Athletics

Gabby Williams drives to the basket. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

UConn Falls to Mississippi State at Buzzer

UConn's record 111-game winning streak came to an end Friday, when Mississippi State pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in women's basketball history, stunning the Huskies 66-64.

Erika Thomas '16 played volleyball throughout her four-year career at UConn. She also played a year of Division I basketball while working for a master's degree at Grand Canyon University. (GCU Photo)

UConn Volleyball Alum Also Played College Basketball

Erika Thomas '16 played volleyball throughout her four-year career at UConn. She also played a year of Division I basketball, though not for Geno.

Stephen Schirra ’14 (CLAS) in Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí, Ecuador, in April 2016. At each stop, Schirra leaves the kids with soccer balls so they can keep the game going. (Photo courtesy of Stephen Schirra)

Te Gusta Fútbol?

Stephen Schirra ’14 (CLAS) has turned his passion for soccer and travel into a career, teaching underprivileged children across the globe how to play the sport.

Amanda Collins '18, a standout on the UConn field hockey team, has been selected for the U-21 U.S. Women's National Team. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Field Hockey: Pair of Huskies Join U.S. U-21 Roster for England Tour

Casey Umstead '17 and Amanda Collins '18 will travel to England with the U-21 U.S. Women’s National Team in April.

UConn wordmark.

Officials Discuss Assistant Football Coach Hiring

UConn officials participated in a meeting of the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board to discuss the hiring of assistant football coach Corey Edsall.

Former head coach Roger Bidwell led his team to many victories, including 13 NJCAA Region 21 Division II championships and six appearances in the NJCAA DII Baseball World Series, which included a runner-up finish in 2010. (UConn File Photo)

Former Avery Point Baseball Coach Named to NJCAA Hall of Fame

Roger Bidwell was head coach of baseball at UConn Avery Point for 34 years.

Hall of Fame coach Nancy Stevens speaks with her team. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn, File Photo)

Nancy Stevens’ Trailblazing Career Began with Good Timing

UConn's Hall of Fame coach was recently inducted into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame for her role playing on the team that won the first national championship after Title IX.

Rip Hamilton's No. 32 has been retired and raised to the rafters by the Detroit Pistons. He is the first UConn men's basketball alum to be so honored by an NBA team. (Athletic Communications File Photo)

Former UConn All-American Honored In Detroit

Rip Hamilton's No. 32 has been retired and raised to the rafters by the Detroit Pistons. He is the first UConn men's basketball alum to be so honored by an NBA team.

Former UConn standout Roisin Upton '16 (ED) swings at the ball during a game against Hong Kong in South Africa in January. Since graduating, Upton traded her UConn blue jersey for the green of the Irish National Team.

Field Hockey Alum Swaps UConn Blue for Irish Green

Former Husky standout Roisin Upton '16 (ED) is living her dream playing for the Irish National Field Hockey Team.

Men's soccer head coach Ray Reid speaks with Adria Beso Marco. (File Photo by Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Coach Ray Reid Makes Another Gift Toward Soccer Stadium

'I am a firm believer in people giving back to special places that are important to them,' says Reid.