They also won the Big East tournament. UConn rallied from a 9-point deficit to beat Texas in the semifinals and, aided by Taurasi's 28 points in the finals, defeated rival Tennessee for UConn's fourth national championship. Story Links. 13th, and a bonus 14th options per the roster we should have been fielding. 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. Here's a quick table summary before we get into a deeper dive of the lowest seeds to advance to each round in NCAA women's basketball tournament history. With their eleventh championship win in 2016, the UConn Huskies have tied the UCLA Bruins men's team for most college basketball championships, and became the first Division I women's basketball team to win four straight national championships. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Though Florida was a No. LIVE STATS; TICKETS; LISTEN; GAME NOTES; STORRS, Conn. - The fourth-ranked UConn women's basketball team (25-5, 17-2) will celebrate graduate students Dorka Juhsz and Lou Lopez . the Big East announced its annual end-of-season awards, which included five UConn women's basketball players. ET, FOX. 1 seed Tennessee 68, UConn star Diana Taurasi scored 28 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including four 3-pointers, in a win against Tennessee the second-most ever in the national championship game at the time as she earned Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors. Sarah Darras. 16 seed Hampton 45No. Maya Moore's single-season scoring record finished at 754 points, while Renee Montgomery finished her career sixth all-time on UConn's scoring list with 1,990 points. High School Parade All-Americans: Khalid El-Amin, Edmund Saunders, Ajou Deng, Doug Wrenn, Tony Robertson, Marcus Cox 60.7% of minutes played and 58.4% of scoring return from 1998-99 roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Share & Export Modify, Export & Share Table Get as Excel Workbook Get table as CSV (for Excel) Get Link to Table 1 Stanford, 83-60. 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. G 5-11 Lisbon, Conn. 14 Keirsten Walters Fr. UConn Women's Basketball. Stewart became the first woman to ever be named Final Four Most Outstanding Player three times, something that had only been accomplished by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 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. 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Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 4 seed Syracuse 51. 1 seed UConn 91, No. Gambling problem? During his tenure with Team USA, they won the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, plus Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016. Coach Geno Auriemma tied Pat Summitt by winning his eighth national title and Stewart became just the fourth freshman to be named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. 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. Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four held March 29 and March 31 in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Charlotte Coliseum, (co-hosted by Davidson College and UNC Charlotte ). "The benefits far outweigh any negatives," he said. In 202021, UConn rejoined several of its former conference mates in the current Big East Conference. The Gamecocks could become the first SEC team since 1997-98 to go undefeated. The class renewed hope of bringing more championships to Storrs after watching archrival Tennessee win three in a row. A mini controversy erupted in the days after the game when Tennessee's Chamique Holdsclaw was quoted in the papers as saying UConn looked scared during the game; Auriemma denounced that quote. Preview: No. [10], Auriemma pulled off one of his biggest and most important early recruiting successes in 1987 when he convinced an All American from New Hampshire, Kerry Bascom, to come to UConn. UConn had modest success in Lobo's first 2 seasons, losing early in the NCAA Tournament in both seasons. . In 1989, she coached UConn to the team's first Big East title while Auriemma served a suspension due to a scheduling issue. Other key players included sophomores Stefanie Dolson and Bria Hartley, junior Kelly Faris and senior Tiffany Hayes, who would be all selected in the WNBA drafts after graduation. 2 seed Penn State 67No. 16 seed Idaho 37No. 5 seed Oklahoma 80No. 1 seed UConn Huskies (26-5) will play the No. BRIDGEPORT, CT - MARCH 28: UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd (35) drives to the basket during the Elite Eight of the Women's Div I NCAA Basketball Championship between UConn Huskies and NC . The AP National Player of the Year award winners: Rebecca Lobo (1995), JenniferRizzotti (1996),Kara Wolters (1997), Sue Bird (2002),Diana Taurasi (2003), Maya Moore (2009), Tina Charles (2010), Maya Moore again (2011), Breanna Stewart (2014, 2015 and 2016) and Paige Bueckers (2021). . * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). UConn women's basketball is making a late addition to its 2022-23 roster. 