Call 1-800-GAMBLER. 7 seed Dayton 70No. Led by All-Americans Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck, UConn tore through the 2016 NCAA tournament, winning every game by at least 21 points and by as many as 60. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 33 Shea Ralph Jr. G/F 6-0 Fayetteville, N.C. 34 Tamika Williams Fr. NCAA Tournament. 1 in AP National poll, women's (250), Most consecutive NCAA Championships, any Division, women's (4, 20132016), Most consecutive NCAA Division I tournament wins, women's (28, 20132017), Most consecutive NCAA wins, any Division, men's or women's (111, 20142017), Most consecutive NCAA Division I regular-season wins, men's or women's (126, 20142019), Most consecutive NCAA Division I home court wins, women's (99, 20072012), Most consecutive NCAA Division I road wins, men's or women's (62, 20142019), Most consecutive NCAA Division I 30-win seasons, men's or women's (14, 20062019), This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 01:25. 3 UCLA (89-75) on their home court to advance to the Sweet 16 played at a different arena in Spokane, just a few miles away. : Field goal percentage Kristin Folkl, Stamford, hit all eight field goal attempts in the semi-final game against Old Dominion, setting the record for field goal percentage in a Final Four game. Close. 11 Gonzaga reached the Elite Eight in 2011 and when No. Won East Second Round (78-68) versus #7 Indiana 1 seed UConn 102, No. We present them here for purely educational purposes. 5 seed Boston College 49No. Updated: 4:36 PM EDT September 12, 2022. Michigan State went 23-13 last year. Geno Auriemma seemed to find the right pieces with a freshman class that included Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Brianna Banks and Kiah Stokes. Hometown 1995-96 statistics. Stewart finished with 2,676 points (2nd Husky ever), 1,179 rebounds (4th Husky ever), 426 assists and 414 blocked shots (1st Husky ever), and was a #1 pick in 2016 WNBA draft. UConn completed a perfect 40-0 season by winning another national championship by 20-plus points, led by AP Player of the Year Breanna Stewart, who scored 21 points. Aaliyah Edwards, Nika Mhl among UConn players to earn Big East postseason awards, UConn WBB Weekly: Geno is tired of excuses. Taurasi was the third basketball player to receive this final honor, after former UConn star Rebecca Lobo and Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw. 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. 1 seed Notre Dame 58. 1 seed UConn 105, No. ", No. 1 Stanford brought chaos to the West Region and Arkansas took advantage. 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. On Friday, the team announced Portuguese point guard Ins Bettencourt (pronounced ee-NEDGE bet-ten-QUART) as its . Main Board. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 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. "We settled down and hit some big shots.". 3 Utah in the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament quarterfinals, The lowest seeds to advance to each round in NCAA women's basketball tournament history, We're tracking all 32 NCAA women's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2023, 5 possible women's basketball teams that could be March Madness first-timers, Danae McNeal's 34 points in triple overtime turn heads in women's basketball Starting Five, The closest calls for 14-over-3 NCAA women's basketball tournament upsets, How to play the NCAA Women's Conference Tournament Pick'Em, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Champion (2) 1994 North Carolina, 1997 Tennessee, Runner-up (2) 1992 Western Kentucky, 1994 Louisiana Tech, Final Four (2) 2004 Minnesota, 2016 Washington, Final Four (1) 1992 Missouri State (Southwest Missouri State), Elite Eight (3) 1991 Lamar, 2017 Oregon, 2022Creighton, Sweet 16 (4) 1996 San Francisco, 2013, Kansas, 2014 BYU, 2017 Quinnipiac, Sweet 16 (3) 1994 Texas A&M, 2005 Liberty, 2007 Marist. Nov 28 (Neutral), Connecticut (5-1) Win vs. Arizona State, 82-61, 7. 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. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Women's 2023 March Madness Schedule: First Four: March 15-16. [39] Behind a home state crowd, UConn almost upset #1 ranked Duke in the regional final, before falling in overtime by 2 points. . 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. With Taurasi joining the core of the 2000 Championship team, Auriemma confidently predicted another championship in 2001, but the season turned out to be more difficult than expected. Do you have a blog? 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. Feb 23, Connecticut (25-4) Win vs. Providence, 77-68, 30. "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.". (). [33], In the NCAA Tournament UConn easily advanced to the Final Four at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. 1 seed Oklahoma 70. 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. (); : 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. Top-Seeded Huskies to Face Georgetown in BIG EAST Quarterfinals, Edwards Tabbed Katrina McClain Award Finalist, Huskies Earn BIG EAST Regular Season Honors, No. 9 seed TCU 66No. Mosqueda-Lewis was another State Farm/WBCA High School Player of the Year for UConn,[55] Banks was a highly rated guard,[56] and Stokes, a 6'3 post player, was highly ranked as well. 1 seed UConn 79, No. 12 Marci Glenney So. All rights reserved. The Huskies also became the first unbeaten team in NCAA history (all divisions, men or women) to win 35 games in a season. They also won the Big East tournament. Jan 6 @ Miami (FL), Connecticut (13-2) Loss vs. Miami (FL), 67-76, 16. 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. 