Whole Section - UConn Huskies

All-Time NCAA Tournament Results............136 

UConn in Connecticut in NCAA’s ..................137 

Individual NCAA Records ................................138 

Team NCAA Records ........................................139 

Year-by-Year NCAA Tournament 

Recaps and Boxscores ........................140-160

ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS 

UCONN’S ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS 

YEAR OPPONENT ROUND SITE/DATE SCORE W/L 

1989 La Salle# First Hugh S. Greer, Field House, Storrs, Conn. (March 15) 72-63 L 

1990 Clemson# Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 17) 61-59 L 

1991 Toledo# Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 16) 81-80 W 

NC State# Final 16 The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa. (March 21) 82-71 W 

Clemson# Final Eight The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa. (March 23) 60-57 W 

Virginia Final Four Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, La. (March 30) 61-55 L 

1992 St. Peter’s (NJ)# First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 18) 83-66 W 

Vanderbilt# Second Memorial Coliseum, Nashville, Tenn. (March 21) 75-47 L 

1993 Louisville* First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 18) 74-71 L 

1994 Brown# First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 16) 79-60 W 

Auburn# Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn (March 20) 81-59 W 

Southern Miss# Final 16 Louis Brown Arena, Piscataway, N.J. (March 24) 78-64 W 

North Carolina# Final Eight Louis Brown Arena, Piscataway, N.J. (March 26) 81-69 L 

1995 Maine# First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 16) 105-75 W 

Virginia Tech# Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 18) 91-45 W 

Alabama# Final 16 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 23) 87-56 W 

Virginia# Final Eight Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 25) 67-63 W 

Stanford Final Four Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn. (April 1) 87-60 W 

Tennessee Championship Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn. (April 2) 70-64 W 

1996 Howard* First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 16) 94-63 W 

Michigan State* Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 18) 88-68 W 

San Francisco* Final 16 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Ill. (March 23) 72-44 W 

Vanderbilt* Final Eight Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Ill (March 25) 67-57 W 

Tennessee Final Four Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C. (March 29) 88-83 (ot) L 

1997 Lehigh+ First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 15) 103-35 W 

Iowa+ Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 17) 72-53 W 

Illinois+ Final 16 Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa (March 22) 78-73 W 

Tennessee+ Final Eight Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa (March 24) 91-81 L 

1998 Fairfield# First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 13) 93-52 W 

George Washington# Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn (March 15) 75-67 W 

Arizona# Final 16 University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (March 21) 74-57 W 

NC State# Final Eight University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (March 23) 60-52 L 

1999 St. Francis (PA)* First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 12) 97-46 W 

Xavier* Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 14) 86-84 W 

Iowa State* Final 16 Shoemaker Center, Cincinnati, Ohio (March 20) 58-64 L 

2000 Hampton# First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 17) 116-45 W 

Clemson# Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 19) 83-45 W 

Oklahoma# Final 16 ALLTEL Pavilion, Richmond, Va. (March 25) 102-80 W 

LSU# Final Eight ALLTEL Pavilion, Richmond, Va. (March 27) 86-71 W 

Penn State Final Four First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pa. (March 31) 89-67 W 

Tennessee Championship First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pa. (April 2) 71-52 W 

2001 Long Island U.# First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 17) 101-29 W 

Colorado St.# Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 19) 89-44 W 

NC State# Final 16 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa. (March 24) 72-58 W 

LaTech# Final Eight Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa. (March 26) 67-48 W 

Notre Dame Final Four Savvis Center, St. Louis, Mo. (March 30) 75-90 L 

2002 St. Francis (PA)* First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 16) 86-37 W 

Iowa* Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 18) 86-48 W 

Penn State* Final 16 U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee, Wis. (March 23) 82-64 W 

Old Dominion* Final Eight U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee, Wis. (March 25) 85-64 W 

Tennessee Final Four Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (March 29) 79-56 W 

Oklahoma Championship Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (March 31) 82-70 W 

2003 Boston University# First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 23) 91-44 W 

TCU# Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 23) 81-66 W 

Boston College# Final 16 University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (March 30) 70-49 W 

