Overview
- No. 3 UConn beat No. 25 Seton Hall 69-64 in Newark on Jan. 13.
- The win was the Huskies’ first over the Pirates at the Prudential Center since March 3, 2021.
- The story gained traction after X posts from a fan known as Mediocre Dan and screenshots from his friend Greg, who said he hired an Etsy practitioner named Sylvia to remove a ‘curse.’
- Coverage cited screenshots quoting Sylvia about detecting a ‘Static Hex,’ performing a hex removal and adding a paid ‘Triple Cast Shield,’ with an Etsy page listing her in Europe and showing many five‑star reviews, including one from Greg.
- Hurley joked about spraying holy water, saging the court and tossing garlic, while UConn still had to survive a late scare as an 18‑point lead dwindled to one, with Tarris Reed Jr. posting 21 points but going 5-for-13 at the line.