1 seed UConn 81, No. Like, straight out of the shower. 1 ranked wing of the Class of 2022, and No. Do you have a sports website? 1 seed UConn 76, No. UConn mens hockey falls to Boston College, 5-3. Led by upperclassmen Shea Ralph, Kelly Schumacher, Svetlana Abrosimova and the TASS Force (the K was dropped when Keirsten Walters had to give up basketball due to knee problems), UConn went through the regular season with a 271 record, their only loss being a single-point defeat to Tennessee at homeUConn had beaten Tennessee earlier in the season in Knoxville, and this was the first year the teams met twice. 8 seed Vanderbilt 44No. After beating Minnesota in the semifinals, UConn again defeated Tennessee for the national championship. She achieved legendary status among UConn fans, and is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time.[37]. Geno Auriemma gives bleak assessment as UConn women's basketball looks to find footing in March: 'Poorly coached team.'. In the NCAA tournament Final Four UConn met Notre Dame for the fourth time of the season, with the underdog Fighting Irish prevailing and ending UConn's bid for a third straight national championship. During his tenure with Team USA, they won the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, plus Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016. F 6-2 McKeesport, Pa. 25 Svetlana Abrosimova So. Here's an overview of every Division I UConn women's basketball season.
UConn will play most of its games either midweek or on Sunday. Sarah Darras. BRAGGING RIGHTS: Teams with the most national championships. Jan 17, Connecticut (16-2) Win vs. Georgetown, 86-72, 19. The schedule features two games on Mondays, two on Tuesdays, six on Wednesdays, five on Thursdays, two on Fridays, five on. 2023 University of Connecticut Athletics, Mens & Womens Basketball Away Game Donor Request Program, Husky Advantage Center of Athletic Leadership & Enrichment. 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. Hartford Courant. 1 seed UConn 73, No. 1 seed Penn State 49No. Feaster finished with 35 points and 13 rebounds to lead the 71-67 stunner. 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. 3 min read. As for Lopez Snchal, she makes an all-conference first team for the fourth consecutive season, but this time its the Big East instead of the MAAC. 1 seed UConn 104, No. The sports under consideration were the four major professional sports (NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL) along with the three most prominent college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. 20 Stacy Hansmeyer Jr. F 6-1 Norman, Okla. 22 Amy Duran Sr. G/F 5-11 Bethesda, Md. High school All-Americans Swin Cash, Tamika Williams, Sue Bird, Asjha Jones, and Keirsten Walters were dubbed "TASSK Force" by Connecticut fans, using the players' initials. UConn has featured a great number of star players, All-Americans, Hall of Famers and recipients of individual trophies. 1 seed UConn 83, No. 2 seed Texas 69No. The Huskies advanced to their 10th Final Four with an 8364 victory over Arizona State, and then to the 6th NCAA Championship Game in program history by defeating Stanford, also by the score of 8364. [1], Thirty conferences earned an automatic bid. Here is UConn's all-time historical roster, listed in alphabetical order by last name. Ayanna Patterson: The No. 1 seed Notre Dame 65No. UConn was found to have committed a secondary violation (involving a tour of the ESPN campus) and no punishment was handed out.[42][43]. Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1997 NCAA Tournament. In the Championship Game UConn defeated Louisville 7654 behind Charles' 25 points and 19 boards, ending the season with a perfect 390 record (with every victory by at least 10 points, a record of its own) and sixth national title.[46]. Not unfamiliar, but less perfectly aligned to their abilities and skills. ", No. [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. [31] The championship game that year shattered ratings for ESPN and at the time was the highest rated college basketball game to air on the network, men's or women's. 1 seed UConn 82, No. UConn advanced to the Final Four and outscored rival Tennessee in the semifinals by 23 points. This season also saw the birth of one of the greatest rivalries in college sports, the UConn-Tennessee rivalry, that began when the two teams met for the first time on Martin Luther King Day at Gampel Pavilion. The Cardinal's defense initially stifled the Huskies as Stanford took a 20-12 lead into halftime, including just five points in the first 12 minutes. Second Round: March 19-20. UConn completed their sixth undefeated season winning the 11th overall Championship (all-time record for both men's and women's college basketball) and 4th in a row (also a record for women's college basketball). No. UConn followed up its surprise run to the Final Four in 1991 by landing All-American Rebecca Lobo from Southwick, Massachusetts. 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.
Approaching the final week of the regular season, South Carolina and Indiana hold atop Autumn Johnson's Power 10 women's college basketball rankings for Feb. 20. With Dorka on the shelf, Aaliyah and Aubrey are also out of position. They also won the Big East tournament. With UConn's win, Geno Auriemma pulled within one national title (seven) of Tennessee's Pat Summitt. Taurasi, the Naismith Player of the Year, scored 17 points in the championship game. UConn trailed for the entire game and lost for the first time since their April 6, 2008 Final Four appearance (also against the Cardinal). Austin Bigoney/Contributed photo via UConn Show More Show Less 2 of 10. But Harvard had Allison Feaster. "I've never been around anyone who is just immune to the pressures of the moment and just lives in the moment and has such joy and passion for the game and shows it on every possession.". In December Griner led #1 ranked Baylor against #2 UConn, scoring 25 points to go along with nine blocks. 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. Last season, Mhl became the 11th UConn player to win conference defensive player of the year, joining Sales, Ashley Battle (2003), Faris (2013), Stef Dolson (2014), Kiah Stokes (2015), Jefferson (2016), Gabby Williams (2017), Kia Nurse (2018), Napheesa Collier (2019) and Olivia Nelson-Ododa (2021). 1 seed UConn 87, No. The national championship game against Stanford was a completely different story. 16 seed Robert Morris 49No. Here are the top 20 scorers in UConn women's basketball history through the 2019-20 season. 1 seed UConn 87, No. Auriemma found himself in a national debate following a decision he made during the 199798 season. [14] The season started with an 80-point win over Morgan State; two weeks later, UConn defeated powerhouse North Carolina State by 23 points on the road. Notre Dame women's basketball is one of the best-known programs in the entire country and has been for quite some time. Nov 28 (Neutral), Connecticut (5-1) Win vs. Arizona State, 82-61, 7. F/C 6-5 Quyon, Canada. 1997-98 Women's Basketball Schedule - University of Connecticut Athletics Skip To Main Content University of Connecticut Athletics Main Navigation Menu Sport Navigation Menu Women's. LOOKING BACK: Remembering the dramatic end to UConn's 111-game winning streak. They've won national crowns and earned high seeds in the NCAA tournament. In 2010 Sports Illustrated selected the top 25 sports franchises of the decade 20002009. vs #19/17 North Carolina. [17] The team was honored with a parade in Hartford, CT that drew over 100,000 spectators. The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the sixteen first and second round locations: The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 22 to March 24 at these sites: Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four held March 28 and March 30 in Cincinnati at the Riverfront Coliseum, The sixty-four teams came from thirty-two states, plus Washington, D.C. California had the most teams with five bids. 8 seed Florida 59No. On February 28 she was enshrined in the Huskies of Honor (3rd time ever for an active player). The Huskies led at the second intermission but gave up three unanswered goals in the third period. Carley Mooney. Two key rivals were the usual conference foe Notre Dame and the new rival Baylor, who had the nation's top player in Brittney Griner. In her career at UConn, Taurasi led the team to four consecutive Final Fours and three straight national titles. Taurasi was the third basketball player to receive this final honor, after former UConn star Rebecca Lobo and Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw. Chamique Holdsclaw helped lead Tennessee to the first three-peat in women's college basketball (1996-98). Director of Women's Basketball Recruiting Operations and Student-Athlete Development. Under the direction of Muffet McGraw who took over as head coach in the 1987-88 season, Notre Dame has gone to the NCAA Tournament 27 times, starting with their first bid in 1992. . One game after UConn's game against Minnesota in the Final Four the most-watched and highest-rated women's basketball semifinal in ESPN history Diana Taurasi led UConn to another national championship over Tennessee, the Huskies' second straight championship against the Vols and third consecutive title overall. No. That's seven players. Gonzaga came in 28-4 and had All-American CourtneyVandersloot, the first player in DI history to top 2,000 points and 1,000 assists in a career. NCAA Tournament.
During 201011 season Maya Moore posted career highs in scoring (22.3 ppg), assists (4.1 apg) and steals (2.2 spg), sweeping all possible individual honors: she won her 2nd Naismith College Player of the Year award, her 3rd straight Wade Trophy (only player in history - freshmen are not eligible for this award), her 2nd Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award, her 2nd USBWA Women's National Player of the Year award and her 2nd John R. Wooden Award; she was also voted Big East Player of The Year (3rd time) and a fourth straight unanimous First-Team All-American in WBCA, USBWA and AP polls (second player ever after Oklahoma's Courtney Paris). "There comes a time when you just have to play," Lobo told reporters, according to the AP. 3: Champion (2) 1994 North Carolina, 1997 Tennessee: No. In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as well as seeds 2 and 15, seeds 3 and 14, seeds 4 and 13, seeds 5 and 12, seeds 6 and 11, seeds 7 and 10, and seeds 8 and 9. "It was, without a question, the most difficult game that we've had to play," Auriemma said, according to the Austin American-Statesman. 1 seed UConn 77, No. "I was like, 'Who is it?' " Mhl said. 4 seed, the Gators couldn't host because of a Rod Stewart concert, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. The 201415 regular season started with an overtime loss to Stanford in the second game of the season, ending a 47-games winning streak for UConn. It was UConn's fifth undefeated season and Auriemma's ninth title in 20 years, with the national championship game marking the Huskies' 46th consecutive win. 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. Or write about sports? 2 seed UConn 79, No. 7 seed Minnesota 58No. 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. Here is a quick look at each of those teams. She finished with a team-high 17 points and eight rebounds, while All-American Jennifer Rizzotti gave UConn the lead with a layup with just under two minutes to play and she gave her team a four-point edge with a pair of free throws in the final minute. UConn defeated 7958 Notre Dame (hindered by the loss of one of their stars, Natalie Achonwa, who had torn her ACL in the Elite Eight), to finish the season 400, tying Baylor for the most wins in a season and setting the new record for Championship with nine. The women's basketball players list includes guards Sue Bird, Bria Hartley, Moriah Jefferson, Renee Montgomery, Shea Ralph, Jennifer Rizzotti, Nykesha Sales, and Diana Taurasi; forwards Svetlana Abrosimova, Swin Cash, Napheesa Collier, Maya Moore, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Katie Lou Samuelson, Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck, and Gabby Williams; centers Kerry Bascom, Tina Charles, Stefanie Dolson, Rebecca Lobo, and Kara Wolters. Offensively, UConn shot a blistering 50 percent overall and 57 percent from deep. [69], 2021-2022 First National Title Game in Six Years. Top-Seeded Huskies to Face Georgetown in BIG EAST Quarterfinals, Edwards Tabbed Katrina McClain Award Finalist, Huskies Earn BIG EAST Regular Season Honors, No. 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. Assists Kellie Jolly, Tennessee, recorded eleven assists in the championship game against Old Dominion, setting the record for most assists in a Final Four game. Mhl is one of five finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award, which goes to the best point guard in the nation. 1 seed UConn 105, No. :
1988 Men's NCAA, 2019 Women's NCAA, 1940 Men's NCAA, 2006 Women's NCAA, 1981 . Your . . 1 seed Tennessee 56No. . Do you have a blog? Jan 11 @ Boston College, Connecticut (14-2) Win vs. Boston College, 80-68, 17. [5], UConn owns the two longest winning streaks (men's or women's) in college basketball history. 2 seed Texas 65No. The Final Four was held at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati on March 28-30, 1997. [6] The second streak counts 90 consecutive wins, including two undefeated seasons (200809 and 200910), and was delimited by two losses against Stanford, the first on April 6, 2008 in the National Semifinals of the NCAA Tournament, and the second three seasons later on December 19, 2010. 