Purdue# Final Eight University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (April 1) 73-64 W 

Texas Final Four Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. (April 6) 71-69 W 

Tennessee Championship Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. (April 8) 73-68 W 

2004 Pennsylvania# First The Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Conn. (March 21) 91-55 W 

Auburn# Second The Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Conn. (March 23) 79-53 W 

UCSB# Final 16 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Conn. (March 27) 63-55 W 

Penn State# Final Eight Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Conn. (March 29) 66-49 W 

Minnesota# Final Four New Orleans Sports Arena, New Orleans, La. (April 4) 67-58 W 

Tennessee Championship New Orleans Sports Arena, New Orleans, La. (April 6) 70-61 W 

CONNECTICUT ALL-TIME NCAA OVERALL TOURNAMENT RECORD: 53-11 (.828) 

# - East Region; * - Mideast Region; + - Midwest Region 

136 

2004-05 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE

UCONN IN CONNECTICUT IN NCAA TOURNAMENT 

UCONN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT 

YEAR OPPONENT ROUND SITE/DATE SCORE W/L 

1989 La Salle First Hugh S. Greer Field House, Storrs, Conn. (March 15) 72-63 L 

1990 Clemson Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 17) 61-59 L 

1991 Toledo Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 16) 81-80 W 

1992 St. Peter’s (NJ) First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 18) 83-66 W 

1993 Louisville First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 18) 74-71 L 

1994 Brown First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 16) 79-60 W 

Auburn Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 20) 81-59 W 

1995 Maine First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 16) 105-75 W 

Virginia Tech Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 18) 91-45 W 

Alabama Final 16 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 23) 87-56 W 

Virginia Final 8 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 25) 67-63 W 

1996 Howard First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 16) 94-63 W 

Michigan State Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 18) 88-68 W 

1997 Lehigh First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 15) 103-55 W 

Iowa Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 17) 72-53 W 

1998 Fairfield First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 13) 93-52 W 

G. Washington Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 15) 75-67 W 

1999 St. Francis First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 12) 97-46 W 

Xavier Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 14) 86-84 W 

2000 Hampton First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 17) 116-45 W 

Clemson Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 19) 83-45 W 

2001 Long Island First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 17) 101-29 W 

Colorado St. Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 19) 89-44 W 

2002 St. Francis (Pa.) First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 16) 86-37 W 

Iowa Second Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 18) 86-48 W 

2003 Boston Univ. First Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 23) 91-44 W 

TCU Second Harry A. Gampal Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. (March 25) 81-66 W 

2004 Penn First Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Conn. (March 21) 91-55 W 

Auburn Second Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Conn. (March 23) 79-53 W 

Santa Barbara Final 16 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Conn. (March 27) 63-55 W 

Penn State Final 8 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Conn. (March 29) 66-49 W 

Bold - NCAA Championship Years 

2004-05 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 

137

INDIVIDUAL NCAA RECORDS 

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES - UCONN 

POINTS 

39 ............................................Kerry Bascom (vs. Toledo, 3/16/91) 

35..................................................Diana Taurasi (vs. TCU, 3/26/03) 

FIELD GOALS MADE 

13 (13-20) ..............................Kerry Bascom (vs. Toledo, 3/16/91) 

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 

23 (11-23) .........................Nykesha Sales (vs. Tennessee, 3/29/96) 

3-Point FIELD GOALS MADE 

6 (6-8) ................................Diana Taurasi (vs. N.C. State, 3/24/01) 

3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 

11 ..........................................Rita Williams (vs. NC State, 3/23/98) 

11 ............................................Sue Bird (vs. Notre Dame, 3/30/01) 

11 ..................................Diana Taurasi (vs. Notre Dame, 3/30/01) 

11 ..................................................Diana Taurasi (vs. Texas, 4/6/03) 

FREE THROWS MADE 

12 (12-14) ............Paige Sauer (vs. George Washington, 3/15/98) 

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 

14 ..........................Paige Sauer (vs. George Washington, 3/15/98) 

REBOUNDS 

17............................Kelly Schumacher (vs. Notre Dame, 3/30/01) 

16 ..........................................Swin Cash (vs. Long Island, 3/17/01) 

