03.16.2018 - By Hartford Courant
Women's beat reporter Mike Anthony phones in from Gampel Pavilion to chat with online producer Chris Brodeur ahead of the top-seeded Huskies' NCAA first-round matchup with No. 16 St. Francis. Anthony sets the scene from Storrs, where practices and press conferences were to be held Friday (2:00); looks ahead to a potential Nutmeg State showdown in Round 2 between UConn and No. 9 Quinnipiac (3:00); looks back at the Bobcats' rise, culminating in a Cinderella run in last year's tournament (5:00); shares his thoughts on Kevin Ollie being fired as head coach of the men's basketball team and whether Geno Auriemma was ever a serious candidate to replace him (8:00); gives his takeaways from a recent mailbag experiment with UConn's passionate fans (17:00); and discusses Auriemma's recent comments on the readiness of his team should they stare down another potential upset in the later rounds (20:00). The show wraps up with a look ahead at some teams, such as South Carolina and Notre Dame, that could pose a threat to the Huskies in the later rounds (22:00).