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SEATTLE (courtesy USA Basketball) - Including five players that scored in double-digits, the 2012 USA Women's National Team (1-0) was impressive in its 100-62 exhibition win over China on Saturday night at KeyArena in Seattle, Wash. Led by 19 points from Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever), the U.S. compiled a 35-17 advantage on the glass, which led to 60 points in the paint compared to China's 20, and shot 60.9 percent from the field (42-69 FGs).

The University of Connecticut has selected SNY to be its women's basketball regional television broadcast partner for the next four seasons, pending finalization of an executed contract between the parties.

University of Connecticut women's basketball three signees Moriah Jefferson, Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck have all been selected to attend the 2012 USA Basketball Women's U18 National Team Trials. The three future Huskies will compete in the trials held May 19-20 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. to determine who will be on the 12-member USA squad. Invitations to attend the trials were issued by the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee chaired by Sue Donohoe, executive director of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

The University of Connecticut men's and women's basketball teams and football team made their annual visit to the State Capitol in Hartford last Thursday for Husky Day.

Incoming University of Connecticut women's basketball freshmen Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck and Moriah Jefferson have been named to the 2012 All-USA Girls' Basketball Team, revealed by USA Today and HighSchoolSports.net Thursday morning.

The Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes at the University of Connecticut held its annual awards dinner on Thursday, April 12, at the Rome Ballroom on the Storrs campus. The event is held annually to recognize UConn's top student-athletes and is a celebration of National Student-Athlete Day.

USA Basketball announced that former Husky Ashja Jones was selected as the final member of the 2012 Olympic team on Monday afternoon. Jones will join six former UConn players as Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Tina Charles, Maya Moore and Diana Taurasi were all named to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's basketball team on March 30. In addition to the six athletes, the team will coached by Connecticut Head Coach Geno Auriemma.

The UConn Club held its 59th Annual Awards Dinner on Monday night at Gampel Pavilion. After being held around the state for its first 58 years, the dinner was staged in Storrs for the first time.

University of Connecticut senior guard Tiffany Hayes has been selected by the Atlanta Dream as the No. 14 pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft on Monday afternoon at ESPN Studios in Bristol, Conn.

total of 15 UConn student-athlete be honored by the UConn Club with its Outstanding Senior Athlete Award when the group holds its 59th Annual Awards Dinner on Monday night at Gampel Pavilion.

University of Connecticut senior guard Tiffany Hayes ended her stellar playing career with the Huskies just a few weeks ago at the Final Four in Denver and finished her decorated career with a 147-7 record as a Husky. The Lakeland, Fla. native was selected as one of 15 invitees to attend the 2012 WNBA Draft on Monday, April 16 at the ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn.

Sophomore forward Michala Johnson has informed head women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma of her intention to transfer from the University of Connecticut.

University of Connecticut head women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma was at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Friday, April 6 to receive the John R. Wooden Award's "Legends of Coaching" honor.

Stefanie Dolson led the Huskies with 20 points and nine rebounds, but Notre Dame beat Connecticut 83-75 on Sunday night to reach the national championship game for the second straight year.

The UConn-Notre Dame semifinal matchup at the Final Four offers no secrets or surprises.The BIG EAST bullies are meeting for the fourth time this season and for the eighth time in the past 14 months. By contrast, the other game pits Stanford and Baylor playing for the first time since 2008 and for just the fourth time ever.Coaches Geno Auriemma of Connecticut and Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame say this grudge match between such familiar foes will come down to execution and effort with a dollop of desire mixed in for good measure.

St. John's coach Kim Barnes Arico takes a look at the games in the women's Final Four. She is in the unique position of having coached against all four teams in the last 12 months.

The rust-colored sign in the arena's loading dock serves as both a welcome and a warning for players when they step off the team bus.The greeting part - "Pepsi Center Welcomes You ..." - hardly registers. But the other portion of the message is designed to catch your attention, maybe even making the pulse race a little bit more: "... to the Mile High City. Elevation 5,280 feet."Purely a mind game, though. A ploy to plant elevation as a seed of doubt when visiting teams arrive.

This was supposed to be Connecticut's rebuilding year.It's not that anybody expected the Huskies to be bad, or even average. But after losing two-time national player of the year Maya Moore to graduation, they were picked to finish behind Notre Dame in the BIG EAST.This was supposed to be the year, as coach Geno Auriemma famously predicted in the preseason, that UConn could not win a national championship.

For the first time since 1989, all four top seeds reached the NCAA women's Final Four.This year's field of Baylor, Stanford, UConn and Notre Dame is arguably the strongest ever, with all four programs motivated by unfinished business from last season and out to add yet another crown to their crowded trophy cases.

The University of Connecticut women's basketball team, along with the three other squads competing in the Final Four, enjoyed a great night on Friday as the team attended the Mile High Salute. The Salute took place at the Buell Theatre, which is part of the Denver Convention Center downtown.