A major part of UConn's national championship team from 1999-2000, Abrosimova averaged 14.7 points on 50 percent shooting for her four-year college career. [82] UConn's announcement did not make it clear whether both numbers would be retired across both men's and women's programs, but a university spokesperson clarified that the retirements applied only to the teams that Lobo and Allen competed for, meaning that #50 remains available in men's basketball and #34 in women's. [30] As a consequence, Taurasi had to play a much larger role than anticipated in the NCAA Tournament. 1 seed UConn 70, No. UConn beat Toledo 8180 at Gampel Pavilion in the opening round game, with Bascom scoring a team NCAA tournament single-game record 39 points, and moved on to the regionals at The Palestra in Auriemma's hometown of Philadelphia. [17] The team was honored with a parade in Hartford, CT that drew over 100,000 spectators. [64], After easy wins in both conference regular season and conference tournament, UConn entered the NCAA tournament unbeaten, #1 overall and once again a heavy favorite to win it all; the season came to an unexpected end when Mississippi State's Morgan William hit a buzzer-beater to give its team a 6664 overtime victory in the NCAA Final Four. He was head coach of the United States women's national basketball team from 2009 until stepping down from that role after the 2016 Summer Olympics. . ", No. Led by juniors Stewart and Jefferson and senior Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn quickly recovered winning every other season game, including a 7658 win against rival Notre Dame. Five of them have been first overall picks: Sue Bird (2002), Diana Taurasi (2004), Tina Charles (2010), Maya Moore (2011), and Breanna Stewart (2016). 2 seed Oregon State 51No. Though Florida was a No. Bids by state [ edit] The sixty-four teams came from thirty-two states, plus Washington, D.C. Texas and Tennessee had the most teams with five bids. UConn 89, Texas A&M 63, Stanford 62. UConn and Women's College Basketball. 1 seed UConn 101, No. During the regular season UConn played 11 games against ranked opponents (including 6 in the top ten) with an average margin of victory of 24. Let's all get into the spirit by reflecting on the gift-like moments men's basketball has given us so far. Hometown 1995-96 statistics. Feb 12 L 59 - 71. Odds & lines subject to change. . 5-8: North Grosvenordale, Conn / Holy Name: Early Childhood Education: 40: Rylee Burgess: Forward: Jr. 6-0: Leading up to the Final Four in San Antonio, UConn dominated teams from Southern, Temple, Iowa State and Florida State. 4 seed Alabama 56No. Jan 27 @ Providence, Connecticut (18-3) Win vs. Providence, 63-56, 22. Chasing Perfection: Is it time to be worried about UConn? The Gamecocks could become the first SEC team since 1997-98 to go undefeated. 1 seed Notre Dame 53, For the second time in his tenure, Geno Auriemma and the Huskies won three national championships in a row, this one marking the 10th national title of his career. 1 seed UConn 83, No. Rallying from a 14-point deficit in the NCAA regional final they beat conference rival Rutgers and advanced to their first Final Four since Taurasi graduated. *PC's 73-61 win over No. No. Elsewhere in the conference, Villanovas Maddy Siegrist won Big East Player of the Year, St. Johns Joe Tartamella picked up coach of the year honors, Georgetowns Kennedy Fauntleroy is the league freshman of the year while St. Johns Unique Drake earned the sixth-woman of the year award. Conference tournament champion, UConn played in the Big East Conference from the 198283 season, the first in which the league sponsored women's basketball and held a tournament, until the conference split in 2013. The 6661 loss was UConn's first of the season, but not its last. Women's Basketball More Schedule Roster Coaches News Stats 2022-23 Season Stats (PDF) 2022-23 BIG EAST Stats (PDF) Additional Links 2022-23 Media Center 2022-23 Media Guide Archives. 23 Swintayla Cash Fr. UConn defeated Tennessee 7766 in front of a sold-out crowd in a game televised on ESPN and soon afterwards was ranked No. 8 seed Vanderbilt 44No. With Bascom and teammates Laura Lishness, Megan Pattyson, Wendy Davis and Debbie Baer, UConn reached the NCAA Tournament again in 1990, losing 6159 to Clemson in the second round after a first-round bye. He was born June 1997 Moyer is enrolled in the S.I. Feb 17 @ Notre Dame, Connecticut (23-4) Win vs. Notre Dame, 88-79, 28. 1 seed UConn 79, No. The 199495 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 199495 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. In 1989, she coached UConn to the team's first Big East title while Auriemma served a suspension due to a scheduling issue. For the third consecutive year UConn successfully recruited the top ranked high school player in Elena Delle Donne, but shortly before enrolling at UConn Delle Donne requested a release from her scholarship, giving up basketball in order to stay closer to home and play volleyball at the University of Delaware; Delle Donne would eventually play basketball at Delaware, having a great college career that culminated in the #2 pick at 2013 WNBA draft. The teams met again on April 7, 2015 in the national championship game. 1988 Men's NCAA, 2019 Women's NCAA, 1940 Men's NCAA, 2006 Women 's NCAA, 1981 . 