13th, and a bonus 14th options per the roster we should have been fielding. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. [22], UConn defeated Tennessee during the 199697 regular season; after a season-ending injury for Shea Ralph in the first round of the NCAA tournament, UConn reached the Regional Final where the two teams met again, with Tennessee prevailing and ending Connecticut's unbeaten season by winning 9181.[23]. This year, the Huskies have Caroline Ducharme and Lou Lopez Snchal, while Katie Lou Samuelson is a prime example in. Do you have a blog? 4 seed Iowa State 36No. 3 seed Virginia 63No. Aubrey Griffin received honorable mention honors. Two Huskies brought home individual awards while four total landed on an All-Big East team. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The official 2022-2023 Women's Basketball Roster for the . The end of 201213 season saw the breakup of the Big East Conference. 8 Tennessee 57 Auriemma felt guilty that he put Sales through the ordeal and was angry that some columnists chose to fault her and not him. South Carolina defeated UConn 64-49. Or write about sports? [62] Tennessee cut the deficit to 71-68 with 21 seconds left but the UConn responded by making two free throws, then stealing a pass from the Volunteers. Share. Lost East Regional Final (75-64) versus #1 North Carolina, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:03AM. 1 seed UConn 116, No. F 6-2 Dayton, Ohio. The official 2021-22 Women's Basketball schedule for the University of Southern California Trojans. 1 seed Tennessee for its second national championship. 1 seed UConn 93, No. UConn became the first team to win a championship without a senior on their roster.[34][35]. Andrea Hudy . Even if both coaches remained vague and unspecific about the reasons of the cancellation, Tennessee filed a complaint to the NCAA about UConn's recruitment of Moore. In its announcement, UConn stated that going forward, number retirement would be reserved for former Huskies players inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as Lobo was in 2017. Postseason invitational champion In the NCAA tournament UConn reached the Elite Eight but came up short in its hopes to make it back to the Final Four, losing to eventual champion North Carolina. UConn women notebook: Huskies can throw the book at 'em Bolton notches historic victory Huskies glad Snchal touched down in Storrs Huskies don't care to share No. The South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs (3-26, 2-12 MEAC) will look to return from a six-game losing streak when they visit the Norfolk State Spartanettes (23-6, 11-3 MEAC) on Wednesday, March 8 . 9 UConn beats Xavier 60-51 to take Big East title, Mhl Named Nancy Lieberman Award Finalist. 1 seed UConn 76, No. Do you have a sports website? "Whether it was Barbara (Turner), Jessica, Willnett (Crockett), someone made a big play every single time we needed one. 1 seed UConn 86, No. 1 seed UConn 79, No. Geno Auriemma jokingly once referred to Pat Summitt and Tennessee as the "evil empire", like Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino said of the Yankees. The only close game the Huskies played all year long was a win at Virginia Tech. 4 seed Baylor 50No. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 1 seed UConn 87, No. :
"I'll be the first to say I'm not John Wooden and I got a bunch of friends who'd tell you I'm right, I'm not.". 16 seed Southern 39No. Led by AP National Player of the Year Rebecca Lobo and Auriemma, the AP National Coach of the Year, the Huskies rallied from a nine-point deficit in the second half after Lobo faced foul trouble and went scoreless for nearly a 25-minute stretch. ET, FOX. 1 seed UConn 91, No.
The Razorbacks were only 18-10 with a 7-7 SEC record going in, but a bit of help from Harvard helped Arkansas make their own history. Maya Moore gave UConn the lead (2322) in the second half with a three-pointer and led the team on a scoring run of 306 that eventually secured the national championship with a final score of 5347.