After an evening that featured significant celebrations over UConn’s fifth national championship on Monday, 15 people were arrested and 16 people were hospitalized in Storrs, Conn. by early Tuesday morning according to the university.
More than 10,000 fans attended the watch party in the school’s basketball arena, Gampel Pavilion, and many took to the streets to party and celebrate the win. However, chaos ensued as a result of the celebrations leading to broken light poles and windows, a turned over vehicle, and multiple fires set to trash cans and benches.
UConn spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz told the Associated Press that “The vast majority of those celebrating the Husky victory last night did so safely and responsibly,” but that “a small number chose to risk their safety and that of others by vandalizing and destroying property after the game.”
