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STORRS – The UConn men's basketball team has picked up a pledge from Silas Demary Jr., with the 6-5 guard signing an aid agreement on Thursday (April 3). Demary (pronounced dem-uh-ree) Jr. joins the Huskies after two seasons at Georgia, where he was a double-figure scorer and All-Freshman team selection. He will join Connecticut for the 2025-26 season with two years of eligibility remaining.

STORRS, Conn. – The UConn softball program has announced a change to their upcoming schedule this weekend due to anticipated inclement weather in Storrs on Saturday, April 5.

The second-seeded and third-ranked UConn women's basketball team (35-3) takes on No. 1 overall seeded and ranked UCLA (34-2) in the NCAA Tournament Final Four in Amalie Arena at 9:30 p.m. on Friday. The game will air on ESPN, Westwood One and the UConn Sports Network from Learfield (FOX Sports 97-9).

UConn women's basketball forward Sarah Strong was named the 2025 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year, as announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Wednesday.

STORRS, Conn. -  The Student Athlete Success Program (SASP) announced the Husky High Five winners for the month of March 2025. The Husky High Five award recognizes UConn student-athletes that demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, growth, and improvement in their commitment to succeeding in the classroom, their sport, and/or in the area of service and leadership. This award recognizes and honors students who have achieved success in these areas through hard work and dedication. When nominating for the Husky High Five, recipients are selected on the criteria of demonstrating significant achievement in their coursework despite various challenges and showing growth in the areas of academics, personal development, leadership, and service.

STORRS, Conn. - The UConn baseball team (12-15) racked up 16 hits and had 10 stolen bases in a 9-3 victory against Quinnipiac (13-13-1) on Tuesday afternoon at Elliot Ballpark.

CINCINNATI - The UConn baseball team (11-15, 1-2 BIG EAST) split a doubleheader at Xavier (14-14, 2-1 BIG EAST) on Saturday afternoon at Hayden Field.

CINCINNATI - The UConn baseball team (10-14, 0-1 BIG EAST) scored five runs in the ninth and brought the tying run to the plate but ultimately lost, 8-6, at Xavier (13-13, 1-0 BIG EAST) on Friday afternoon at Hayden Field.

STORRS – The UConn men's basketball team has picked up a pledge from Silas Demary Jr., with the 6-5 guard signing an aid agreement on Thursday (April 3). Demary (pronounced dem-uh-ree) Jr. joins the Huskies after two seasons at Georgia, where he was a double-figure scorer and All-Freshman team selection. He will join Connecticut for the 2025-26 season with two years of eligibility remaining.

RALEIGH, N.C. – The eight-seed UConn men's basketball team (24-11) saw its season end with a 77-75 setback to top-seed Florida (32-4) on Sunday afternoon in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament at the Lenovo Center.

RALEIGH, N.C. – The eight-seed UConn men's basketball team (24-10) will play for a trip to San Francisco when it takes on top-seed Florida (31-4) in the Second Round of the West Regional at the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off from the Lenovo Center is set for 12:10 p.m. with the contest airing on CBS. The Final Four crew of Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson will call the action.

RALEIGH, N.C. – The eight-seed UConn men's basketball team (24-10) tied a modern era record with its 13th-straight NCAA Tournament victory, topping nine-seed Oklahoma (20-14) by a score of 67-59 on Friday night at the Lenovo Center in the First Round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Huskies nearly led wire-to-wire and turned in one of their best defensive performances of the season to secure the triumph.

The BIG EAST Conference has announced the names of the student-athletes who have been selected to the 2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team, including 242 Huskies.

STILLWATER, Okla. - UConn senior Eric Van Der Els (Norwalk, Conn.) wrapped up the 2021 cross country season on Monday competing in the NCAA Championship race in Stillwater, Oklahoma and hosted by Oklahoma State University.

When Eric van der Els was watching the NCAA Cross Country Championship selection show on Sunday, his stream was a little bit behind. His phone started blowing up with congratulatory messages from his teammates, but he had to wait to see for himself before he actually believed it happened.

