. With this victory, the Huskies now have an overall record of 19-7 and a conference record of 9-5.

Women’s Basketball: The No. 3 Huskies defeated the Seton Hall Pirates with a powerful 90-30 victory this past Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at home in Gampel Pavilion. Sophomore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored her 1000th career point and senior Kelly Faris achieved the same feat, becoming the 37th and 38th players in UConn history to reach 1,000 career points. With this victory, the Huskies have an overall record of 25-2 and a conference record of 12-1.

Men’s Ice Hockey: The Huskies competed against the Army Black Knights this past Friday and Saturday in West Point, N.Y. The Huskies were successful in sweeping the weekend series. They defeated the Black Knights with a score of 4-3 on Friday night and then defeated them with a score of 6-3 the following Saturday night. With this sweep, the Huskies now have an overall record of 16-13-3 and a conference record of 13-10-2.

Women’s Ice Hockey: The Huskies competed against the Boston University Terriers in two matches this past Saturday and Sunday in Boston. This was their last weekend series of the season before the Hockey East Tournament. The Huskies competed Saturday afternoon away and lost with a score of 7-5. The Huskies then competed again the following Sunday afternoon on Senior Day at home and lost 4-2. With these two losses, the Huskies finish their regular season with an overall record of 3-28-3 and a conference record of 1-19-1.

Women’s Lacrosse: The Huskies kicked off their 2012-13 season with a strong 13-2 victory over Iona this past Saturday afternoon away in New Rochelle, N.Y. The Huskies performed well offensively with junior midfielder Lauren Kahn scoring six points and senior midfielder Morgan O’Reilly scoring four points. They also performed well defensively with goalkeepers Shannon Nee and Marya Fratoni both doing a great job. The Huskies now have an overall record of 1-0.

Softball: The Huskies competed in the FAU Strike-Out Cancer Tournament in Boca Raton, Fla. this past weekend, playing in a total of five games. They were successful Friday afternoon and night in beating Towson with a score of 6-2 and beating Florida Atlantic with a score of 3-2 in eight innings. They were partly successful Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 victory over Northern Illinois and a 2-1 loss to Providence. They concluded their tournament play with a 1-0 loss to Northern Florida on Sunday morning. With three wins and two losses, the Huskies now have an overall record of 5-4.

Men’s Tennis: The Huskies lost to the Georgetown Hoyas 7-0 this past Friday at home. The Huskies now have an overall record of 2-3.

Women’s Tennis: The Huskies competed in two matches this past Saturday and Sunday. The Huskies lost 6-1 Saturday afternoon against Stony Brook in West Point, N.Y. The Huskies then competed against the Army Black Knights this past Sunday morning and lost 5-2. The Huskies have an overall record of 1-4.

Men’s Track: The Huskies competed in the New England Championships this past Friday morning and all day Saturday in Boston. The Huskies did well on Friday with junior Cory Duggan claiming an individual title in the pole vault, Josh Faboyede claiming an individual title in the weight throw, and sending twelve members to the finals. The Huskies followed through with a great performance on Saturday, achieving three individual titles and a first place finish in the school’s 4x8 relay to capture their eighth consecutive New England Championship Crown.

Women’s Track: The No. 23 Huskies competed in the New England Championships this past Friday and Saturday in Boston, Mass. The Huskies did well on Friday with senior Victoria Flowers achieving her fourth career New England weight throw title, senior Ana Groff setting a new meet record in the 500-meter dash, and sending 14 members to the finals. The Huskies followed through with a great performance on Saturday, capturing its eighth consecutive New England Championship Crown.