1997 uconn women's basketball roster 1997 uconn women's basketball roster

1 Stanford in 1998, No. We present them here for purely educational purposes. At the time of her injury, she was only one point shy of Kerry Bascom's school scoring record. 4 seed Baylor 50No. F/C 6-5 Quyon, Canada. Aubrey Griffin received honorable mention honors. Motivated by the previous disappointing season, UConn came back in 19992000 with the clear goal of reaching the championship level again. There have been 27 games in UConn history in which a player attempted at least six shots and made every shot she took, most notably Rebecca Lobo's 11-for-11 performance against Iona in 1994. Though Florida was a No. BRAGGING RIGHTS: Teams with the most national championships. 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. 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. Name Cl. Jan 31, Connecticut (19-3) Win vs. Rutgers, 73-56, 23. Join our linker program. They also earn the accolade as the team with the lowest seed to win it all. 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. 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. She looked every bit the part of a top five-star recruit as. Stefanie Dolson had 17 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists. 1 seed UConn 75, No. Let's all get into the spirit by reflecting on the gift-like moments men's basketball has given us so far. They marched through the Big East tournament, including their 3rd victory of the year over Notre Dame in the Big East tournament Championship Game. The Huskies kick off the postseason at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday at noon against the winner of Butler and Georgetown. 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. She averaged 25.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks her senior year. 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. 4 seed, the Gators couldn't host because of a Rod Stewart concert, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Ht. UConn had scheduled two games against Tennessee in the regular season and coach Geno Auriemma was happy with the payoff. 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. UConn had modest success in Lobo's first 2 seasons, losing early in the NCAA Tournament in both seasons. 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. [15] UConn blew out Stanford in the semifinals behind Wolters' 31 points, reaching the championship game for a rematch against Tennessee. [21], In the 199596 season UConn ended Tennessee's home court winning streak at ThompsonBoling Arena in Knoxville. Although the entire team returned and expectations were sky high for a "three-peat" in Taurasi's senior year, UConn had an uneven season. 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. The trio of Stewart-Jefferson-Tuck ended its college career with a 1515 record, the most victories for college basketball players; they are the only 4-time winners in college basketball history (freshmen were not eligible to play during UCLA men's streak). 1 seed UConn 91, No. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. "Its time we stopped blaming the injuries, stop blaming fatigue, stop blaming tired," Auriemma said after UConn beat Xavier by nine. 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. Mar 6 (Neutral), Connecticut (28-4) Win vs. Rutgers, 64-50, 33. With Faris and Doty graduated, sophomore Breanna Stewart was the undisputed leader of the 201314 UConn team, starting in all 40 games and leading the team with 19.4 points and 2.8 blocks per game; her 291 field goals made was the third-highest single-season total in UConn annals. G 5-8 Littleton, Colo. 15 Asjha Jones Fr. Shes had a breakout campaign after missing all of last season with a slew of injuries, averaging 12.8 points and 6.8 points per game. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. 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. : 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. . 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 Updated: 4:36 PM EDT September 12, 2022. 4 seed Iowa State 36No. Seed Best finish (instances) No. 1 seed Stanford by six to win back-to-back national championships. 1 seed UConn 71, No. 1 seed UConn 69, No. Carley Mooney. 3 seed Florida State 50No. 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 ranked wing of the Class of 2022, and No. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. 5 seed Mississippi State 38No. Nov 17, Connecticut (2-0) Win vs. Boston University, 68-54, 3. 1 seed UConn 79, No. No. FIBA. UConn's 22-point margin of victory was the second-largest ever for a championship game. 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. This contamination is a threat., Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Feb 11 @ West Virginia, Connecticut (21-4) Loss vs. West Virginia, 62-80, 26. 2 seed UConn 66, No. 1 seed UConn 87, No. However, nearly a month later in Washington D.C., the Hoyas nearly caught up to the Huskies. 33 Shea Ralph Jr. G/F 6-0 Fayetteville, N.C. 34 Tamika Williams Fr. 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). Women's Basketball at #11/9 Virginia Tech February 19, 2023 4 PM. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:03AM. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Auriemma signed his best recruiting class to date in 1998 when he signed five top-15 nationally ranked players. (#2 seed in East)Won East First Round (93-85) versus #15 Fairleigh Dickinson Edwards and Lopez Snchal are the only two UConn players to play in all 31 games this season. UConn advanced to the Final Four and outscored rival Tennessee in the semifinals by 23 points. 16 seed Hampton 45No. 