2023 University of Connecticut Athletics, Mens & Womens Basketball Away Game Donor Request Program, Husky Advantage Center of Athletic Leadership & Enrichment. 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. Offensively, UConn shot a blistering 50 percent overall and 57 percent from deep. 2 seed Oregon State 51No. 1 seed UConn 91, No. Thirty-four additional at-large teams were selected from twelve of the conferences. Statistics correct through February 25, 2023.[78][79][80][81]. She looked every bit the part of a top five-star recruit as. 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. Feb 21 @ Villanova, Connecticut (24-4) Win vs. Villanova, 83-76, 29. Connecticut's final season record was 361 and Shea Ralph was named the Final Four's MVP. With Dorka on the shelf, Aaliyah and Aubrey are also out of position. 20 Providence. Old Dominion was also involved in two overtime games, winning in the second round against Purdue, then winning in the national semifinal game against Stanford. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Watch the final seconds from every title game, 16-point comeback leads UCLA over No. Despite losing Mel Thomas and Kalana Greene to season-ending knee injuries, UConn went through the 200708 regular season with only a single loss at Rutgers, by two points, winning both the Big East regular season and tournament titles. 1 seed Stanford by six to win back-to-back national championships. 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. UConn women's basketball has won a record 11 national championships, including back-to-back titles in 2009-10, a three-peat from 2002-04 and four in a row from 2013-16. "There was never one moment in the season where I thought we were going to lose," Jones said at the team's return to Gampel Pavilion, according to the AP. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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 8 seed Temple 36No. Relative to their high standards, UConn struggled during the first two years following Taurasi's graduation in 2004. Fourth seeded Tulane was unable to host due to a "facility/hotel availability conflict", This page was last edited on 19 September 2022, at 08:41. The official 2022-2023 Women's Basketball Roster for the . The run continued there with a 76-69 win against No. 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. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 10th season at UConn, played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference. 2 seed UConn 91, No. In the 1999 meeting at Gampel Pavilion, Tennessee prevailed again. Feb 28, Connecticut (26-4) Win vs. St. John's (NY), 87-58, 31. 1 seed UConn 85, No. Or write about sports? Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. Eastern Connecticut State: 33: Lilly Krysinski: Guard/Forward: Fr. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 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. 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. Geno's Presser--One for the Books. 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. In addition to all players returning from the 2007 team, #1 ranked high school player Maya Moore joined the team after a bitter recruitment battle between UConn and Tennessee. [52] Notre Dame went on to the National Championship Game, but were defeated by the Texas A&M Aggies. 1 seed UConn 73, No. 1 seed UConn 97, No. Seed Best finish (instances) No. 16 seed Robert Morris 49No. Bracketology: Huskies stock rising after dispatching Providence, UConn mens hockey survives Alaska Anchorage in overtime, 4-3, Takeaways: Huskies offense shines in beatdown of No. In 1980 the university hired Jean Balthaser, who had coached at the University of Pittsburgh. It's the holiday season. 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. [58], In 2015 UConn landed another top recruit in #1 High School prospect Katie Lou Samuelson; she quickly earned a spot in the starting five alongside sophomore Kia Nurse and seniors Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion After the 1995 Championship title, UConn rose to national prominence as one of the powerhouses in women's college basketball, giving coach Auriemma the chance to recruit star talents from high school like Shea Ralph in 1996 and Svetlana Abrosimova in 1997. LOOKING BACK: Remembering the dramatic end to UConn's 111-game winning streak. La Women's National Basketball Association (en . Aaliyah Edwards, Nika Mhl among UConn players to earn Big East postseason awards, UConn WBB Weekly: Geno is tired of excuses. This would be the team's last loss for quite some time. 12 Marci Glenney So. 1 seed UConn 82, No. 5 seed Boston College 49No. UConn's 22-point margin of victory was the second-largest ever for a championship game. No. Nov 28 (Neutral), Connecticut (5-1) Win vs. Arizona State, 82-61, 7. Join our linker program. Jan 3, Connecticut (13-1) Win vs. Notre Dame, 84-58, 15. In front of a record-breaking crowd at the Alamodome in San Antonio, UConn defeated Oklahoma for the championship 8270 to complete a perfect 390 season. The team won the Team of the Year Award at the ESPN ESPY awards that year, and Lobo became a popular symbol of the sport. Texas A&M's run came at home. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:03AM. Tennessee avenged itself in the Final Four that year in Charlotte, defeating UConn 8883 in overtime; the game is often thought to be one of the more memorable tournament games in tournament history with many back and forth swings of momentum. Like, straight out of the shower. UConn was a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament, but eventually lost to LSU in the regional final to end the season with a 324 record. 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. 1 seed UConn 87, No. 1 seed UConn 91, No. 1988 Men's NCAA, 2019 Women's NCAA, 1940 Men's NCAA, 2006 Women's NCAA, 1981 . 1 seed the most times, Washington State upsets No. Mhl is one of five finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award, which goes to the best point guard in the nation. 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 104, 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. 3 seed Louisville 54. 16 seed Saint Francis (PA) 37No. Ht. Twenty UConn players have been selected in the first round of WNBA drafts. [65] The loss ended the streak at 111 consecutive wins, an all-time record not only for college basketball games, but also for any team sport played at college level. The Huskies kick off the postseason at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday at noon against the winner of Butler and Georgetown. Notre Dame went on to win its first national championship. Conference regular season champion In eighteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. 1 seed UConn 83, No. She achieved legendary status among UConn fans, and is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time.[37]. Do you have a sports website? Freshman Breanna Stewart scored 18 of her 23 points in the first half as UConn pulled off the largest margin of victory in the history of the national championship game, 33 points, as the Huskies routed the Louisville Cardinals. Here are the best tournament runs by seed: Twenty years before UMBC made men's history by upsetting Virginia in the first 16-over-1 upset, the Harvard women shocked Stanford. We present them here for purely educational purposes. 1 seed UConn 76, No. 15 seed Penn 55No. 1 seed UConn 73, No. 16 seed Southern 39No. 41 Paige Sauer Jr. C 6-5 Midwest City, Okla. 44 Christine Rigby Jr. C 6-6 Victoria, British Columbia, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Welcome to the new courant.com: Whats changed, FAQs and more, Police: CT elementary school worker charged with putting students into martial arts choke hold, Hartford man convicted of murder in 2019 fatal shooting in city apartment, CT legislators raising questions about heating assistance program, CT secures $18 million to combat PFAS in drinking water. In the Final Four UConn was finally challenged by Baylor and the 6-foot-8 freshman Brittney Griner;[47] Baylor trailed 3926 at halftime, cut the deficit to 4138 with 15 minutes remaining in the game, but UConn finally pulled away for a final score of 7050. 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. Once again, UConn won the men's and women's basketball national championships in the same season, asserting its dominance on the hardwood. 1 seed UConn 76, No. Mhl is just the fifth player in league history to win the award twice and the second Husky to do so, joining Nykesha Sales (1997, 1998). 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. Skip Ad Her 538 points in 1997-98 are. [7] The Huskies also own the longest winning streak in regular-season games in college history; after an overtime loss to Stanford on November 17, 2014, they won their next 126 regular-season games until a 6857 loss to Baylor on January 3, 2019.[8]. (Montgomery is now 13th, showing the elite players who have come through Storrs in the last decade). 1 seed Tennessee 64. 8 seed Vanderbilt 44No. Nika Mhl repeated as Big East Defensive Player of the Year while Aaliyah Edwards earned the Big East Most Improved Player award. The team beat every opponent by at least 10 points and easily reached the NCAA tournament finals, where they met unbeaten Notre Dame, making it the first matchup of two undefeated teams in the championship game. 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. UConn fans booed Randall the rest of the game and Tennessee fans later gave her the nickname "Boo. Dec 3, Connecticut (6-1) Win vs. West Virginia, 88-75, 8. But Harvard had Allison Feaster. 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. The schedule features two games on Mondays, two on Tuesdays, six on Wednesdays, five on Thursdays, two on Fridays, five on. With every major player back from 1994, and the addition of Auriemma's most highly ranked recruit to date (Connecticut Player of the Year Nykesha Sales), UConn was in for a season to remember in 199495. The keys to Notre Dame's success were the stellar performance of sophomore Skylar Diggins and the hot shooting (over 50 percent from the field, a first against UConn in its last 262 games), while UConn had a lack of support for Moore's 36 points. Skip To Main Content Pause All Rotators . 