15 ................................................Paige Sauer (vs. Arizona, 3/21/98) 

15 ..............................Rebecca Lobo (vs. So. Mississippi, 3/24/94) 

15 ........................................Jamelle Elliott (vs. Louisville, 3/17/93) 

ASSISTS 

11 ........................................Sue Bird (vs. Old Dominion, 3/23/02) 

9..........................Diana Taurasi (vs. Pennsylvania, 3/21/04) 

9 ....................................................Sue Bird (vs. Hampton, 3/17/00) 

9......................................Jennifer Rizzotti (vs. Tennessee, 3/29/96) 

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES - OPPONENT 

POINTS 

30 ................................Tonya Sampson (North Carolina, 3/26/94) 

FIELD GOALS MADE 

11 (11-21)........................Tonya Sampson (No. Carolina, 3/26/94) 

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 

25 (6-25) ..........................Kim Mac Millan (Long Island, 3/17/01) 

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 

5 (5-8)................................April Brown (Louisiana State, 3/27/00) 

3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 

11 (3-11) ....................................Katie Coleman (Illinois, 3/22/97) 

FREE THROWS MADE 

11 (11-14) ....................LaNeishea Caufield (Oklahoma, 3/25/00) 

11 (11-12)..........................................Sandora Irvin (TCU, 3/23/03) 

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 

14 (11-14) ....................LaNeishea Caufield (Oklahoma, 3/25/00) 

REBOUNDS 

14 ............................................Rhonda Mapp (N.C. State, 3/21/91) 

ASSISTS 

10 ............................................Kelly Greenberg (La Salle, 3/15/89) 

STEALS 

6 ..................................Tonya Sampson (North Carolina, 3/26/94) 

BLOCKS 

5 ................................................Ruth Riley (Notre Dame, 3/30/01) 

STEALS 

9 ..............................................Nykesha Sales (vs. Lehigh, 3/15/97) 

BLOCKS 

9 ....................................Kelly Schumacher (vs. Tennessee, 4/2/00) 

138 


TEAM NCAA RECORDS 

NCAA TOP TEAM PERFORMANCES 

UConn 

OPPONENTS 

116 vs. Hampton, 2000 ................................Most Points ............................90 vs. Notre Dame, 2001 

58 vs. Lehigh, 1997 ....................................Most Rebounds ............................48 vs. Tennessee, 2002 

30 vs. Hampton, 2000 ..................................Most Assists ..................................22 vs. Stanford, 1995 

21 vs. Oklahoma, 2000 ..................................Most Steals ......................13 vs. North Carolina, 1994 

71.0% (44-62) vs. Hampton, 2000 ................Best FG% ........................51.8% (29-56) vs. LSU, 2000 

90.0% (18-20) vs. Auburn, 1994 ....................Best FT% ..................94.4% (17-18) vs. Toledo, 1991 

14 vs. Auburn, 2004 ..........................Most 3-Point FG Made ............................9 vs. Toledo, 1991 

..............................................................................................................................................9 vs. Xavier, 1999 

100% (3-3) vs. Illinois, 1997....................Best 3-Point FG% ......72.3% (8-11) vs. Notre Dame, 2001 

72 (101-29) vs. Long Island, 2001......Largest Margin of Victory ....28 (75-47) vs. Vanderbilt, 1992 

UConn's Overall NCAA Tournament Record: 53-11 

UConn's NCAA Neutral Site Record: 29-7 

Diana Taurasi made five of UConn’s 14 3- 

pointers vs. Auburn in the second round in 

2004. 

Maria Conlon made four of UConn’s 14 3- 

pointers vs. Auburn in the second round in 

2004. 


139

140 

YEAR-BY-YEAR NCAA TOURNAMENT RECAPS/BOXES 

1989 

East Region • First Round 

LaSalle 72 

CONNECTICUT 63 

March 15, 1989 

Hugh S. Greer Field House - Storrs, Conn. 