2 seed Kentucky 53No. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Hartford Courant. 3 seed Texas A&M 54No. Photo by: . Ayanna Patterson: The No. February 28, 2023 5:12 pm ET. [52] Notre Dame went on to the National Championship Game, but were defeated by the Texas A&M Aggies. All rights reserved. [72] From 201314 to 201920, UConn played in the American Athletic Conference, where they went unbeaten both in regular season and conference tournament games, with a perfect 1390 record and 7 conference tournaments. Nykesha Sales has the single-game scoring record: 46 points vs. Stanford on Dec. 21, 1997. [28], Auriemma pulled off another huge recruiting coup when he convinced All-American guard Diana Taurasi to travel across country to attend Connecticut. 32 Courtney . The run continued there with a 76-69 win against No. Gambling problem? Maggie Vanoni covers UConn women's basketball for Hearst Connecticut Media Group. 4 seed Baylor 50No. Notre Dame women's basketball is one of the best-known programs in the entire country and has been for quite some time. Stefanie Dolson had 17 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists. While other #1 seeds Notre Dame, South Carolina and Baylor suffered early upsets in the NCAA Tournament, UConn easily advanced to the Final Four where they defeated Oregon State 8051 and then old Big East rival Syracuse 8251 in the Championship Game. No. 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 . 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. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region. 4/5 UConn on 1/4 was the team's first victory over a top-5 team since March 9, 2018. . 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. She looked every bit the part of a top five-star recruit as. 2 seed Texas 69No. The 199495 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 199495 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Mar 6 (Neutral), Connecticut (28-4) Win vs. Rutgers, 64-50, 33. Her absence and the loss of 6th-man Lorin Dixon left significant holes to fill in the roster. 1 Stanford in 1998, No. Dec 28, Connecticut (11-1) Win vs. Hartford, 100-69, 13. F 6-2 Piscataway, N.J. 20 Stacy Hansmeyer Jr. F 6-1 Norman, Okla. 23 Swintayla Cash Fr. Here's a look at the women's basketball teams with the most appearances as a No. No. Despite the two regular season meetings being close battles, UConn used tenacious defense and backdoor cuts to overwhelm Tennessee 7152 for their second national championship. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 1 Stanford, 83-60. "There comes a time when you just have to play," Lobo told reporters, according to the AP. 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. Division regular season and conference tournament champion In December Griner led #1 ranked Baylor against #2 UConn, scoring 25 points to go along with nine blocks. 3 seed Virginia 63No. [66], The 20172018 season was very similar to the previous one. 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. ACC Women's Basketball Tournament 2023 bracket, schedule, TV info. 1 seed UConn 86, No. Shes ready double-figures in all but three games while averaging 15.9 per contest. Aubrey Griffin received honorable mention honors. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. First Round: March 17-18. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Watch the final seconds from every title game, 16-point comeback leads UCLA over No. 8 seed Vanderbilt 44No. F/C 6-3 Oregon City, Ore. 4.3 ppg, 2. . Chasing Perfection: Is it time to be worried about UConn? UConn won the Big East tournament over Notre Dame in a game remembered for the Bird at the Buzzer shot, but lost key players Abrosimova and Ralph to season-ending injuries. UConn finished their regular season with a record of 260, including 180 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. 1 seed UConn 91, No. Aaliyah Edwards is on the verge of All-American status, Lou Lopez Snchals made the most out of her time at UConn, Lou Lopez Snchal deserves more national respect, How two trips to Tennessee measured the evolution of Nika Mhl, Notebook: Dorka Juhsz guts out double-double in 35 minutes on sprained ankle, Dorka Juhsz doesn't want to think about senior night. 8 seed Virginia Tech 45No. The national championship game against Stanford was a completely different story. (). South Carolina defeated UConn 64-49. Seed Best finish (instances) No. The Tennessee-Connecticut rivalry advanced and popularized women's college basketball in the 1990s and 2000s. Austin Bigoney/Contributed photo via UConn Show More Show Less 2 of 10. [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. The only close game the Huskies played all year long was a win at Virginia Tech. Eastern Kentucky, Louisville, Western Kentuck. Ultimately Notre Dame found its revenge with an upset win in the NCAA Tournament Final Four, ending the season with a 31 record against the Huskies, a record that would be repeated the following year. 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. Then, they won the NCAA Tournament, defeating Tennessee in the final to win their first national championship and complete their first undefeated season with a 350 record. 2022 . 5 seed Louisville 60. The No. The Huskies of Honor is a program recognizing the most significant figures in UConn history, with plaques in Gampel Pavilion commemorating the inductees. Texas A&M's run came at home. "It was, without a question, the most difficult game that we've had to play," Auriemma said, according to the Austin American-Statesman. 