8 seed Florida 59No. Chasing Perfection: Is it time to be worried about UConn? Mar 12 (Neutral), Connecticut (30-4) Win vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 93-85, 35. 1 seed UConn 105, No. The Connecticut Huskies were the #3 selection on the list, behind only the professional basketball Lakers and the professional football Patriots, making the Connecticut women's basketball team the highest ranked of the collegiate teams for the three sports under consideration. The only close game the Huskies played all year long was a win at Virginia Tech. UConn finished their regular season with a record of 260, including 180 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. Notre Dame women's basketball is one of the best-known programs in the entire country and has been for quite some time. Nykesha Sales has the single-game scoring record: 46 points vs. Stanford on Dec. 21, 1997. 6 Iowa (92-86) and then No. (); : The 201112 season would inevitably be a new era after Maya Moore's graduation. Even if the Huskies were still a strong national contender, they were no longer viewed as a favorite to win it all. Since 1982, there have been nine undefeated champions in Division I women's basketball. 1 seed Penn State 49No. 1 seed UConn 87, No. Mar 6 (Neutral), Connecticut (28-4) Win vs. Rutgers, 64-50, 33. 16 seed St. Francis (BKN) 33No. 3 Tammy Arnold So. 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. Maya Moore returned for her senior season after a summer with the U.S. National team, but UConn lost major contributors Tina Charles and Kalana Greene who graduated in 2010. Katie Lou Samuelson once set a 3-point record with a 10-for-10 day against USF in 2017. The Tennessee-Connecticut rivalry advanced and popularized women's college basketball in the 1990s and 2000s. 2 seed Stanford 64No. Feaster finished with 35 points and 13 rebounds to lead the 71-67 stunner. Her absence and the loss of 6th-man Lorin Dixon left significant holes to fill in the roster. When she wasn't coaching, she taught physical education at a junior high school in Manchester.[74]. 2 seed Kentucky 53No. 1 seed UConn 91, No. In the first two rounds, the top four seeds were given the opportunity to host the first-round game. 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. 2 seed Purdue 64No. They won their 17th Big East Regular Season title and their 15th Big East tournament title beating the Louisville Cardinals. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Assistant AD for Women's Basketball Administration. Here are the top 20 scorers in UConn women's basketball history through the 2019-20 season. Not unfamiliar, but less perfectly aligned to their abilities and skills. Motivated by the previous disappointing season, UConn came back in 19992000 with the clear goal of reaching the championship level again. Rebecca Lobo was part of the 1997 inaugural draft, with the top players allocated to founding teams without any particular order; similarly Nykesha Sales was part of the 1998 WNBA expansion players allocation. 16 Harvard shocked No. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Watch the final 4 minutes of 1998's historic Harvard-Stanford 16-over-1 upset, The complete list of DI women's basketball champions, Teams with the most national championships, Remembering the dramatic end to UConn's 111-game winning streak, Watch the final seconds from every title game, 16-point comeback leads UCLA over No. Taurasi hailed from Chino, California, and attended Don Lugo High School where she was the recipient of the 2000 Cheryl Miller Award, presented by the Los Angeles Times to the best player in southern California. Starting with their two meetings in 1995, the rivalry between the Tennessee Lady Vols and UConn escalated through the late 1990s and into the 2000s, becoming the marquee matchup in all women's sports, and taking on parallels to the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry in Major League Baseball. Won East Second Round (78-68) versus #7 Indiana [17] The team was honored with a parade in Hartford, CT that drew over 100,000 spectators. vs #19/17 North Carolina. In the NCAA tournament, UConn lost to Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen. UConn has featured a great number of star players, All-Americans, Hall of Famers and recipients of individual trophies. Austin Bigoney/Contributed photo via UConn Show More Show Less 2 of 10. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Saturday's contest between the UConn Huskies (26-5) and Georgetown Hoyas (14-16) matching up at Mohegan Sun Arena has a projected final score of 76-52 (based on our computer prediction) in favor . Taurasi was the third basketball player to receive this final honor, after former UConn star Rebecca Lobo and Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw. She averaged 25.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks her senior year. UConn mens hockey falls to Boston College, 5-3.

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