1997 uconn women's basketball roster

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. 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, Katie Lou Samuelson (2015-19): 2,342 points, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (2011-15): 2,178 points, Svetlana Abrosimova (1998-01): 1,865 points. Though Florida was a No. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. 32 Courtney Gaine Sr. G/F 5-9 Bethesda, Md. 16 seed Boston University 44No. [40], In the 200607 season, the team improved with the additions of Renee Montgomery, Mel Thomas, Ketia Swanier, and the #1 ranked high school player Tina Charles, helping UConn emerge as a contender again. 15 seed Penn 55No. 1 seed UConn 98, No. Main Board. Gambling problem? Assistant AD for Women's Basketball Administration. Eastern Kentucky, Louisville, Western Kentuck. Some of its highly touted recruits did not play up to expectations while others suffered injuries. "We settled down and hit some big shots.". "The only person I compare myself to is Pat Summitt and to be there in that spot with her means a lot to me," Auriemma said, according to the AP. Do you have a blog? UConn went unbeaten through the Conference regular season and Tournament and easily advanced into the NCAA Tournament; in the regional final against Virginia a 4-points win in their closest game of the year opened the doors of the Final Four at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Additionally, junior guard Caroline Doty would be out the entire season due to a third knee injury. South Carolina defeated UConn 64-49. With a perfect 350 record, UConn became only the fifth Division I women's basketball team to go undefeated en route to a national championship, and only the second in the NCAA era (since 1982). Sales then held the school scoring record. 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. [66], The 20172018 season was very similar to the previous one. Moore scored 23 points with 11 rebounds in the win as UConn pulled ahead and led by as many as 11. 1 seed Penn State 49No. This page has been accessed times since November 16, 1997. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion 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. The 1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 14, 1997, and concluded on March 30, 1997, when Tennessee won the national title. 5 seed Texas 54No. [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. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. "This is a great team," legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt said of UConn, according to the Hartford Courant. 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). The Huskies led at the second intermission but gave up three unanswered goals in the third period. Meanwhile, the Huskies have set records by holding Fairleigh Dickinson to just five points in the first half of a game in 2011 and Quinnipiac to only 20 points in a game in 1998. 11 Gonzaga reached the Elite Eight in 2011 and when No. F 6-2 St. Petersburg, Russia. 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. On February 28 she was enshrined in the Huskies of Honor (3rd time ever for an active player). Those . That's seven players. (); : 1 Stanford in 1998, No. 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. They've won national crowns and earned high seeds in the NCAA tournament. 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. As the season progressed, however, the team quickly found its rhythm, beating ranked teams like Baylor, Notre Dame and Maryland, and showcasing a talented core of young players. 1995 national championship: undefeated (350), 2002 national championship: undefeated (390), 2009 national championship: undefeated (390), 2010 national championship: undefeated (390), 2014 national championship: undefeated (400), 2016 national championship: undefeated (380), Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 01:25, 202223 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, 199495 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year, USBWA Women's National Player of the Year, All-sports Academic All-America of the Year, 19992000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, 200102 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, 200203 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, 200304 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, 200809 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, 200910 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, 201011 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, 201213 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, 201314 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, 201415 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, 201516 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, 201617 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, 201718 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, United States women's national basketball team, UConn Huskies women's basketball statistical leaders, 202122 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I women's college basketball, "UConn leaving AAC in '20, will owe $17M exit fee", "UConn Huskies coach Geno Auriemma passes UCLA Bruins' John Wooden for most NCAA championships", "Women's basketball: Longest active NCAA tournament streaks", "UConn Outlasts NC State in Double OT to Reach Record 14th Straight Final Four", "Morgan William steals show again, hits game winner to shock UConn", "Stanford Beats UConn to Halt Streak at 90", "Kalani Brown, No. [3], After losing the stellar trio of Stewart, Jefferson and Tuck, many predicted a sub-par season for UConn standards; the AP Poll ranked the team third in the nation, and coach Auriemma had designed a very tough non-conference calendar to test the strength of his young team. Odds & lines subject to change. 3 Tammy Arnold So. 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. F/C 6-3 Oregon City, Ore. 4.3 ppg, 2. . The night . It was one of several impressive performances in the tournament for the 5-foot-6 point guard who committed to the Huskies in November. UConn won the regular season title and will be the top seed in the Big East Tournament. Feb 17 @ Notre Dame, Connecticut (23-4) Win vs. Notre Dame, 88-79, 28. Two of the seasons (200102 and 200809) resulted in perfect 390 records. Dec 3, Connecticut (6-1) Win vs. West Virginia, 88-75, 8. UConn started the game with its worst first half in school history by scoring only 12 points; only 11 teams in tournament history have been held to 12 points or less in the first half: three of them were against UConn teams, and two of them (Southern and Temple) just days earlier in the 2010 Tournament. 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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. The Huskies lit up their competition from outside, setting an NCAA tournament record with 47 3-pointers in six games. Nov 27 (Neutral), Connecticut (4-1) Loss vs. Florida State, 60-67, 6. UConn defeated Tennessee during the 1996-97 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 91-81. 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. 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. On Jan 15 in Connecticut, UConn beat the Hoyas 65-50. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Last season, Mhl became the 11th . The Huskies advanced to their first Final Four since 1996 and beat Penn State in the semifinals, reaching the Lady Vols for the championship game in Auriemma's hometown of Philadelphia. Offensively, UConn shot a blistering 50 percent overall and 57 percent from deep. 16 seed Robert Morris 49No. 7 Louisville, but it ended in the Elite Eight to No. 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. 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 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 views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. Dec 7 @ Rutgers, Connecticut (7-1) Win vs. Rutgers, 59-44, 9. ET on ESPN). 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. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. In the 1999 meeting at Gampel Pavilion, Tennessee prevailed again. The 1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 14, 1997, and concluded on March 30, 1997, when Tennessee won the national title. February 28, 2023 5:12 pm ET. Feb 7, Connecticut (21-3) Win vs. Stanford, 76-56, 25. 1 seed UConn 105, No. Women's Basketball Osborne Named All-Pac-12, All-Defensive Honorable Mention February 28, 2023 Women's Basketball Osborne's Big Second Half Lifts Bruins Past Washington, 70-62 February 25, 2023 Women's Basketball UCLA Celebrates Senior Day against Washington Saturday February 24, 2023 Women's Basketball Only a fellow Big East team stood in the way of the Cardinals winning their first national championship. Ayanna Patterson: The No. Top-Seeded Huskies to Face Georgetown in BIG EAST Quarterfinals, Edwards Tabbed Katrina McClain Award Finalist, Huskies Earn BIG EAST Regular Season Honors, No. F 6-2 Dayton, Ohio. Division regular season champion They marched through the Big East tournament, including their 3rd victory of the year over Notre Dame in the Big East tournament Championship Game. 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. Jan 19 @ St. John's (NY), Connecticut (16-3) Loss vs. St. John's (NY), 62-64, 20. 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]. [61] [30] As a consequence, Taurasi had to play a much larger role than anticipated in the NCAA Tournament. Director of Women's Basketball Recruiting Operations and Student-Athlete Development. 4 ranked recruit overall, will bring an immediate big-body presence in the frontcourt next season. The championship game will be held on April 1, 2023, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, concurrent with the Division I . The 200405 season was marked with sloppy play and ragged offense; UConn lost 8 games and failed to win the Big East regular season crown for the first time since 1993. G 5-8 Littleton, Colo. 15 Asjha Jones Fr. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Even if the Huskies were still a strong national contender, they were no longer viewed as a favorite to win it all. 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. Join our linker program. "We knew a run was coming," said Maya Moore, according to the AP. 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. The run continued there with a 76-69 win against No. Leading up to the Final Four in San Antonio, UConn dominated teams from Southern, Temple, Iowa State and Florida State. Huskies will be making their 34th consecutive NCAA appearance in two weeks as thanks to their record, strength of schedule, and NET ranking an at-large berth . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 2 seed Stanford 64No. (#2 seed in East)Won East First Round (93-85) versus #15 Fairleigh Dickinson 2 seed Penn State 67No. Led by senior starters Sue Bird, Tamika Williams, Asjha Jones and Swin Cash, along with sophomore Diana Tauruasi, UConn won its third national championship in seven seasons, including its second perfect season. 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. UConn has featured a great number of star players, All-Americans, Hall of Famers and recipients of individual trophies. Learn more and register, Height of bar is margin of victory Mouseover bar for details Click for box score Grouped by Month, 1. 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. 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. 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. NCAA Tournament. The next game, with Bascom's blessing, and assistance from friend and Villanova head coach Harry Perretta, Auriemma arranged to have Sales, who was on crutches, score a basket and then allow Villanova to score a basket to start the game at 22. Thirty-four additional at-large teams were selected from twelve of the conferences. 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. Here is UConn's all-time historical roster, listed in alphabetical order by last name. Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski . The ACC Women's Basketball Tournament begins Wednesday. In the National Tournament, both Connecticut and Notre Dame were seeded first in their respective playoff brackets; each advanced to the Final Four held in Tampa, Florida. 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. 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. 1 seed UConn 67, No. 33 Shea Ralph Jr. G/F 6-0 Fayetteville, N.C. 34 Tamika Williams Fr. They also won the Big East tournament. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. She averaged a program-record 28.5 points per game and earned All-American honors, while Stanford lost two players (Vanessa Nygaard and Kristin Folkl) to injuries ahead of the game. 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 only close game the Huskies played all year long was a win at Virginia Tech. She was also named the 2000 Naismith and Parade Magazine National High School Player of the Year. She looked every bit the part of a top five-star recruit as. Taken together during the three years 20052007, UConn never made a Final Four, something that had become almost routine (17 final fours in 22 years from 1995 to 2016). All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 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). (). Like, straight out of the shower. Taurasi was the third basketball player to receive this final honor, after former UConn star Rebecca Lobo and Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw. 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. 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. Jan 31, Connecticut (19-3) Win vs. Rutgers, 73-56, 23. 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. UConn defeated Tennessee 7766 in front of a sold-out crowd in a game televised on ESPN and soon afterwards was ranked No. Although the entire team returned and expectations were sky high for a "three-peat" in Taurasi's senior year, UConn had an uneven season. : She comes to Connecticut after growing up and working all along the West Coast, including stops at The Seattle Times and The Orange County Register. Field goal percentage Tennessee hit 29 of 49 field goals attempts(59.2%) in the championship game against Old Dominion, setting the record for the field goal percentage in a Final Four game.

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