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The No. 3 Huskies welcome the No. 14 Hoyas to Gampel Pavilion on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 4 p.m. This weekend is UConn's Pink Game. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game and can make donations at www.play4kay.org/uconn.

Moriah Jefferson, Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck, all joining the Huskies for the 2012-13 season, were chosen to participate in the 2012 WBCA high school All-America game presented by Nike as announced on Wednesday afternoon by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The nation's top 20 high school seniors have been selected to participate in the March 31 game held at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo.

Caroline Doty led No. 3 Connecticut with 15 points and the Huskies' defense helped hold off No. 20 Louisville 56-46 Tuesday night.

The No. 3 Huskies are set to travel to No. 14 Louisville to take on their BIG EAST foe at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. The game will be televised by the CBS Sports Network and will be broadcasted live on the UConn Radio Network.

UConn- Rutgers Post Game Quotes

Stefanie Dolson scored 16 points, Tiffany Hayes had 14 and No. 3 Connecticut beat 13th-ranked Rutgers 66-34 on Saturday night for its 98th consecutive home victory. The Huskies (21-2, 9-1 Big East) grabbed control with a 17-0 run midway through the first half. Hayes got the run started with eight straight points.

There are less than 500 tickets remaining for Saturday's 7 p.m. game at Gampel Pavilion between No. 3 UConn and No. 13 Rutgers. Connecticut (20-2, 8-1 BIG EAST) will look for its ninth straight victory as the Huskies face their third nationally ranked opponent in the past five games. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.uconnhuskies.com/tickets/ticket-center.html or by calling 1-877-AT-UCONN.

Bria Hartley scored 15 points and No. 3 Connecticut beat No. 5 Duke 61-45 on Monday night to snap the Blue Devils' 34-game winning streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Caroline Doty added 11 points for the Huskies (20-2). They shot 45 percent, held Duke to a season-low 24.6 percent shooting and forced 19 consecutive missed shots during a critical stretch of roughly 12 minutes en route to their 10th straight win.

Senior guard Tiffany Hayes earned her first BIG EAST weekly accolade of her senior season as she was tabbed the BIG EAST Player of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday. This marks the senior's first Player of the Week nod of her career after bringing home three Freshman of the Week accolades in 2009.

Coming off a strong win at home against South Florida, the No. 3 Huskies (19-2, 8-1 BIG EAST) have a quick turnaround as they travel to No. 5 Duke (17-2, 8-0 ACC) for a 7 p.m. tipoff on Monday night. The Top-five matchup will be aired on ESPN2 with Pam Ward on the call and Rebecca Lobo on the play-by-play.

UConn-USF Post Game Quotes

Tiffany Hayes scored 33 points and No. 3 Connecticut won its 97th consecutive at home, beating South Florida 77-62 on Saturday. Stefanie Dolson tied a season high with 22 points and added 18 rebounds for UConn (19-2, 8-1 Big East). Hayes, coming off a 35-point performance at Syracuse on Wednesday, had back-to-back 30-point games for the first time in her career.

The John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 20 was announced today by The Los Angeles Athletic Club on the nationally recognized "Women's Sports Central" podcast, hosted by women's basketball experts Brenda VanLengen and Mechelle Voepel. No. 3 UConn has two Huskies named to the midseason list with sophomore guard Bria Hartley and freshman forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis earning the honor.

Saturday, Jan. 27, the No. 3 Huskies welcome BIG EAST opponent South Florida (12-9, 4-3 BIG EAST) to the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. for a 1 p.m. tipoff. The game will be televised on CPTV with Mark Brown on the play-by-play and Meghan Culmo on the call.

Tiffany Hayes scored a career-high 35 points, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 19 points and eight rebounds, and third-ranked Connecticut pulled away from Syracuse in the second half en route to 95-54 victory on Wednesday night.

The UConn women's basketball squad is set to travel to Syracuse for a 7 p.m. tipoff at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. on Wednesday night.

Freshman forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis earned her sixth BIG EAST weekly accolade of her career as she was tabbed the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week as announced by the conference office on Monday.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis tied a season high with 25 points and No. 3 Connecticut breezed to its fifth straight win, beating No. 21 DePaul 88-44 on Saturday. The Huskies (17-2, 6-1 Big East) had won their previous four games by an average of 44.5 points, and this one never was in doubt, either. They jumped out to a big lead in the opening minutes and snapped DePaul's 28-game home winning streak. Lewis set the tone, scoring 18 points as the Huskies built a 53-23 lead. The freshman hit 5 of 7 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds.

The No. 3 Huskies are set to travel to Chicago on Saturday, Jan. 21, for a showdown against the No. 21 Blue Demons in front of a sold out McGrath-Phillips Arena at 8 p.m.

UConn's Division of Athletics is pleased to report that two additional gifts totaling $1.05 million have been received.