17h ago. 1 seed UConn 91, No. During her tenure, shooting guard Karen Mullins was the first UConn woman to receive a basketball scholarship; that number had increased to 12 by 1980. 8 Tennessee 57 [45] Despite losing Delle Donne the Huskies were ranked No. Texas A&M's run came at home. Nov 15, Connecticut (1-0) Win vs. Yale, 88-57, 2. The Tennessee Lady Vols know all about that. Seven UConn players received this award since its induction in 1982: Rebecca Lobo (1995), Shea Ralph (2000), Swin Cash (2002), Diana Taurasi (2003 and 2004), Tina Charles (2009), Maya Moore (2010), and Breanna Stewart for a record 4 times (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). [69], 2021-2022 First National Title Game in Six Years. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding men's and women's basketball player who achieves tremendous on-court success. 1 UConn 72, No. Griffin is the Huskies lone player to earn honorable mention. 1 seed Tennessee 52, With an in-your-face brand of defense and an offense that repeatedly took advantage of backdoor cuts, UConn ran past fellow No. NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics, 199495 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, NCAA Division I women's basketball champions, 199495 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, USBWA Women's National Player of the Year, Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year, NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player, Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year, Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=199495_Connecticut_Huskies_women%27s_basketball_team&oldid=1130023059, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament championship seasons, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons, 19941995 Big East Conference women's basketball season, 1995 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament participants, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 28 December 2022, at 07:17. I have a towel on my head. "The benefits far outweigh any negatives," he said. In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity. UConn used a 9-0 run to pull ahead but ended the half with only a three-point lead over the Hoyas. The end of 201213 season saw the breakup of the Big East Conference. The official 2021-22 Women's Basketball schedule for the University of Southern California Trojans. The 201213 season began with high hopes having UConn landed three highly ranked recruits: #1 overall Breanna Stewart from Cicero North Syracuse High School, forward Morgan Tuck and guard Moriah Jefferson. 1 seed UConn 93, No. First Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame defected to the Atlantic Coast Conference, with Louisville announcing later they would follow in 2014. Also second in the Conference in 3-point field goal percentage, hitting 45.8 percent from behind the arc (27-of-59), Pili is tracking to become just the second NCAA women's basketball player . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 1 seed UConn 91, No. Since 1982, there have been nine undefeated champions in Division I women's basketball. STORRS, Conn. Geno Auriemma has won 11 national championships as the head coach of the women's basketball program at the University of Connecticut, and he believes he has what . 11 Bulldogs beat No. 1 seed UConn 70, No. She averaged 25.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks her senior year. UConn women's basketball is making a late addition to its 2022-23 roster. Newhouse School of Public Communication. 1988 Men's NCAA, 2019 Women's NCAA, 1940 Men's NCAA, 2006 Women's NCAA, 1981 . 1 seed UConn 75, No. Name. Here are the top 20 scorers in UConn women's basketball history through the 2019-20 season. Taurasi, the Naismith Player of the Year, scored 17 points in the championship game. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. South Carolina defeated UConn 64-49. 1 seed Stanford by six to win back-to-back national championships. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. She missed UConns regular season finale against Xavier with a sprained ankle but is expected to return for the Big East Tournament. They completed a seven-season tenure in the American Athletic Conference in 201920, and came back to the Big East Conference for the 202021 season. For Notre Dame, the Irish had come up just short once again as they had made the national championship game four times in five years and lost each time. Mar 12 (Neutral), Connecticut (30-4) Win vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 93-85, 35. That put coach Geno Auriemma in an elite club along with former UCLA great John Wooden as the only coaches with multiple perfect seasons. Mar 5 (Neutral), Connecticut (27-4) Win vs. Providence, 64-55, 32. UConn followed up its surprise run to the Final Four in 1991 by landing All-American Rebecca Lobo from Southwick, Massachusetts. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. 8 seed Virginia Tech 45No. 1 seed UConn 91, No. 4 seed Syracuse 51. . After a brief stint at a small college in Pennsylvania, she applied for the job at UConn, starting in 1975 and leading the team to a 3866 record in five seasons. 