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. Division regular season champion 15 seed Penn 55No. 1 seed UConn 90, No. The only close game the Huskies played all year long was a win at Virginia Tech. Newhouse School of Public Communication. The two programs benefitted even more than the . [66], The 20172018 season was very similar to the previous one. In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity. 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. 1 seed UConn 91, No. Moore was named the Tournament Most Outstanding Player, to go along with her second straight Wade Trophy award and Academic All-America of the Year award. Here's an overview of every Division I UConn women's basketball season. 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. 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. The Wildcats came into the national semifinal. In the championship game, Oklahoma trimmed a 15-point second-half deficit to six but they couldn't finish the job. The Final Four was held at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati on March 28-30, 1997. 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. Dec 7 @ Rutgers, Connecticut (7-1) Win vs. Rutgers, 59-44, 9. [23] Coach: Geno AuriemmaLocation: Storrs, Conn.All-time record (through the 2021-22 season): 1,240-312NCAA championships: 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016Conference tournament championships:Big East: 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022; AAC: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. 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. 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. Rebecca Lobo was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player. 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. 1 seed UConn 89, No. I . In the final game UConn found itself in early trouble when Lobo was called for three personal fouls in 94 seconds in the first half, but in the second half the team was able to rally from a 9-point deficit and a key Rizzotti layup gave UConn the lead with less than 2 minutes to go, a lead that the team kept until the final score of 7064 and their first national title. In 1980 the university hired Jean Balthaser, who had coached at the University of Pittsburgh. 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. Dec 28, Connecticut (11-1) Win vs. Hartford, 100-69, 13. Won East Regional Semifinal (75-74) versus #11 Washington Shes ready double-figures in all but three games while averaging 15.9 per contest. 2 seed Stanford 56No. UConn and Tennessee lead the pack. Texas A&M's run came at home. 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. Nov 19, Connecticut (3-0) Win vs. Rhode Island, 80-67, 4. In her career at UConn, Taurasi led the team to four consecutive Final Fours and three straight national titles. vs #19/17 North Carolina. 2 seed Stanford 64No. [62] The Huskies blocked 11 Volunteer shots, forced 26 turnovers and held Tennessee to just 31 percent shooting from the field and 11 percent from 3-point range. (). 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. 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 starting five of Bird, Taurasi, Cash, Jones, and Williams is widely regarded as the best starting five in women's college basketball history. 1 seed UConn 83, No. Some of its highly touted recruits did not play up to expectations while others suffered injuries. No. [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. Tennessee, Old Dominion, Stanford, and Notre Dame qualified to the Final Four. NCAA Tournament. UConn's current head coach is Luigi "Geno" Auriemma, who joined the team in 1985. Hartford Courant. Second Round: March 19-20. 1 seed UConn 83, No. Players expected to be active in 202223 are in bold. Thirty conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament. Do you have a sports website? Roster [ edit] ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. [16], The 199495 UConn team was widely credited with increasing interest in women's basketball. They powered their way through 8 more consecutive wins for their 88th straight victory, beating #10 Ohio State at Madison Square Garden. 2 seed UConn 91, No. Your . 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UConn was found to have committed a secondary violation (involving a tour of the ESPN campus) and no punishment was handed out.[42][43]. 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. AP Photo/Wade Payne Jan. 5, 1997: No. 1 seed the most times, Washington State upsets No. Feaster finished with 35 points and 13 rebounds to lead the 71-67 stunner. Here is UConn's all-time historical roster, listed in alphabetical order by last name. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. I was on campus from 1997-2001. UConn trailed for the entire game and lost for the first time since their April 6, 2008 Final Four appearance (also against the Cardinal). Feb 12 L 59 - 71. Story Links. [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]. 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. Led by center Tina Charles, who posted 25 points and 19 rebounds and was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player, UConn ran past Louisville in the national championship. 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. 8 seed Virginia Tech 45No. 16 seed Southern 39No. 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). Last season, Mhl became the 11th . 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. 9 seed Saint Joseph's 52No. In 2010 Sports Illustrated selected the top 25 sports franchises of the decade 20002009. 1 seed UConn 86, No. Like, straight out of the shower. 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. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine.