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| UConn and Syracuse square off in Big East Tournament | Fri Mar 11 10:39:31 2011 EST |
| ith the Panthers. Jim Calhoun's group is now in solid position to contend for its seventh Big East Conference Tournament title, which would tie the program with Georgetown for the most crowns among league members. The most recent championship for UConn came back in 2004. As for Syracuse, it has won this tournament five times, most recently in 2006. The Orange, who own the fourth seed, earned a double bye to the quarterfinal round and showed a great deal of toughness to knock off St. John's yest | |
| High-flying Cardinals take on red-hot Irish in Big East semis | Fri Mar 11 10:36:48 2011 EST |
| attempt to do just that in today's Big East Conference Tournament semifinal matchup with the 14th-ranked Louisville Cardinals. A berth in Saturday's championship is on the line tonight, as the winner of this tilt will take on either ninth-seeded UConn or third-seeded Syracuse for the conference crown. As for Louisville, it has only been a member of the Big East Conference for a short time, but it did win this tournament in 2009. The Cardinals are the third seed in this year's event and carry a | |
| UConn battles Pitt in Big East Tournament quarterfinals | Thu Mar 10 10:54:15 2011 EST |
| nnecticut Huskies are set for a showdown in the quarterfinal round of the Big East Conference Tournament. Awaiting the winner of this battle is a semifinal meeting with either fourth- seeded Syracuse or fifth-seeded St. John's on Friday. Although UConn is ranked 21st nationally, the team was only able to earn the ninth seed in this 16-team tournament. The Huskies have won this event six times and can tie Georgetown for the most titles among active conference members by capturing the crown this | |
| Conference tourney titles lead to NCAA success | Thu Mar 10 03:07:00 2011 EST |
| teams than you'll find in the Big East until later in the NCAA tournament.'' That's the motto of the Big East. No league, after all, is as stocked from top to bottom as this behemoth. But no Big East team has won a national championship since UConn in 2004 - the same year the Huskies won the tournament title. While Big East teams litter the Top 25 during the regular season, it hasn't placed a team in the title game in seven years. Perhaps a demanding schedule against a top-heavy roster of | |
| Walker, Huskies dispatch Hoyas in Big East tourney | Wed Mar 9 14:14:42 2011 EST |
| 2 Georgetown, 79-62, in second-round action of the Big East Tournament. Jamal Coombs-McDaniel had 12 points and Jeremy Lamb added 11 for the Huskies (23-9), who advance to take on top-seeded Pitt in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The victory gave UConn head coach Jim Calhoun his 300th Big East win. Jason Clark poured in 23 points for the Hoyas (21-10), who severely impaired their NCAA Tournament hopes with a fourth straight loss. Austin Freeman tallied 20 points and Hollis Thompson contributed | |
| Huskies and Hoyas duke it out in Big East Tournament | Wed Mar 9 10:42:00 2011 EST |
| is event six times and can tie Georgetown for the most titles among active conference members by capturing the crown this year. They haven't hoisted the trophy since 2004, the last time they made an appearance in the championship game. Yesterday, UConn cruised past DePaul in the first round by a 97-71 final, halting a six-game losing streak in the conference tourney. The Huskies, who are now 22-9 overall, had not won a game at this event since March 10, 2005 against Georgetown. Speaking of the | |
| UConn tops Notre Dame for Big East title | Tue Mar 8 23:15:49 2011 EST |
| Hartford, CT (Sports Network) - Stefanie Dolson finished with a game-high 24 points and nine rebounds as top-ranked UConn topped No. 10 Notre Dame, 73-64, to win the Big East title. Maya Moore added 22 points while Bria Hartley added 12 points and six boards for the Huskies (32-1), who won their fourth-straight conference title and 21st in 23 years. Tiffany Hayes added 10 points while Kelly Faris grabbed 10 rebounds in the victory, UConn's 20th-straight. Natalie Novosel paced Notre Dame (26-7) | |
| UConn ends Big East tourney skid with rout of DePaul | Tue Mar 8 14:58:06 2011 EST |
| finished with 26 points, leading No. 21 Connecticut to a 97-71 victory against DePaul in the opening contest of the Big East Tournament. Alex Oriakhi added 13 points and 19 rebounds for the Huskies (22-9), while Jeremy Lamb had 19 points to help UConn snap a six-game losing streak in the conference tourney. Connecticut, seeded ninth after a 9-9 conference mark, had not won in this tournament since March 10, 2005 against Georgetown, and will next face the eighth-seeded Hoyas in the second round | |
| UConn kicks off Big East Tournament against DePaul | Tue Mar 8 10:52:40 2011 EST |
| pg less than its opposition on average. The club ranks last in the Big East in scoring defense, scoring margin, field goal percentage and rebounding margin, so there has been little for fans of the Blue Demons to cheer about. The man to watch for UConn is First-Team All-Big East performer Kemba Walker, who ranks second in the conference in scoring with his 23.1 ppg and 11th with 4.3 apg. While small in stature, Walker is ripping down 5.2 rpg as well and has 54 steals to his credit. The fact tha | |
| Notre Dame slips past DePaul, faces UConn for Big East title | Mon Mar 7 23:51:09 2011 EST |
| , as 10th-ranked Notre Dame edged ninth- ranked DePaul, 71-67, in the second Big East Tournament semifinal game. Becca Bruszewski added seven points and nine rebounds for Notre Dame (26-6), which moved into Tuesday's title game against top-ranked UConn. Keisha Hampton posted a career-high 31 points and Anna Martin contributed 12 points for DePaul (27-6), which led in the final two minutes before falling. Diggins made a layup with 1:43 left to give the Fighting Irish a 66-65 lead, then dished of | |
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