1 seed UConn 87, No. 1 seed Stanford 47, UConn won its 78th straight game as it beat fellow No. 3 seed Virginia 63No. Together with sophomore Katie Lou Samuelson and junior Kia Nurse, the only returning starters, the duo of sophomore Napheesa Collier and junior Gabby Williams quickly rose to national attention; even senior Saniya Chong, who had played few minutes in her first three seasons, showed great improvements, leading the nation in assists-to-turnovers ratio. 1 in the preseason polls, having returned 10 players from the 2008 Final Four team (including All-Americans Maya Moore, Renee Montgomery and Tina Charles), in addition to Kalana Greene who recovered from her knee injury. 1 seed UConn 77, No. Ht. 2 seed Stanford 56No. 6 Stanford in Pac-12 semifinals, The 9 undefeated women's basketball national champions, These women's basketball teams have been a No. Record: 32-3 Overall W-L adjusted to 30-2 (17-1, 1st in Big East MBB Big East 6) Rank: 3rd in the Final AP Poll Coach: Jim Calhoun More School Info Big East Reg Season Champ Big East Tourney Champ UConn (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Per Game Totals Nick Shepkowski. The top 10 single-game point totals in UConn history are all more than 115 points, including a program-record 140 points against Saint Francis in 2018. She led UConn to the Final Four, but in the national semifinals against Notre Dame in St. Louis, Taurasi had a poor shooting game, and despite UConn having attained a 16-point lead at one point, the team lost. Jan 24 @ Syracuse, Connecticut (17-3) Win vs. Syracuse, 63-54, 21. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Pos. Toggle Media Overlay. In the first two rounds, the top four seeds were given the opportunity to host the first-round game. 9 seed Saint Joseph's 52No. They dominated the Big East tournament, winning the championship game 6032. 7 seed Minnesota 58No. For the second consecutive year (and the sixth time in school history) UConn finished the regular season undefeated, with an average margin of victory of 35.9 points. STORRS Hours before blizzard conditions blanketed campus Monday night and sent cars spinning down Route 195 with as much traction as the UConn women's basketball team has on its dissolving season, Azzi Fudd snapped . Shes averaged 16.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game which rank fifth and fourth, respectively, in the Big East along with 11 double-doubles and 12 contests with 20+ points. FIBA. Two, of course, will come off the bench and all will. The official 2022-2023 Women's Basketball Roster for the . The conference is in 10th year of a multi-year contract with FOX Sports, with women's basketball games shown on the main Fox channel in each of the last three seasons since UConn re-entered. Mhl is one of five finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award, which goes to the best point guard in the nation. In the 2002 WNBA draft, the four UConn players tabbed "TASS Force" (Tamika Williams, Asjha Jones, Sue Bird, Swin Cash) were all first round selections, each having immediate impact with their WNBA team. Jan 11 @ Boston College, Connecticut (14-2) Win vs. Boston College, 80-68, 17. UConn's 22-point margin of victory was the second-largest ever for a championship game. After just one winning season in 10 years under coaches Sandra Hamm (197475), Wanda Flora (197580) and Jean Balthaser (198085), UConn hired as their new head coach Geno Auriemma, who had served as assistant coach at Virginia, with the goal of revitalizing the program. 4 seed Iowa State 36No. Tennessee, Old Dominion, Stanford, and Notre Dame qualified to the Final Four. As the season progressed, however, the team quickly found its rhythm, beating ranked teams like Baylor, Notre Dame and Maryland, and showcasing a talented core of young players. UConn women's basketball enters Big East Tournament with uncertainty: 'Gotta figure out a way to win' UConn will play most of its games either midweek or on Sunday. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. In his 38 years as head coach of the University of Connecticut women's basketball team, the Italian-born Luigi "Geno" Auriemma has inextricably linked his name with that of the team. [15] UConn blew out Stanford in the semifinals behind Wolters' 31 points, reaching the championship game for a rematch against Tennessee. Feb 11 @ West Virginia, Connecticut (21-4) Loss vs. West Virginia, 62-80, 26. 4 seed Cal 53No. We present them here for purely educational purposes. [32], With the TASS force graduated, Diana Taurasi had to carry most of the load in her junior season, with help from returning teammates Maria Conlon, Jessica Moore and Ashley Battle and a top-ranked recruiting class of Ann Strother, Barbara Turner, Willnet Crockett and Nicole Wolff. The loss ended the highly publicized winning streak, as well as their long held spot as the top ranked team in women's basketball which was taken over by Baylor. February 28, 2023 5:12 pm ET. 1 seed UConn 105, No. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Moore scored 23 points with 11 rebounds in the win as UConn pulled ahead and led by as many as 11. Seed Best finish (instances) No. 20 Stacy Hansmeyer Jr. F 6-1 Norman, Okla. 22 Amy Duran Sr. G/F 5-11 Bethesda, Md. The 12-player roster for the 2020 U.S. Olympic women's basketball team featured five former UConn players, two from Notre Dame and one from each of Baylor, Duke, LSU, South Carolina and. 1 seed Tennessee 56No. [83] Additionally, on November 14, 2022, UConn retired the #32 worn by Swin Cash, as she was a 2022 Naismith Hall inductee, with ceremonies held during the women's team game against Texas.