UConn women's basketball

Louisville coach Jeff Walz announced today that senior guard Brandie Radde will rejoin
the team. Radde left the team after playing in 21 last season to concentrate on academics.
Radde is averaging 6.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in Radde saw action in 90 games (56 starts) for the Cardinals. She averaged 3.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game last season.
“I am excited about the opportunity to get back on the basketball court,” Radde said. “Coach Walz was very understanding last year in letting me pursue my academic goals despite the timing of my decision. I have my academics in order and will graduate in May with a degree in biology and plan to take my MCATs and apply to medical school. Coach Walz understands what it truly means to be a student-athlete and how our education is our first priority. When I approached Coach Walz about returning to the team he was very open and supportive. I look forward to ending my career playing for Coach Walz and the Louisville Cardinals.’’
The Huskies will travel to Louisville Sunday.

Eight of the 11 Huskies earned a 3.0 grade point average during the fall semester. They will be honored during halftime of the game against St. John’s at Gampel Pavilion Feb. 13. The trio of Maya Moore, Lorin Dixon and Jacquie Fernandes, who were piloted by associate head coach Chris Dailey, earned the highest GPA among the three teams that competed in the challenge among the players.

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Coach Geno Auriemma will auction his game-worn ties from the final nine games this season beginning tonight when UConn hosts No. 11 West Virginia at the XL Center (7). All proceeds will benefit the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund.
The ties will be auctioned off on EBay at the start of each game, with the links available at www.GenosCancerTeam.com immediately following tip-off. Each individual auction will last one week following the conclusion of each game.
All of the ties up being auctioned were donated by Mitchell’s of Westport.
The dates for the remainder of the games are as follows: Sunday at Louisville, noon; Feb. 10 at DePaul, 8 p.m.; Feb. 13 vs. St. John’s, 5 p.m.; Feb. 15 at Oklahoma, 9 p.m.; Feb. 20 vs. Providence, 1 p.m.; Feb. 24 at Syracuse, 7 p.m.; Feb. 27 vs. Georgetown, noon; and March 1 at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

Rich

It’s not like the Huskies have been paying any attention at all to this particular chase, but they will set a record later today when they are ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press national poll for the 37th straight week. Last week UConn tied Louisiana Tech (36 weeks, 1980-82) for the longest run in Division I women’s basketball history.
The streak began for the Huskies Feb. 18, 2008.
“All of these things that happen, they mean more at the end of the season than during the season,’’ UConn coach Geno Auriemma told the media following Saturday’s 98-56 victory at Pittsburgh. “I think the test of a program and how good you are is the test of longevity. How long can you do it? How long can you remain at that level of excellence? I think from about 1995 to today, nobody has done it better than we have done. We have six national championships, and we weren’t just getting lucky in any of them. I think when it’s time for me to reflect, I will be most proud of that. The players come and go, the team’s change, the league changes. Everything changes, and we’ve still been able to continue our success. I’m most proud of that.’’

Rich