LaSALLE (28-2) 72 

NAME FG 3FG FT R PF TP A M 

Sheila Wall 5-9 0-1 6-6 4 3 16 4 32 

Mary Greybush 3-7 0-0 0-1 5 2 6 0 35 

Tracey Sneed 7-11 0-0 1-3 10 5 15 0 28 

Kelly Greenberg 4-10 1-3 0-0 7 4 9 10 30 

Jennifer Snyder 6-13 3-6 2-2 1 2 17 1 35 

Anita Plakans 1-6 0-0 2-2 5 1 4 0 18 

Jennifer McGowan 1-4 0-0 1-1 2 2 3 0 16 

Mimi Harris 0-0 0-0 2-5 0 0 2 1 6 

TOTALS 27-60 4-10 14-20 35 19 72 16 200 

CONNECTICUT (24-6) 63 


Heidi Robbins 5-9 0-0 2-4 5 4 12 6 30 

Kris Lamb 3-10 1-3 0-0 6 2 7 4 39 

Kerry Bascom 9-18 0-2 2-2 9 3 20 0 24 

Laura Lishness 2-7 0-0 2-4 8 1 6 3 33 

Debbie Baer 0-2 0-0 1-2 4 4 1 1 22 

Meghan Pattyson 5-9 0-0 3-3 13 3 13 1 26 

Wendy Davis 1-5 0-1 0-0 3 2 2 1 22 

Shannon Saunders 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 4 

TOTALS 26-62 1-6 10-15 43 21 63 16 200 

Halftime Score - La Salle 26, Connecticut 36; Team Rebounds - La Salle 

1, Connecticut 5; Turnovers - La Salle 16, Connecticut 19; Blocks - La 

Salle 3 (Wall 1, Greybush 1, Plakans 1), Connecticut 2 (Robbins 1, Davis 

1); Steals - La Salle 7 (Greybush 3), Connecticut 9 (Baer 3); Technicals - 

None; Attendance - 1,535; Game Officials - Kennedy, Collins. 

NOTES: La Salle posted the NCAA East Regional victory over the 

Huskies in front of 1,535 fans at the Greer Field House on the UConn 

campus on March 15, 1989... The Huskies, seeded No. 8 in the region, 

entered the game with a 24-5 record as the BIG EAST Conference 

regular season and BIG EAST Tournament champions... La Salle was 

the MAAC Conference tournament runner-up, entering the game 27- 

2... UConn, making its first NCAA Tournament appearance, led 44-41 

with 12:54 left in the game, but a knee injury forced BIG EAST Playerof-the-Year 

sophomore center Kerry Bascom to the sidelines for the 

rest of the game... La Salle out-scored UConn 31-19 in the last 12:34... 

UConn shot .323 from the floor, and was paced by Bascom (20 points, 

nine rebounds) and freshman Meghan Pattyson (13 rebounds)... 

Jennifer Snyder (17 points) and Sheila Wall (16 points) led the 

Explorers, who shot .450 from the field. 

1991 

East Region • Semifinals 


N.C. State 71 

March 21, 1991 

The Palestra - Philadelphia, Pa. 

1990 

East Region • Second Round 

Clemson 61 


March 17, 1990 

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion - Storrs, Conn. 

