There figure to be plenty of tears shed, a sense of accomplishment will be hard to miss at the XL Center. And that is before the game against Georgetown when the five UConn seniors are honored before their final regular-season home game. But the legacy of Tina Charles, Jacquie Fernandes, Meghan Gardler, Kalana Greene and Kaili McLaren will be on display after the game as well - assuming UConn takes care of business and beats visiting Georgetown.

When Charles, Fernandes, Gardler and McLaren arrived at UConn, the Huskies had gone two straight seasons without winning the Big East regular-season title which is an eternity at a program like Connecticut's. But a win will give the Huskies a fourth straight outright Big East regular season crown.

"They have a chance to win a Big East championship and what better way to end the regular season - you are a senior, you win the championship," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. "For it to happen that way, if it does happen. It is great for them and a great accomplishment."

While a crowd of more than 15,000 is expected at the XL Center, for those not planning to attend CPTV has a full day of coverage planned beginning in a few minutes with the airing of the Geno Auriemma Show. Here's the schedule:

9 a.m. The Geno Auriemma Show (with special guests Bob Joyce and Kara Wolters from WTIC-AM 1080)
10 a.m. UConn Women’s Basketball: A Tribute to the Class of 2010 – a new CPTV original documentary that profiles the college careers of the 2010 Senior Class: Tina Charles, Kalana Greene, Kaili McLaren, Jacquie Fernandes and Meghan Gardler
11:30 a.m. UConn Senior Ceremony – live from the XL Center, Hartford
Noon UConn vs. Georgetown (XL Center, Hartford)
2:15 p.m. (approx.) UConn Women’s Basketball: A Tribute to the Class of 2010 (encore)
3:30 p.m. Witness to Perfection: UConn Women’s Basketball 2009 – CPTV’s full-length documentary on UConn’s history-making, undefeated 2008-2009 basketball season.


SAD TIMES AT MATER DEI
Today, UConn commit Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis will lead her Mater Dei High of Santa Ana, Calif. against Beverly Hills in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section 2AA semifinals. But expect Mosqueda-Lewis and her teammates to be playing with a heavy heart after news that Mater Dei highly-touted softball star Nadia Brianne Matthews apparently committed suicide. The sophomore pitcher had already committed to national power Arizona and those who follow the sport had predicted great things for the talented pitcher/third baseman who drew comparisons to former Brakettes star and Olympic gold medalist Lisa Fernandez.

Matthews did not play on Mater Dei's basketball team which is hardly surprising since a top-flight pitcher like Matthews normally focus all their time on perfecting their craft as did former Masuk High star Rachele Fico, who is now a freshman at LSU. But certainly the Mater Dei basketball players are grieving the stunning loss of the 16-year-old Matthews, who also had a 4.0 grade point average.