Official NCAA Cross Country Championship Selections

STORRS, Conn. -  The Student Athlete Success Program (SASP) announced the Husky High Five winners for the month of March 2025. The Husky High Five award recognizes UConn student-athletes that demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, growth, and improvement in their commitment to succeeding in the classroom, their sport, and/or in the area of service and leadership. This award recognizes and honors students who have achieved success in these areas through hard work and dedication. When nominating for the Husky High Five, recipients are selected on the criteria of demonstrating significant achievement in their coursework despite various challenges and showing growth in the areas of academics, personal development, leadership, and service.

STORRS, Conn. – The UConn football program has entered into an agreement to play two future games against Miami University during the 2026 and 2030 seasons, announced on Wednesday. This will mark the first-ever match-ups between the two programs.

Longtime UConn donor Robert G. Burton, Sr., a titan of the printing industry, a devoted family man, and a passionate philanthropist passed away peacefully on March 21, 2025, at his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was 86 years old.

STORRS, Conn. - The UConn football team under fourth-year head coach Jim Mora kicked-off their 2025 spring practices on Tuesday morning at the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center for the first of 15 practices over the next two months.  The Huskies are coming off one the most successful seasons in program history last fall, capped off with the team's first bowl victory since the 2009 campaign.

PAWLEY'S ISLAND, S.C. – The UConn men's golf team had a pair of golfers in the top-10 on the way to a second place finish at the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge at the True Blue Golf Club in Pawley's Island, S.C. on Wednesday.

STORRS, Conn. - The UConn men's golf team heads back to South Carolina for the second time in the last three tournaments as they take part in the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge events at the True Blue Golf Club in Pawleys Island.

GREENVILLE, N.C. - The UConn golf team took home a third place finish at the ECU Intercollegiate at Brook Valley on Tuesday.  The Huskies finished up third in the 16 team field over three rounds at the Brook Valley CC.

STORRS, Conn. - UConn sophomore Alex Heard (Boca Raton, FL) has been named the BIG EAST Golfer of the Week announced by the league office on Monday.  Heard garners his first career weekly conference honor after a stellar performance at the Dorado Beach Collegiate tournament.

STORRS, Conn. - Freshman goaltender Callum Tung (Port Moody, British Columbia) of the UConn men's hockey team has signed a three-year entry level contract with the National Hockey League's (NHL) New York Rangers.

ALLENTOWN, PA. – The UConn men's hockey team season ends following a 3-2 overtime loss to Penn State in the Regional Final. Joey Muldowney and Tabor Heaslip scored for the Huskies.

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ALLENTOWN, PA. – The UConn men's hockey team advanced to the next round of the NCAA tournament after taking down Quinnipiac by a final of 4-1. Hugh Larkin, Ethan Gardula, Tristan Fraser and Joey Muldowney scored for the Huskies while Callum Tung made 21 saves in net.

STORRS, Conn. – UConn men's soccer head coach Christopher Gbandi has announced the 2025 spring schedule, featuring 12 exhibition games, including seven matches at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium in Storrs. All home matches will be free admission to the public.

STORRS, Conn. – Three UConn men's soccer sophomore standouts, Mikah Thomas, Max Kerkvliet, and Kieran Chandler were selected in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft on Friday afternoon. This is the most draft picks UConn has had in the MLS SuperDraft since 2014.

NEW YORK – UConn men's soccer standout sophomore Kieran Chandler has been invited to the 2024 Adidas Major League Soccer (MLS) College Showcase, announced by the league on Tuesday afternoon. Chandler will be one of 44 college players invited to participate in the showcase from December 10-14 in San Diego, California.

NEW YORK – The UConn men's soccer team had four Huskies earn All-BIG EAST honors on Tuesday afternoon.

UConn Athletic Communications / June 22, 2021

GENEVA, Ohio – The UConn swimming and diving team continued their success from the previous days on Friday at the Big East Championship meet. Several Huskies took home conference championships and set new school and personal records.

UConn Athletic Communications / April 8, 2021

STORRS, Conn. – The UConn men's and women's swimming and diving teams will head to Geneva, Ohio for the Big East Championship meet. The four-day event will take place from Wednesday, April 7th to Saturday, April 10th at the Spire Institute.

STORRS, Conn. - UConn DIrector of Tennis Glenn Marshall announced that the men's and women's tennis programs will be hosting an alumni reunion event over zoom on Monday, January 4th.