9 UConn beats Xavier 60-51 to take Big East title, Mhl Named Nancy Lieberman Award Finalist. Edwards and Lopez Snchal are the only two UConn players to play in all 31 games this season. (Montgomery is now 13th, showing the elite players who have come through Storrs in the last decade). No. Auriemma was criticized for compromising the integrity of the game, but defended the decision saying it was a school record and he would never had done it without Bascom's blessing.[26]. 1 seed UConn 105, No. 2 seed Stanford 60No. 2023 University of Connecticut Athletics, Mens & Womens Basketball Away Game Donor Request Program, Husky Advantage Center of Athletic Leadership & Enrichment. Tennis. 1 seed UConn 89, No. Katie Lou Samuelson once set a 3-point record with a 10-for-10 day against USF in 2017. The first season for the highly ranked class in 199899 was up and down and featured many injuries: Sue Bird tore her ACL and was lost for the season after only 10 games. In 1989, she coached UConn to the team's first Big East title while Auriemma served a suspension due to a scheduling issue. 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. Join our linker program. 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. [21], In the 199596 season UConn ended Tennessee's home court winning streak at ThompsonBoling Arena in Knoxville. Tennessee, Old Dominion, Stanford, and Notre Dame qualified to the Final Four. NCAA Tournament. 1 seed UConn 75, No. 1 seed UConn 82, No. Stanford itself only managed to score 20 points in the first half. Joining Mhl on the second team is Juhsz, who is currently averaging a double-double with 14.3 points and 10.0 rebounds to go with 11 individual double-doubles. 1 seed UConn 70, No. Those tournament victories were largely credited to senior Charde Houston, a top recruit out of San Diego viewed as not living up to expectations from Geno Auriemma and the UConn fans up to that point, who came up with key rebounds and clutch points in those games. Mar 14 (Neutral), Connecticut (31-4) Win vs. Indiana, 78-68, 36. Name. That put coach Geno Auriemma in an elite club along with former UCLA great John Wooden as the only coaches with multiple perfect seasons. 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. 1 seed UConn 77, No. Two Huskies brought home individual awards while four total landed on an All-Big East team. STORRS, Connecticut The UConn women's basketball team released its full 2022-23 season schedule Monday, including the Huskies' BIG EAST slate, SNY . Dec 10 @ Virginia, Connecticut (8-1) Win vs. Virginia, 74-63, 10. The official 2022-2023 Women's Basketball Roster for the . 2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster. (#2 seed in East)Won East First Round (93-85) versus #15 Fairleigh Dickinson 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 . 1 seed UConn 93, No. The official 2021-22 Women's Basketball schedule for the University of Southern California Trojans. When she wasn't coaching, she taught physical education at a junior high school in Manchester.[74]. In UConn's first national championship season, the Huskies ran the table, going a perfect 35-0 and becoming just the second undefeated national champions, but UConn coach Geno Auriemma still found himself yelling at the TV when he noticed a defensive breakdown when the team watched a tape of the game at the hotel afterwards, according to The Boston Globe. Here are the top 20 scorers in UConn women's basketball history through the 2019-20 season. 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. 20 Providence. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. 1 seed Notre Dame 65No. Feb 28, Connecticut (26-4) Win vs. St. John's (NY), 87-58, 31. [2], The UConn Huskies are the most successful women's basketball program in the nation, having won a record 11 NCAA Division I National Championships and a women's record four in a row, from 2013 through 2016,[3] plus over 50 conference regular season and tournament championships. La Women's National Basketball Association (en . 9 seed Iowa 48No. The 201011 season began with high hopes but much uncertainty for the Huskies. 1 seed UConn 76, No. They've also had six one-loss seasons. During his tenure with Team USA, they won the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, plus Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016. 1 seed UConn 67, No. [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]. 1 seed Penn State 49No. [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. UConn has also been one of the leaders in women's basketball attendance; the team plays its home games at both the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs and the XL Center in Hartford. 2023 University of Connecticut Athletics, Mens & Womens Basketball Away Game Donor Request Program, Husky Advantage Center of Athletic Leadership & Enrichment. 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. [2], The Huskies have appeared in the NCAA tournament 31 times, every year since their first appearance in 1989. UConn and Women's College Basketball. 1 seed in NCAA tournament history. 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). Chamique Holdsclaw helped lead Tennessee to the first three-peat in women's college basketball (1996-98). 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. G 5-11 Lisbon, Conn. 14 Keirsten Walters Fr. Mhl is one of five finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award, which goes to the best point guard in the nation. I was on campus from 1997-2001. 3 seed LSU 71No. In her career at UConn, Taurasi led the team to four consecutive Final Fours and three straight national titles. 1 seed Tennessee for its second national championship. Thirty conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament. 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