Posted on 07/27/2010

The two-time defending national champion University of Connecticut Huskies, who have won 78 straight games, will return to the Maggie Dixon Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York for the second time during the 2010-11 season. It is an event that pays tribute to the former Army head coach who died due to arrhythmia April 6, 2006. It is also an event that UConn coach Geno Auriemma would participate in every year if he had the opportunity.

The Huskies will meet Ohio State in the second game of the doubleheader Dec. 19. Rutgers and Texas A&M will meet in the opener.

UConn defeated Penn State 77-63 in its first appearance Dec. 14, 2008.

Tickets will go on sale Thursday at noon, starting at $15. They can be purchased at the Madison Square Garden box office, all Ticketmaster outlets and on-line at www.thegarden.com.

The event is in its fifth year and it is the fourth time it will be held at the Garden. More than 325,000 Americans die each year from sudden cardiac arrest and Madison Square Garden will again team with the Dixon family to host a Heart Health Fair during both games. Fans are encouraged to attend the fair in an effort to raise awareness about heart related illness.

Jamie Dixon, Maggie's brother, and coach of the University of Pittsburgh Men's Basketball Team, will be featured speaker at the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation (www.sca-aware.org) annual event on October 7th in Pittsburgh.

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