ITA ACADEMIC AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT

STORRS, Conn. - A total of 280 UConn student-athletes were selected to the 2019-20 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference on Thursday.

STORRS, Conn. – The UConn men's tennis program announced the addition of three student-athletes for the 2020-21 season.  Associate Head Coach Christian Appleman announced that the Huskies will welcome Matthan Tharakan from Oklahoma, Nick Loudermilk from South Carolina and Brett Seaton from Kansas will come to Storrs this fall.

STORRS, Conn.- UConn track and field will host the first of three outdoor meets in Storrs on Friday, welcoming seven schools for the Dog Fight Invitational. The Huskies will recognize the contributions of thirty-six graduating seniors at the immediate conclusion of the meet.

STORRS, Conn.- UConn men's and women's track and field continues their outdoor season with a busy week ahead, traveling to Austin, Texas and Raleigh, North Carolina for the Texas Relays and Raleigh Relays, respectively. The athletes listed below will be competing for the Huskies this week.

Atlanta, Ga.- UConn track & field concluded their first meet of the 2025 outdoor season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, finishing the opening weekend Saturday afternoon.

ATLANTA, Ga.- UConn track & field started their outdoor season Friday, competing in Day 1 of the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Georgia Tech University.

The second-seeded and third-ranked UConn women's basketball team (35-3) takes on No. 1 overall seeded and ranked UCLA (34-2) in the NCAA Tournament Final Four in Amalie Arena at 9:30 p.m. on Friday. The game will air on ESPN, Westwood One and the UConn Sports Network from Learfield (FOX Sports 97-9).

UConn women's basketball forward Sarah Strong was named the 2025 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year, as announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Wednesday.

STORRS, Conn. - The UConn women's basketball program has once again secured a spot in the Final Four.  UConn students are invited to Gampel Pavilion on Friday, April 4th watch the Huskies compete against the UCLA Bruins for a spot in the National Championship game.

Paige Bueckers and her UConn teammates didn't cut down the net after securing a trip to the Final Four, even though a ladder was set up and ready to go.

STORRS, Conn. -  The Student Athlete Success Program (SASP) announced the Husky High Five winners for the month of February 2025. The Husky High Five award recognizes UConn student-athletes that demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, growth, and improvement in their commitment to succeeding in the classroom, their sport, and/or in the area of service and leadership. This award recognizes and honors students who have achieved success in these areas through hard work and dedication. When nominating for the Husky High Five, recipients are selected on the criteria of demonstrating significant achievement in their coursework despite various challenges and showing growth in the areas of academics, personal development, leadership, and service.

STORRS, Conn.- Senior Chloe Thomas was named the NCAA Division I Northeast Regional Female Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Tuesday.

VERONA, Wisc.- Chloe Thomas and Jenna Zydanowicz finished their UConn cross country careers among the best in the nation on Saturday morning, racing at the NCAA Championships at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course hosted by the University of Wisconsin.

STORRS, Conn. – For the last four years, Chloe Thomas and Jenna Zydanowicz have been leading the way for UConn cross country. Now in their final season together, the two best friends will grace the national stage together on Saturday at the NCAA Championships in Madison, Wisconsin.

STORRS, Conn. - Field Head Coach Paul Caddy, Associate Head Coach Sarah Mansfield-Lahl, Assistant Coach Chrissy Davidson Arisco, and Volunteer Coach Nancy Stevens have been named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Mideast Region Coaching Staff of the Year.

STORRS, Conn.- The UConn women's field hockey team fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament defeated by the UMass Minutewomen 2-1 on Friday afternoon in Storrs.

STORRS, Conn. – After their impressive 2024 BIG EAST Championship win, the UConn Huskies field hockey team is set to being the 2024 NCAA Tournament. With the championship victory, the Huskies earned an automatic bid and secured a No. 3 seed, giving them the chance to host. The first match is set to begin at noon on ESPN+.

STORRS, Conn. – After being named the 2024 BIG EAST Champions and earning an automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA Tournament, the UConn Huskies have been named the no.3 overall seed and will host the first two rounds of the tournament.

