Uconn Womens Basketball

Notre Dame Shakes UConn In OT To Return To Title Game

AP | ARNIE STAPLETON | Posted 04.02.2012

DENVER — Notre Dame is back in the national championship thanks to Skylar Diggins' steady leadership and Brittany Mallory's clutch shooting. Di...

All No. 1 Seeds Reach Women's Final Four

AP | DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 03.28.2012

KINGSTON, R.I. -- Brittney Griner and Baylor are two wins from a perfect season. Still, it won't be easy for the Lady Bears to become the seventh wom...

UConn Women's Stellar Defense Leads Way

AP | DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 03.19.2012

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bria Hartley and the Connecticut Huskies nearly played a flawless defensive game in a record rout of Kansas State. Hartley score...

Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket Unveiled

AP | DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 05.12.2012

Brittney Griner and the Baylor Lady Bears have one goal this season – a national championship. Anything less would be a disappointment for the ...

UConn Women Win 5th Straight Big East Tournament

AP | By DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 03.07.2012

HARTFORD, Conn. -- What a difference a week makes. Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies were left with a lot of questions about themselves after losin...

UConn Women Edge Notre Dame For Big East Title

AP | DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 05.06.2012

HARTFORD, Conn. — Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 19 points and Bria Hartley added 18 to help No. 4 Connecticut beat third-ranked Notre Dame 63-54...

UConn Women Roll To Big East Final

AP | By DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 03.06.2012

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Stefanie Dolson scored 23 points and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 22 to help fourth-ranked Connecticut rout No. 13 St. John's 74-43...

Title IX's Impact on My Life

Swin Cash | Posted 04.24.2012

Swin Cash

Every person who participates in sports won't become a professional athlete. But everyone should have the same opportunities to chase their dreams. I may not have the same basketball gifts as a Kobe Bryant or LeBron James, but like them I was given a chance for equal play.

HIGHLIGHTS: No. 1 Baylor Battles No. 2 UConn

AP | By STEPHEN HAWKINS | Posted 12.19.2011

WACO, Texas -- Brittney Griner scored 12 of her 25 points during the closing run that pushed top-ranked Baylor past No. 2 Connecticut 66-61 on Sunday ...

UConn Women's Basketball Coach Blames Realignment On Notre Dame

AP | By DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 12.21.2011

NEW YORK -- UConn coach Geno Auriemma thinks that the Big East conference's realignment issues could have been solved years ago with one simple move &...

UConn Women's Coach: Don't Expect A Title This Season

AP | By PAT EATON-ROBB | Posted 11.14.2011

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma says he doesn't think his Huskies will win an eighth national title this se...

UConn Women's Coach Rips Fans

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut fans may have seen their last NCAA tournament game in Storrs for a while. Coach Geno Auriemma, disappointed that fewer t...

UConn Women's Streak At No. 1 Ranking Ends

AP | DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

UConn's run at No. 1 is over. The Huskies' NCAA-record 90-game winning streak ended Thursday night with a loss to Stanford. Their nearly three-year h...

Obama Congratulates UConn Women's Coach During Press Conference

Posted 05.25.2011

After the UConn women's basketball team topped the UCLA men's 88-game winning streak with a 93-62 victory over Florida State on Tuesday, coach Geno Au...

Celebrate Milestones Based on Accomplishment, Not Gender

Billie Jean King | Posted 05.25.2011

Billie Jean King

To watch the UConn women's basketball team break the UCLA men's team long-standing record of 88 consecutive wins has been a thrill. Unfortunately, people only pay attention to women's sports when we are competing in the men's arena.

UConn Women Tops Epic UCLA Record

AP | DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

HARTFORD, Conn. — No. 89 came and went as effortlessly as nearly all their previous games. This season. Last season. And the season before. UCo...

Legendary Coach Accuses Detractors Of Sexism

AP | DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — After win No. 88 in a row was in the books, Geno Auriemma finally let loose: He thinks some people are rooting against his record-set...

UConn Women Win 80th Game In A Row

AP | DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

HARTFORD, Conn. — Maya Moore missed, and suddenly Connecticut's grip on women's college basketball was in jeopardy. Baylor had one more shot to...

UConn Women's Basketball Wins Second Straight NCAA Championship On Back-To-Back Undefeated Seasons

AP | DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN ANTONIO — Every basket built their streak, every romp enriched their legacy. From the first shot of the season, it seemed inevitable that M...

UConn Wins NCAA Record 71st Straight Game

AP | DOUG FEINBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

HARTFORD, Conn. — The top-ranked Connecticut Huskies made women's college basketball history Monday night – not that you would have known ...