UConn to Face Oklahoma in Basketball HOF Women’s Showcase

UNCASVILLE—The UConn women’s basketball team will face Oklahoma in the sixth annual on Sunday, Dec. 22 it was announced by the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame on Thursday. The Showcase will be played at the Huskies’ “Home Away From Home,” the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The Women’s Showcase is one event in the Hall of Fame’s series of collegiate events, which continues to grow in an effort to celebrate the game outside the museum walls. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to continue its relationship with Learfield IMG College for sponsorship representation of its portfolio of collegiate events.

“Our fans always have a great turnout at Mohegan Sun Arena, and I don’t expect any different for this year’s Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase,” UConn head coach Geno Auriemma said. The American Athletic Conference championship tournament has been held at the Mohegan Sun for the several seasons. “This is our sixth straight time competing in this game, and I think it will be a great atmosphere and great event against Oklahoma.”

General public tickets will go on sale Friday, September 6 at 10am ET via all Ticketmaster outlets and the Mohegan Sun Arena box office. Game times, television details and an exclusive pre-sale opportunity via Citi will be released at later date.

The Showcase will also feature Florida State vs. Michigan.

—Staff Reports

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Williams to Compete for Team USA 3x3 in China

UConn's Christyn Williams will be representing the USA in FIBA 3x3
competition in China this weekend.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— UConn’s Christyn Williams will be one of four athletes representing USA Basketball at the inaugural FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series stop today and tomorrow in Chengdu, China. The FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series is a new 3x3 competition series dedicated to women athletes from around the globe. Joining Williams on the team are Bella Alarie (Princeton), Charli Collier (Texas) and Aleah Goodman (Oregon State).

Up to 12 events in the series are expected to take place this year from May to September and will be announced throughout the season on the official website https://ws.fiba3x3.com. Also competing in the Chengdu event are 3x3 national teams from Australia, host China, France, Japan, Mongolia, Netherlands and Ukraine.

The eight teams have been split into two groups of four for preliminary round play, and the USA on May 31 will open against France, before facing Australia and Mongolia in Pool A. The medal round will take place June 1, and teams will be seeded based on preliminary round standings. The No. 1 team from each pool will earn a bye to the semifinals. The semifinal play-in games will feature A2 versus B3 and B2 will take on A3. The gold medal game will cap off the day’s games.

Williams, a 5-11 guard from Little Rock, Ark., who will be a sophomore this season, boasts the most USA Basketball experience on the team, including playing 3x3 basketball. She was a member of the 2017 USA 3x3 U18 World Cup Team that captured the gold medal. She also took home bronze from the 2016 U17 World Cup, silver from the 2017 U19 World Cup and gold from the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship.

Williams started every game of her freshman campaign in Storrs, averaging 11.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. She was named the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year.

—Staff Reports

Five Huskies Earn All-New England Recognition

Five Huskies have earned NEIBA All-New England accolades, including
Jacob Wallace, who earned first-team honors.

BOSTON—The New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA), released its Division I All-New England teams earlier this week, and the Huskies landed five players landed on the three teams. Junior Jacob Wallace earned first team honors, Mason Feole and Mike Woodworth received second team status and John Toppa and Anthony Prato secured All-NEIBA third team.

Wallace garners All-NEIBA first team accolades after landing on the All-Conference first team last week. The UConn closer has locked down 15 saves this year, one away from tying P.J. Poulin (2018) of a single-season record. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 0.73 ERA and has allowed only three earned runs and struck out 56 in 37.0 innings of work.

Feole also earned All-Conference first team recognition last week and has pitched in 13 games this season. The left-hander is 3-3 with a 3.50 ERA and leads the team with 75 strikeouts in 72.0 innings pitched. The Wakefield, RI native is closing in on the UConn all-time strikeouts record set by Tim Cate with 270 punch outs. Feole is tied with his former teammate entering NCAA Regionals this week and is also just one win shy of 20 for his career. Only six pitchers have logged 20 wins in their time in Storrs.

Woodworth leads the team with a .319 AVG, 54 runs scored, 72 hits and is tied with 14 stolen bases. While playing both center field and second base, Woody has made countless game-saving and game-altering catches to lead UConn to 36 wins so far in 2019.

Prato and Toppa grab third team accolades with both players tied for second on the team with 69 hits. Prato, is hitting .311 with a team-high 15 doubles, two home runs and 30 RBIs. The UConn shortstop has routinely made spectacular plays at short to aid the UConn defense.

Toppa is the active hits leader for the Huskies with over 230 hits and has played in 210 games in his Husky career. The senior captain is hitting .318 with 12 doubles, four home runs and 33 RBIs. The left fielder has played in every game the past two seasons and is the first player since L.J. Mazzilli, Dan Feehan and Billy Ferriter to play in three NCAA Tournaments.

NEIBA honored 43 players from 10 different schools, highlighted by the selections of Pat McColl from Harvard University who was named player of the year.  Sal Frelick of Boston College was named rookie of the year, while Steve Theetge of Bryant University as pitcher of the year. Additionally, Harvard University skipper Bill Decker was tabbed as the NEIBA Division I Coach of the Year.

Wallace a Finalist

Jake Wallace was named one of five finalists for the National Pitcher of the Year, presented by the College Baseball Foundation. Wallace was the only reliever among the finalists and was joined on the list by senior Noah Song from Navy, junior Ryan Garcia from UCLA, junior Alek Manoah from West Virginia and junior Ethan Small from Mississippi State. The award will be presented later this summer by the College Baseball Foundation.

