In front of 10,000 Gampel fans, UConn had its first public scrimmage yesterday. It's a different world from last year, when nearly everyone on the team was new.

The Huskies will begin the season without freshman center Liz Sherwood, who needs to knee scoping.

Several highly touted recruits also came through Storrs this weekend. Mel Thomas hinted that she's excited about UConn. The others were more coy.