UConn play hardworking Hartford tonight. "They do some things to make you think," Geno says.

The Hawks-- still coached by ex-UConn star Jen Rizzotti-- are now 6-1; Hartford beat last year's national tournament runner-up, Louisville, by double digits last month, and then lost to Providence.

Speaking of Providence, the Friars are now 7-2 in nonconference play; Big East coaches expected the Friars to finish next to last in their conference at the end of the year.