CLEMSON (22-9) 61 


Kerry Boyatt 3-13 1-7 1-3 4 0 8 2 30 

Shanby Bryan 8-14 0-0 3-4 9 0 19 2 27 

Melissa Miller 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 9 

Peggy Sells 1-5 0-1 0-2 2 2 2 4 33 

Courtney Johnson 4-10 0-0 4-5 4 3 12 3 37 

Jackie Farmer 4-10 0-0 1-2 13 3 9 0 23 

Lisa Brown 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 8 

Imani Wilson 2-5 0-0 0-3 8 2 4 0 21 

Shanna Howard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 5 

Jackie Mattress 3-4 0-0 1-2 0 0 7 1 7 

TOTALS 25-62 1-8 10-21 47 12 61 13 200 



Kris Lamb 1-8 0-6 0-0 7 4 2 4 32 


Kerry Bascom 6-13 3-8 0-0 3 4 15 3 20 


Wendy Davis 6-14 4-10 4-4 4 5 20 3 39 

Stacey Wetzel 0-3 0-0 1-2 5 3 1 1 16 

Debbie Baer 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 4 1 20 

TOTALS 23-67 7-25 6-10 43 23 59 16 200 

Halftime Score - Clemson 34, Connecticut 32; Team Rebounds - Clemson 

3, Connecticut 4; Turnovers - Clemson 14, Connecticut 16; Blocks - 

Clemson 6 (Farmer 3), Connecticut 0; Steals - Clemson 10 (Farmer 5), 

Connecticut 4 (Lamb 1, Lishness 1, Davis 1, Baer 1); Technicals - 

Connecticut 1 (Bench); Attendance - 2,585; Game Officials - Coffey, 

Schneider. 

NOTES: UConn received a first-round bye and was seeded No. 4 in 

the East and lost to No. 5 seed Clemson, 61-59, in front of 2,585 fans 

at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion... At the buzzer, UConn junior center 

Kerry Bascom's three-point shot attempt from the right wing hit the 

front rim and bounced away... The Huskies played without two-time 

BIG EAST Player-of-the-Year Bascom in the final 14:14 of the first 

half... Bascom injured her back on an out-of-bounds play, but returned 

for 14 second-half minutes... Connecticut entered the game at 25-5 as 

the BIG EAST regular season co-champions with an at-large NCAA 

bid after finishing second at the BIG EAST Tournament... Clemson 

was 21-9 entering the game... UConn was making its second straight 

NCAA Tournament showing at Storrs... In the final 24 seconds, 

Clemson missed the front end of three one-and-one free throw opportunities... 

After Peggy Sells missed the front end of a one-and-one with 

24 seconds left, UConn brought the ball downcourt... Clemson 6-4 junior 

center Jackie Farmer blocked two Husky layup attempts, one by 

Bascom and one by junior guard Laura Lishness ... UConn was paced 

by sophomore guard Wendy Davis (game-high 20 points) and 

Bascom (15 points)... Clemson, which out-rebounded UConn 47-43, 

was led by freshman forward Shandy Bryan (19 points, 9 rebounds) ... 

UConn shot .343 from the field. 





Kerry Bascom 8-15 1-3 6-6 7 2 23 2 35 

Debbie Baer 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 8 

Wendy Davis 5-10 4-7 0-0 4 1 14 8 38 

Orly Grossman 6-10 4-6 1-2 4 2 17 2 32 


Heidi Law 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 5 

Kathy Ferrier 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 31-60 9-16 11-16 34 11 82 22 200 

N.C. STATE (27-6) 71 


Jenny Kuziemski 4-5 0-0 0-0 2 3 8 4 34 

Rhonda Mapp 7-19 1-4 0-0 14 5 15 5 31 

Sharon Manning 6-12 0-0 2-4 11 3 14 2 33 

Danyel Parker 2-8 0-1 0-0 2 0 4 3 36 

Andrea Stinson 7-20 2-8 4-4 8 4 20 3 34 

Teri Whyte 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 7 

Natalie Nester 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 8 

Nicole Lehmann 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 0 6 0 6 

Tammy Gibson 2-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 4 1 11 

TOTALS 30-75 5-19 6-8 43 17 71 18 200 

Halftime Score - Connecticut 34, N.C. State 30; Team Rebounds - 

Connecticut 4, N.C. State 2; Turnovers - Connecticut 14, N.C. State 12; 

Blocks - Connecticut 3 (Lishness 2), N.C. State 3 (Mapp 2); Steals - 

Connecticut 5 (Davis 2), N.C. State 6 (Mapp 2, Parker 2); Technicals - None; 

Attendance - 2,276; Game Officials - Olsen, Dubis. 