[84]. In her career at UConn, Taurasi led the team to four consecutive Final Fours and three straight national titles. [1] UConn won all their games by double digits except for two in the NCAA Tournament. Jan 6 @ Miami (FL), Connecticut (13-2) Loss vs. Miami (FL), 67-76, 16. The Big Ten leads all Division I conferences with a remarkable nine schools among the top 50 in the latest NET rankings, including five in the . Here's everything you need to know about the UConn women's basketball dynasty, including season-by-season records, the school's all-time roster and breakdowns of every one of the Huskies' championships. Do you have a sports website? The Huskies have produced the ESPY-winning Best Female College Athlete eight times and coach Geno Auriemma has been named AP National Coach of the Year nine times. Even if the Huskies were still a strong national contender, they were no longer viewed as a favorite to win it all. 1 seed UConn 89, No. Virginia Tech, which lost to UConn 59-50, during the season, was the Huskies' only opponent to finish within single-digits of UConn all season. Inheriting a program that had only had one winning season in its entire history, Auriemma has overseen one of the most successful rebuilding projects in college sports history. Connecticut returned every key player and added Duke's transfer Azur Stevens[67] and nation top ranked recruit Megan Walker; the team easily reached the Final Four with a 360 record that included solid wins over Stanford, Notre Dame, Louisville and South Carolina. Edwards, along with Lou Lopez Snchal, were unanimous picks for the All-Big East First Team, while Mhl and Dorka Juhsz landed on the All-Big East Second Team. In her amazing college career Maya Moore won 150 games and only lost 4, amassing a total 3036 points (1st Husky ever and 4th all-time in NCAA division I women's basketball), 1276 rebounds (2nd Husky ever), 310 steals (3rd Husky ever), 544 assists (6th Husky ever) and 204 blocks (4th Husky ever); she is the only women's basketball player in Division I history to record 2500 points, 1000 rebounds, 500 assists, 250 steals and 150 blocked shots. They went 39-0 in winning the women's basketball national championship . Feb 7, Connecticut (21-3) Win vs. Stanford, 76-56, 25. 1 seed Tennessee 61. Join our linker program. 2 seed UConn 63, No. [1], Thirty conferences earned an automatic bid. In the championship game, Oklahoma trimmed a 15-point second-half deficit to six but they couldn't finish the job. 1 seed UConn 77, No. 2 seed UConn 66, No. "Oklahoma was unbelievably good. UConn Women's Basketball Recruiting Conference: Big East Head Coach: Geno Auriemma (38th season in 2022-23) Official Huskies roster Unofficial UConn Women's Basketball Scholarship Chart Note: The NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to 2020-21 D-I winter sports athletes (including women's basketball players). Carley Mooney. The Huskies found their rhythm during the NCAA Tournament, in which they were a #2 seed; in the Elite Eight they beat top-seeded Penn State to advance to the Final Four at the New Orleans Arena. Find out more. [51] That game, however, was largely a warm-up match for their biggest test of the season, a December 30 matchup at the powerhouse Stanford Cardinal. The Arizona Wildcats are headed to the national championship after a stunning 69-59 upset win over UConn Huskies in the NCAA Women's Final Four. Swin Cash had 20 points and 13 rebounds, while Jones (19 points, nine rebounds) and Williams (12 points, nine rebounds) each finished a rebound shy of a double-double. Two of the seasons (200102 and 200809) resulted in perfect 390 records. Here the team upset heavily favored ACC power North Carolina State in the Sweet 16, and then defeated Clemson 6057 to advance to their first-ever Final Four, also a first for any Big East school. Jan. 22, 2023. Aaliyah Edwards, Nika Mhl among UConn players to earn Big East postseason awards, UConn WBB Weekly: Geno is tired of excuses. Preview: No. F 6-2 McKeesport, Pa. 25 Svetlana Abrosimova So. Shes ready double-figures in all but three games while averaging 15.9 per contest. . [40], In the 200607 season, the team improved with the additions of Renee Montgomery, Mel Thomas, Ketia Swanier, and the #1 ranked high school player Tina Charles, helping UConn emerge as a contender again. Although the entire team returned and expectations were sky high for a "three-peat" in Taurasi's senior year, UConn had an uneven season. On February 28 she was enshrined in the Huskies of Honor (3rd time ever for an active player). 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Watch the final seconds from every title game, 16-point comeback leads UCLA over No. All rights reserved. 1 seed UConn 102, No. The best teams get to fill the bracket of the DII women's basketball championship, but it's these standout superstars that may dictate the final outcome. In eighteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. 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Feb 28, Connecticut (26-4) Win vs. St. John's (NY), 87-58, 31. The team gave up large leads against Duke and suffered losses to Notre Dame and Villanova, also losing to Boston College in the semifinals of the Big East tournament.

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