STORRS, Conn. -  The Student Athlete Success Program (SASP) announced the Husky High Five winners for the month of March 2025. The Husky High Five award recognizes UConn student-athletes that demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, growth, and improvement in their commitment to succeeding in the classroom, their sport, and/or in the area of service and leadership. This award recognizes and honors students who have achieved success in these areas through hard work and dedication. When nominating for the Husky High Five, recipients are selected on the criteria of demonstrating significant achievement in their coursework despite various challenges and showing growth in the areas of academics, personal development, leadership, and service.

STORRS, Conn. – The No. 1 seeded UConn women's hockey team fell to the No. 5 seed Northeastern Huskies, 3-1 in the Hockey East Semifinal on Wednesday night at the Toscano Family Ice Forum.

STORRS, Conn. – UConn women's hockey head coach Chris MacKenzie was named the 2024-25 Hockey East Coach of the Year on Wednesday morning. This is the second season in a row MacKenzie has been recognized with Coach of the Year honors from his coaching peers in Hockey East.

STORRS, Conn. – UConn women's hockey rookie standout Claire Murdoch was tabbed as the 2024-25 Hockey East Rookie of the Year on Wednesday morning. Murdoch becomes just the second player in program history to receive the prestigious award.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The UConn women's lacrosse team notched their first BIG EAST win on the season on Tuesday afternoon, heading out to Indianapolis, Ind. and coming away with a 17-7 win over the Butler Bulldogs. The win improves the Huskies to 8-4 overall on the year and 1-1 in conference play.

STORRS, Conn.- UConn women's lacrosse kicks off the final month of the regular season tomorrow afternoon with a BIG EAST tilt against Butler in Indianapolis at 2pm.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.- UConn women's lacrosse capped off nonconference play with an impressive 18-12 win on the road against the Hofstra Pride Saturday afternoon.

STORRS, Conn.- UConn women's lacrosse (6-4) will finish the nonconference portion of their schedule on Saturday, hitting the road to take on the Hofstra Pride in Hempstead, New York.

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STORRS, Conn. - The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees has approved the purchase and renovation of a property in Coventry to serve as a boathouse for the UConn women's rowing program. This action took place at the Trustees' meeting on Wednesday.

STORRS, Conn. - The UConn women's soccer team has announced its incoming class of 2029 along with a pair of transfers for the upcoming 2025 season.

STORRS, Conn. - The University of Connecticut women's soccer team hosts its 2025 Spring ID Clinics on Friday, April 18 from 12 p.m.- 3:00 p.m (510 Jim Calhoun Way). at the UConn Recreation Field Complex. The clinic is open to all girls' in grades 9-12.  Space will be limited to 60 participants per day.

STORRS, Conn. - The UConn women's soccer team has been recognized with numerous awards since the culmination of the 2024 season including Chioma Okafor becoming a two-time All-American with her selection to the United Coaches Third Team.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  – Junior Chioma Okafor has been named as a  2024 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist based on voting by the NCAA Division I women's soccer coaches.  The United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) announced the 19 women's semifinalists on Wednesday afternoon.

STORRS, Conn. – The UConn softball will host the Butler Bulldogs this weekend for a three-game series in Storrs. The series is set to begin on Friday, April 4 with a doubleheader beginning at 3:00pm, with the second game to follow after the conclusion of game one, slated for 5:30pm. The series finale is scheduled for Sunday, April 6 at 12:30pm. All games will be streamed on FloSports. TICKETS

STORRS, Conn. – The UConn softball program has announced a change to their upcoming schedule this weekend due to anticipated inclement weather in Storrs on Saturday, April 5.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The UConn softball team defeated the Boston College Eagles, 7-0 on Tuesday night at the Harrington Athletics Village. Sydnee Koosh led the way for the Huskies, pitching her first career complete game shutout, improving UConn to 19-12 this season.

STORRS, Conn. – UConn standout sophomore outfielder Kaitlyn Breslin has been recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and D1 Softball as the national Player of the Week. She was also named to the Softball America Stars of the Week. Breslin becomes the first player in program history to receive these prestigious awards.

STORRS, Conn. -  The UConn women's swimming and diving team is back in action as they gear up for the BIG EAST Championships. The Championships begin at 5:45pm on Monday February 24 and run through Thursday February 27.

