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Maui Invitational returns to island after fires UConn covers field

.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time speaking up for nationwide champion UConn will definitely highlight the Maui Invitational, which is going back to the Lahaina Civic Center a year after disastrous wild fires pushed a transfer to Honolulu.The tournament, which will certainly be participated in Nov. 25-27, declared its own welcomed colleges as well as schedule on Tuesday.The Huskies will definitely tackle Memphis on the opening time, followed by Colorado-Michigan Condition, Auburn-Iowa Condition as well as Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament chairman Dave Odom named it some of the greatest fields in the unlikely event's background. UConn is making its fifth Maui appearance.Seven of the eight teams made the NCAA guys's baseball event in March. North Carolina and Iowa Condition got to the Sweet 16. Fires in Maui triggered 102 deaths in August and devastated the city of Lahaina on Maui's northwest shore. In 2014's celebration was used the Educational institution of Hawai'i campus in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue beat Marquette to succeed the 2023 label.