The Connecticut Huskies women's soccer team is an intercollegiate
varsity sports
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team of the
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from H ...
. The team is a member of the
Big East Conference
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of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA). The Huskies have appeared in 27 NCAA Tournaments, second all-time, and seven College Cups, tied for seventh all-time.
Head coaches
The table below shows the Huskies' head coaches and their records through the 2020 season.
Stadium
UConn plays its home games at
Morrone Stadium
Morrone Stadium, officially known as Ray Reid Field at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium is the on-campus soccer stadium at University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.
The 5,100-seat stadium was built in 1969. and has undergone many renovations ...
, a 5,100-capacity
soccer-specific stadium
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in
Storrs, Connecticut.
ESPN middle finger incident
After defeating South Florida in penalty kicks to win the 2014 American Athletic conference championship, freshman Noriana Radwan gave the middle finger to an ESPN camera. Despite an apology from Radwan her scholarship was revoked by the school, she then launched a federal lawsuit argued she was punished more harshly than male athletes who violate school and athletic department rules of conduct in 2016. In June 2020 Judge Victor A. Bolden ruled against her.
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References
External links
Official website
1979 establishments in Connecticut
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