Spring Break
The Year's 15 Most Memorable Moments
Kevin Duffy
Issue date: 5/11/08 Section: Sports
10. Softball's Micah Truax breaks the UConn home run record - April 3, 2008
Truax belted her 21st career home run in a 9-1 rout of Central Connecticut State to give her sole possession of UConn's all-time home run record. The reigning Big East Player of the Year has since pushed that total to 25 and isn't stopping there. Just a junior, Truax has plenty of time to add to her record-setting total.
9. Men's soccer wins the Big East title, finishes the regular season ranked No. 1
- Nov. 18, 2007
Midfielder Dori Arad scored both UConn goals as the Huskies clinched the Big East crown on a 2-0 victory over Notre Dame at Morrone Stadium. Though the season ended with a disappointing 1-0 loss to Virginia Tech in the NCAA Elite Eight, UConn men's soccer enjoyed its third Big East crown in four years, and was the top-ranked team in the nation for most of the season.
8. Field Hockey reaches Final Four - Nov. 11, 2007
UConn capped off its 22-win season and Big East title with a second consecutive Final Four berth when it knocked off Boston University in the Elite Eight, 2-1. The Huskies went down to eventual champion North Carolina in the next round, 4-2, but still finished the season with an impressive overall 22-3 overall record. Senior Lizzy Peijs closed out her career by leading the Huskies in goals and assists, en route to being named a First-Team All-American.
7. O'Brian White wins the M.A.C. Hermann trophy - Jan. 11, 2008
Men's soccer junior forward O'Brian White, who led the nation in scoring with 23 goals and 53 total points, took home the M.A.C. Hermann trophy, which is awarded to the nation's top player. Soccer America magazine put it best when they said, "In the long and storied history of Connecticut soccer, there has never been a striker like O'Brian White."
6. Women's basketball beats Rutgers, returns to Final Four - April 1, 2008
The Huskies trailed most of the way, but a Maya Moore 3-pointer with about three minutes remaining gave UConn the lead for good. Moore and Co. went on to win the Elite Eight match-up, 66-56, earning their first trip to the Final Four since 2004.
Truax belted her 21st career home run in a 9-1 rout of Central Connecticut State to give her sole possession of UConn's all-time home run record. The reigning Big East Player of the Year has since pushed that total to 25 and isn't stopping there. Just a junior, Truax has plenty of time to add to her record-setting total.
9. Men's soccer wins the Big East title, finishes the regular season ranked No. 1
- Nov. 18, 2007
Midfielder Dori Arad scored both UConn goals as the Huskies clinched the Big East crown on a 2-0 victory over Notre Dame at Morrone Stadium. Though the season ended with a disappointing 1-0 loss to Virginia Tech in the NCAA Elite Eight, UConn men's soccer enjoyed its third Big East crown in four years, and was the top-ranked team in the nation for most of the season.
8. Field Hockey reaches Final Four - Nov. 11, 2007
UConn capped off its 22-win season and Big East title with a second consecutive Final Four berth when it knocked off Boston University in the Elite Eight, 2-1. The Huskies went down to eventual champion North Carolina in the next round, 4-2, but still finished the season with an impressive overall 22-3 overall record. Senior Lizzy Peijs closed out her career by leading the Huskies in goals and assists, en route to being named a First-Team All-American.
7. O'Brian White wins the M.A.C. Hermann trophy - Jan. 11, 2008
Men's soccer junior forward O'Brian White, who led the nation in scoring with 23 goals and 53 total points, took home the M.A.C. Hermann trophy, which is awarded to the nation's top player. Soccer America magazine put it best when they said, "In the long and storied history of Connecticut soccer, there has never been a striker like O'Brian White."
6. Women's basketball beats Rutgers, returns to Final Four - April 1, 2008
The Huskies trailed most of the way, but a Maya Moore 3-pointer with about three minutes remaining gave UConn the lead for good. Moore and Co. went on to win the Elite Eight match-up, 66-56, earning their first trip to the Final Four since 2004.
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