The junior has locked down 15 saves this year, one away from tying P.J. Poulin (2018) of a single-season record. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 0.73 ERA and has allowed only three earned runs and struck out 56 in 37.0 innings of work. Wallace earned first team All-New England and All-Conference honors and will be in the running over the next couple of weeks to garner All-American status.

The Huskies open NCAA Tournament play in the Oklahoma City Regional  against Nebraska on Friday, May 31 at 1 p.m. ET. The game can be viewed on ESPN3.

—Staff Reports

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Bees Break Out the Brooms

The Bees won both ends of a traditional single-admission doubleheader
over the York Revolution at New Britain Stadium on Wednesday.

NEW BRITAIN—The New Britain Bees (17-13) took both games of a single-admission doubleheader over the York Revolution (11-21) at New Britain Stadium on Wednesday, taking game one 2-0 while coming away victorious in game two by the final of 8-6 as both contests lasted seven innings of play. New Britain has now won eight consecutive games and ten of their last 11 overall while also improving to 16-10 in the month of May and 6-0 on their current seven-game homestand.

In game one, New Britain starting pitcher Cory Riordan (3-2) fired a complete game shutout, retiring 21 of the 23 batters he faced in seven innings on the mound, striking out four. In his 2019 and Atlantic League debut, York starting pitcher Corey Walter (0-1) suffered the loss, allowing four runs on eight hits (one home run) in four innings of work, walking and striking out one.

New Britain sent eight men to the plate versus Walter in the bottom half of the second inning, scoring three runs to open up a 3-0 advantage, highlighted by an RBI double produced by Bijan Rademacher and a two-run home run to right field off the bat of Logan Moore, his first roundtripper in a Hardware City uniform. Rademacher made it 4-0 in favor of the home team in the third with an RBI infield base knock, and the Bees plated two more runs in the last of the sixth to give the game its final score of 6-0 thanks to back to back run-scoring base hits from Jason Rogers and Jonathan Galvez. Galvez, Rademacher, and Alejandro De Aza each had a pair of hits en route to the victory.

In game two, New Britain starting pitcher Jed Bradley did not factor in the final outcome of the contest, surrendering six runs on seven hits (one home run) in four innings on the bump, walking two and striking out four. York starting pitcher Ian Thomas also registered a no-decision in the ballgame despite allowing just one run on two hits in four innings pitched, walking and striking out two.

The Bees, who  improved to 17-3 with yesterday’s two-fer, conclude their series with the 11-21 Revolution at New Britain Stadium tonight. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. It will be Teacher Appreciation Night as well as a Miller Lite Thirsty Thursday, featuring exclusive domestic beer specials! CLICK HERE for tickets.

—Staff Reports

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Tuttle Named All-American

DANBURY--Sacred Heart University men's lacrosse midfielder Max Tuttle has been named a
USILA Third Team All-America, as voted by the nation's Division I head coaches. Tuttle is the first Pioneer to earn the All-America nod to the Division I team.

"I couldn't be happier for Max, as his hard work and dedication to the game of lacrosse is being recognized," said Pioneers head coach Jonathan Basti. "He is one of many special players that we have at SHU and his recognition at this elite level is testament to the culture of program that he is a part of and has helped build."

Tuttle scored 58 points during his senior season that earned him Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Second Team honors and All-New Englad team selection in the past week. He tallied 39 goals and handed out a single-season career-high 19 assists in 15 games. Tuttle finished the season ranked 38^th in the nation in points per game (3.87) and 31^st in goals per game (2.60).

Tuttle tied his career-high with eight points (six goals, two assists) and 11 ground balls in a win over Furman earlier this season and was named to the NEC All-Tournament Team following his five-point output in the NEC semifinals against Hobart. He finishes his storied SHU career as the program's all-time leading goal scorer (134) and with the second-most points (198) in program history.
After earning 2018 NEC Player of the Year honors last season, Tuttle became the program's first Division I student-athlete to earn All-America recognition, with Honorable Mention last season.

All-ECAC, Too

In addtion, Tuttle has been named to the 2019 All-ECAC First Team. With this latest individual honor, Tuttle completes his career as easily the most-decorated Pioneer in program history.

Tuttle joins Tewaaraton award finalists Grant Amant (Penn State) and Pat Spencer (Loyola) on the All-ECAC list as well as Chase Scanlan (Loyola) and Sam Handley (Penn) who occupy to other two midfield spots on the First Team.

A robust two weeks of award announcements for Tuttle, his 2019 campaign includes USILA Third Team All-America honors as well as Inside Lacrosse Media Second Team All-America, All-New England First Team, All-NEC First Team and NEC All-Tournament Team distinctions. Earlier this week, Tuttle became the first Pioneer ever honored with All-America laurels.

An all-around threat at the midfield position, Tuttle completed his senior season with 58 points on 39 goals and a career-best 19 assists to go along with a career-high 54 ground balls. A potent isolation scorer, Tuttle led the team with 154 shots (91 on-goal) and four man-up goals.

Tuttle graduates as a three-time All-NEC selection as well as the 2018 NEC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year awards. His 134 career goals set a new program record while his 198 career points rank second all-time at SHU.

All-ECAC First Team
Player	Team	Position
Chris Gray	Boston Univ.	Attack
Grant Amant	Penn State	Attack
Pat Spencer	Loyola	Attack
Max Tuttle	SHU	Midfield
Chase Scanlan	Loyola	Midfield
Sam Handley	Penn	Midfield
Johnny Surdick	Army West Point	Defense
Koby Smith	Towson	Defense
Mark Evanchick	Penn	Defense
Chris Sabia	Penn State	Defense
Isaac Paparo	UMass	LSM
Alex Woodall	Towson	Faceoff
Sean Sconone	UMass	Goalkeeper

—Staff Reports

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