Jan 13, Connecticut (15-2) Win vs. Seton Hall, 80-59, 18. 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. 1 seed UConn 105, No. Their 89th win came at home against #20 Florida State to set the college basketball record for most consecutive wins, previously held by the UCLA men's team. 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 . ACC Women's Basketball Tournament 2023 bracket, schedule, TV info. This contamination is a threat., Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. 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). [85], In the 2016 WNBA draft UConn performed even better, with the three seniors Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck sweeping the first three picks for the first time in the history of any major sport.[86]. 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. "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.". In 2010 Lobo became the first Connecticut player inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, among a class of six inductees,[19] followed by teammate Jennifer Rizzotti in the class of 2013.[20]. Last season, Mhl became the 11th . 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. 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. [21], In the 199596 season UConn ended Tennessee's home court winning streak at ThompsonBoling Arena in Knoxville. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 1 seed UConn 83, No. Share. 4 seed Penn State 64No. Geno Auriemma is now the only coach in college basketball to have won 11 titles, passing UCLA legend John Wooden (who has 10) and reaching former NBA coach Phil Jackson. In the 1999 meeting at Gampel Pavilion, Tennessee prevailed again. 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. Starters: Paige Bueckers, Fudd, Christyn Williams, Evina Westbrook, Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Edwards, Juhasz. They have taken part in every NCAA tournament since 1989; as of the end of the 201819 season, this is the third-longest active streak in Division I. 1 seed UConn 74, No. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. The class renewed hope of bringing more championships to Storrs after watching archrival Tennessee win three in a row. Taurasi was the third basketball player to receive this final honor, after former UConn star Rebecca Lobo and Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw. Top-Seeded Huskies to Face Georgetown in BIG EAST Quarterfinals, Edwards Tabbed Katrina McClain Award Finalist, Huskies Earn BIG EAST Regular Season Honors, No. Nov 27 (Neutral), Connecticut (4-1) Loss vs. Florida State, 60-67, 6. 3 min read. Providence College men's basketball Head Coach Ed Cooley announced on Nov. 16 that student . [11], In Auriemma's 6th season (199091) the program broke through on the national scene, again capturing the Big East regular season and Tournament titles, and earning a #3 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament, its highest seed up to then. 9 seed TCU 66No. 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. They've won national crowns and earned high seeds in the NCAA tournament. Maya Moore (2007-11): 3,036 points Breanna Stewart (2012-16): 2,676 points Napheesa Collier. 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. The Huskies have produced the national player of the year as many times as they have cut down the nets and they're led by arguably the greatest coach of all-time. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. "Whether it was Barbara (Turner), Jessica, Willnett (Crockett), someone made a big play every single time we needed one. "I think our character came out the most when they cut it to two," Taurasi said. Mar 2 | Final. 1 seed UConn 105, No. ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 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. 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. 11 seed UC Santa Barbara 56No. ", No. Sales then held the school scoring record. She missed UConns regular season finale against Xavier with a sprained ankle but is expected to return for the Big East Tournament. Since 1982, there have been nine undefeated champions in Division I women's basketball. 2 seed UConn 66, No. Edwards is the fourth UConn player ever to win a conference most improved player award, joining Mel Thomas (2006), Kelly Faris (2013) and Moriah Jefferson (2015). Taurasi finished her high school career ranked second to Cheryl Miller in state history with 3,047 points.[29]. Moore scored 23 points with 11 rebounds in the win as UConn pulled ahead and led by as many as 11. 7 Louisville, but it ended in the Elite Eight to No. 2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster. 9 seed Iowa 48No. 1 seed UConn 87, No. 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. UConn's 22-point margin of victory was the second-largest ever for a championship game. 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. 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. Geno Auriemma gives bleak assessment as UConn women's basketball looks to find footing in March: 'Poorly coached team.'. 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. Texas A&M's run came at home. [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. 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 UConn 104, No. Do you have a sports website? F 6-2 St. Petersburg, Russia. 2 seed Kentucky 53No. After graduating from college in California, Wanda Flora went to graduate school at Indiana University, where she was an assistant coach for the women's basketball team and coached the junior varsity team. 2 seed UConn 63, No. 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. UConn has featured a great number of star players, All-Americans, Hall of Famers and recipients of individual trophies. In 2022 NCAA tournament, in the Bridgeport Region UConn beat the 15th seed Mercer, 7th seed UCF, 3rd seed Indiana and the 1st seed, Nc State to reach the final four for the 14th consecutive year. 3: Champion (2) 1994 North Carolina, 1997 Tennessee: No. ET, FOX. 1 seed the most times, Washington State upsets No. 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. Katie Lou Samuelson once set a 3-point record with a 10-for-10 day against USF in 2017. 1 seed UConn 76, No. 1 seed UConn 82, No. 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. Here's an overview of every Division I UConn women's basketball season. 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The longest streak, 111 straight wins, started with a win against Creighton University on November 23, 2014, and ended on March 31, 2017 when a buzzer-beater at the end of overtime caused a 6664 loss in the 2017 NCAA Final Four to Mississippi State. 1 ranked wing of the Class of 2022, and No. 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. Ayanna Patterson: The No. 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. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion 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. Andrea Hudy . 1 seed UConn 97, No. 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 . The Huskies won their fourth straight national championship and their 11th in program history after beating Syracuse by 31 points in the national championship game. 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.