Former UConn star Svetlana Abrosimova, a member of the Huskies' 2000 national championship team, had seven points, five rebounds, four assists and a steal in Russia's 94-81 in the bronze-medal game in the Olympics. Abrosimova averaged 7.4 points and 6.6 rebounds. The U.S. is leading Australia 47-30 at halftime.

A couple of other items which appeared in today's edition of the Register: Kelsey Bone, a 6-foot-4 post from Stafford, Tex., and Krista Gross, a 6-foot wing from Charlotte, N.C., are the top two targets to join 5-foot-11 wing Kelly Faris and former University of Washington center Jessica McCormack in the UConn women's basketball Class of 2013.

UConn freshman guard Caroline Doty was named the winner of the Aimee Williard Award given to a three-sport senior athlete in Pennsylvania's InterAc League.
Doty, a 2008 graduate of Germantown Academy, earned the award even though a knee injury suffered during soccer season only allowed Doty to play only soccer as a senior.

"Caroline fit the criteria to a T," Ginny Hofmann, Germantown Academy's Associate Athletic Director said in a statement announcing the award. "Not only is she an outstanding three sport athlete but she is a true team player as shown by her conscientious work on the sidelines as a coach this past basketball season when she was unable to play."