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Maui Invitational returns to island after fires UConn tops area

.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time standing up for national champ UConn will highlight the Maui Invitational, which is actually coming back to the Lahaina Civic Center a year after disastrous wildfires obliged a move to Honolulu.The competition, which are going to be participated in Nov. 25-27, announced its welcomed colleges and also schedule on Tuesday.The Huskies will certainly handle Memphis on the position day, complied with by Colorado-Michigan Condition, Auburn-Iowa Condition and also Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament chairman Dave Odom named it one of the best fields in the unlikely event's record. UConn is creating its own 5th Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 crews made the NCAA guys's baseball event in March. North Carolina and also Iowa Condition got to the Dessert 16. Fires in Maui caused 102 fatalities in August and also ruined the town of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coastline. In 2014's event was played on the College of Hawai'i school in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Purdue defeated Marquette to win the 2023 label.