1991 



Toledo 80 

March 16, 1991 


TOLEDO (24-7) 80 


Lucretia Legault 4-12 3-8 3-3 2 3 14 4 40 

Kris Finefrock 2-5 0-0 2-2 4 2 6 0 30 

Kim Sekulski 6-11 1-1 5-6 6 3 18 1 40 

Dana Drew 5-11 1-3 2-2 4 3 13 3 40 

Jane Roman 9-14 4-7 5-5 6 3 27 2 32 

Karen Sekulski 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 3 10 

Leggra McClendon 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 0 8 

TOTALS 27-56 9-19 17-18 27 18 80 13 200 





Kerry Bascom 13-20 5-7 8-11 12 2 39 3 37 

Debbie Baer 0-0 0-0 0-1 3 2 0 3 27 

Wendy Davis 5-11 4-8 0-0 2 3 14 5 37 


Orly Grossman 1-5 1-2 0-0 4 0 3 2 14 

Stacey Wetzel 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 4 

Heidi Law 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 

TOTALS 30-63 10-19 11-16 36 20 81 24 200 

Halftime Score - Toledo 34, Connecticut 34; Team Rebounds - Toledo 2, 

Connecticut 1; Turnovers - Toledo 11, Connecticut 13; Blocks - Toledo 0, 

Connecticut 1 (Lishness); Steals - Toledo 5 (Drew 2, Roman 2), 

Connecticut 5 (Davis 2); Technicals - None; Attendance - 4,623; Game 

Officials - Kantner, Lavender. 

NOTES: With 19 seconds left and UConn trailing 80-78, threetime 

BIG EAST Player-of-the-Year senior center Kerry Bascom 

connected on a three-point play (a driving layup and subsequent free 

throw) to give UConn its final margin of victory... The win, in front 

of 4,623 fans at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, was the 

first-ever NCAA victory and sent UConn to its first Final 16 appearance... 

The Huskies, the No. 3 seed, received a first round bye... 

Bascom's three-point play gave her a game-high 39 points, also a 

then-UConn single-game record... Her 39 points were the third 

highest single game total in NCAA Tournament first or second 

round history... At the buzzer, a foul was whistled on a Husky player 

under the Toledo basket, but after further review by the two game 

officials, the standby official and the scoreboard operator, it was 

determined that the whistle was after the final buzzer... Bascom was 

13-of-20 from the field (5-of-7 in 3-pointers), eight-for-11 from the 

foul line and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds... UConn shot 

.476 (30-of-63), while Toledo shot .482 (27-of-56) from the floor... 

The Huskies held a 36-27 rebounding edge... Top Husky scorers 

besides Bascom included junior guard Wendy Davis (14 points, 4- 

of-8 in three-pointers) and junior forward Meghan Pattyson (13 

points). 

NOTES: Playing its first NCAA Regional Championship, the No. 3 

regional seed Huskies advanced to its first Final Eight berth with the 

upset win over No. 2 seed NC State... The Huskies set an East Regional 

record by hitting at a nine-for-16 clip from three-point range... The junior 

guard duo of reserve Orly Grossman (4-for-6 in three-pointers, 17 

points) and starter Wendy Davis (4-for-7, 14 points) were UConn's 

biggest three-point threats in the win over the Wolfpack... Connecticut 

senior co-captains Kerry Bascom (game-high 23 points, team-high 

seven rebounds) and Laura Lishness (22 points) combined for 45 

points on the night, as Connecticut stopped ACC power NC State (27- 

6)... Davis also netted the 1,000th point of her Husky career with a 17- 

foot jumper with 15:21 left in the contest, to become the eighth UConn 

player to surpass the 1,000-career point milestone... UConn trailed by 10, 

(46-36) with 15:47 remaining before the Huskies went on a 16-4 run over 

the next 5:19 to take a 54-47 lead on a Lishness layup at 10:28... In this 

run, the Huskies converted on four three-pointers, two by Davis and one 

apiece by Bascom and Grossman... NC State closed the gap to five (62- 

57) on senior guard Andrea Stinson's layup (at 6:20), but Grossman then 

hit a 20-foot jumper and Lishness followed with a reverse layup to up the 

Husky edge to 10, 67-57, with 4:11 left... Connecticut shot a solid 51.7% 

from the field (31-of-60) and limited the Wolfpack to 40.0% (30-of-75) 

accuracy... NC State outrebounded UConn, 43-34.

