University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Tour Pompeii, Pick Up First Victory On Tour
11/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The University of Connecticut women's basketball team continued its tour of Italy on Tuesday with a tour of Pompeii and then played its first game of the tour -- a 78-57 win over Napoli (see link above for game report). The Huskies are spending Wednesday in Rome with a practice and dinner and then play their second game of the Italian tour on Thursday. Earlier in the day on Thursday, the team will tour the Vatican Museum.
The UConn women’s basketball team begins their trek into the ruins of Pompeii. The UConn group listens to the opening remarks from their tour guide at Pompeii. A shot of the entrance into the city of Old Pompeii, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24, A.D. 79. (from left to right): Kaili McLaren and Tina Charles at one of the many areas of Pompeii that has been preserved due to the volcanic ashes from the eruption of Mount Vesuivius. (from left to right) Meghan Gardler and Ketia Swanier at Pompeii. A shot of one of the many structures at the ruins of Pompeii. Tina Charles, Meghan Gardler, Mel Thomas, Kaili McLaren and Jacquie Fernandes share a moment at one of the many sites in the ruins of Pompeii. Tahirah Williams strikes a pose behind Mel Thomas during the team’s visit in Pompeii. (from left to right) Meghan Gardler, Jacquie Fernandes, Cassie Kerns, Renee Montgomery and Ketia Swanier behind one of the mummified bodies that are displayed in Pompeii. Geno Auriemma leads the team across one of the pedestrian crosswalks in ancient Pompeii.
(from left to right) UConn videographer Keith Anderson, Geno Auriemma, Jamelle Elliott and Dr. Tom Trojan listen intently to the tour guide in Pompeii.
(from top, left to right) Jacquie Fernandes, Charde Houston, Mel Thomas, Renee Montgomery and Ketia Swanier pose at the ancient auditorium in Pompeii. The UConn group poses for a final photo at the ruins of the Pompeii Auditorium.