STORRS, Conn. The UConn women's swimming and diving team hosted the Providence Friars in their last regular season meet Saturday afternoon.

STORRS, Conn. -  The UConn women's swim and dive team are back in action as they travel to take on in-state foe Central Connecticut State University Friday January 24. The meet is set to begin at 5pm.

STORRS, Conn.- The UConn women's swimming and diving team bounced back from Friday's tie vs. the University of New Hampshire, dominating Seton Hall in a won at Wolff-Zackin Natatorium Saturday afternoon finishing the weekend 1-1.

MANCHESTER, Conn. - The UConn women's tennis team scored their seventh-straight victory on Sunday morning, beating visiting Butler Univeristy 6-1, at the Magic Lincer Tennis Club. The win delivers Head Coach and Director of Tennis Glenn Marshall, in his 33rd season at the helm, his 500th career victory, all with the Huskies.

STORRS, Conn. - The UConn women's tennis team ripped off their sixth-straight win on Friday afternoon, blanking BIG EAST foe Providence, 7-0, in their first match outdoors at home this spring on the UConn Tennis Courts on campus.

STORRS, Conn. -  The UConn women's tennis team returns home for a BIG East weekend as they welcome Providence College and Butler University to Storrs. Huskies will face off against Providence Friday at 2:30pm and will welcome Butler to Storrs Sunday with the match set to begin at 11am.

ORLANDO, Florida - The UConn women's tennis team wrapped up their trip to Orlando Florida with a dominating 5-1 win over Milwaukee. With the win, the Huskies finished their week 2-0 with a conference win and a non-conference win.

STORRS, Conn. -  The Student Athlete Success Program (SASP) announced the Husky High Five winners for the month of March 2025. The Husky High Five award recognizes UConn student-athletes that demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, growth, and improvement in their commitment to succeeding in the classroom, their sport, and/or in the area of service and leadership. This award recognizes and honors students who have achieved success in these areas through hard work and dedication. When nominating for the Husky High Five, recipients are selected on the criteria of demonstrating significant achievement in their coursework despite various challenges and showing growth in the areas of academics, personal development, leadership, and service.

STORRS, Conn.- UConn track and field will host the first of three outdoor meets in Storrs on Friday, welcoming seven schools for the Dog Fight Invitational. The Huskies will recognize the contributions of thirty-six graduating seniors at the immediate conclusion of the meet.

STORRS, Conn.- UConn men's and women's track and field continues their outdoor season with a busy week ahead, traveling to Austin, Texas and Raleigh, North Carolina for the Texas Relays and Raleigh Relays, respectively. The athletes listed below will be competing for the Huskies this week.

Atlanta, Ga.- UConn track & field concluded their first meet of the 2025 outdoor season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, finishing the opening weekend Saturday afternoon.

STORRS, Conn. -  The Student Athlete Success Program (SASP) announced the Husky High Five winners for the month of February 2025. The Husky High Five award recognizes UConn student-athletes that demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, growth, and improvement in their commitment to succeeding in the classroom, their sport, and/or in the area of service and leadership. This award recognizes and honors students who have achieved success in these areas through hard work and dedication. When nominating for the Husky High Five, recipients are selected on the criteria of demonstrating significant achievement in their coursework despite various challenges and showing growth in the areas of academics, personal development, leadership, and service.

STORRS, Conn.- On November 18th, 2023, UConn volleyball closed out their season with a five-set home victory over Villanova. The victory wrapped up a tough season for the Huskies, the first one in the building formerly known as the Freitas Ice Forum. UConn finished tied for tied for last in the BIG EAST, with a conference record of 3-15.

QUEENS, N.Y.-  UConn volleyball's 2024 season came to a close Thursday night at the hands of Big East rival St. John's, as the Huskies fell in four sets in the Great 8 Round of the NIVC.

STORRS, Conn.- UConn volleyball continues their postseason run on Thursday night against a familiar opponent. The Huskies will travel down to Queens in the Great 8 Round of the NIVC, taking on BIG EAST foe St. John's for the third time this season. UConn has had success against the Red Storm so far this season, winning both previous matches.