1991 

East Region • Championship 


Clemson 57 

March 23, 1991 

The Palestra - Philadelphia, Pa. 

CLEMSON (22-11) 57 


Kerry Boyatt 6-13 2-6 0-2 5 2 14 1 36 

Shandy Bryan 6-13 0-0 2-3 5 2 14 0 30 

Jackie Farmer 2-9 0-0 0-2 7 5 4 0 19 

Peggy Sells 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 2 18 

Cheron Wells 4-20 1-1 4-4 8 1 13 0 37 

Courtney Johnson 3-4 0-0 1-2 6 4 7 1 25 

Jackie Mattress 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 3 12 

Shanna Howard 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 7 

Melissa Miller 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 6 

Dana Puckett 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 2 9 

Angie Peters 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 0 1 

TOTALS 23-69 4-11 7-13 35 21 57 11 200 





Kerry Bascom 8-12 2-6 4-4 4 3 22 3 39 

Debbie Baer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 10 

Wendy Davis 3-5 2-2 4-4 5 3 12 3 39 

Orly Grossman 1-6 0-3 2-2 4 3 4 4 31 

Heidi Law 0-0 0-0 4-4 0 2 4 0 3 

TOTALS 18-40 4-12 20-24 39 16 60 16 200 

Halftime Score - Clemson 24, Connecticut 29; Team Rebounds - Clemson 

0, Connecticut 7; Turnovers - Clemson 9, Connecticut 19; Blocks - 

Clemson 3 (Bryan 1, Farmer 1, Wells 1), Connecticut 0; Steals - Clemson 

5 (Boyatt 2), Connecticut 1 (Lishness); Technicals - None; Attendance - 

2,082; Game Officials - Kennedy, Olsen. 

NOTES: Connecticut (29-4) advanced to its first Final Four 

and became the first team from the BIG EAST Conference and 

from the New England region to reach the Final Four with the 

East Regional Championship game victory over No. 5 seed 

Clemson... For the second consecutive game, No. 3 seed 

UConn eliminated an ACC team from the NCAA 

Tournament... The Huskies pushed their win streak to seven 

games, paced by senior center Kerry Bascom (game-high 22 

points), who was voted the East Regional's Most Outstanding 

Performer... The Husky defense, led by Bascom and 5-11 junior 

forward Meghan Pattyson, held Clemson's 6-4 senior center 

Jackie Farmer to just four points, 10 below her average, 

before Farmer fouled out with 5:41 left... All-Tournament team 

members junior guard Wendy Davis (12 points), senior guard 

Laura Lishness (8 points, game-high 10 rebounds) and 

Pattyson (10 points, nine rebounds) also led UConn... Prior to 

the 1991 season, UConn was 0-2 in NCAA Tournament action, 

and became only the third team in NCAA Tournament history 

advancing to the Final Four that had not won a previous tournament 

game until that particular year... The game was a rematch 

of the 1990 NCAA Tournament second round game 

(Final 32), which Clemson won, 61-59, at Storrs... In front of 

2,082 fans at the Palestra, UConn connected on seven of eight 

free throws in the final 1:09 of play to stifle Clemson's comeback, 

led by Bascom (2-for-2 from the line) and 5-11 junior forward 

Meghan Pattyson (3-for-4)... UConn never trailed after a 

2-0 Clemson lead, but Lady Tiger’s Kerry Boyatt hit a threepointer 

to bring Clemson to within three, 57-54 with 19 seconds 

left... UConn's All-Tournament Wendy Davis then connected 

on both ends of a one-and-one for a 59-54 lead with 16 

seconds left... Clemson guard Angie Peters then sank a threepointer 

with eight seconds left, cutting the lead to two (59-57) 

before Pattyson sealed the win by hitting the first of a one-andone... 

UConn (.450 from the floor), held Clemson to .333 

shooting (23-of-69)... Clemson was 7-of-13 from the line... 

UConn had the 39-35 rebounding edge... Clemson finished the 

year 22-11. 


1991 

National Semifinals 

Virginia 61 


March 30, 1991 

Lakefront Arena - New Orleans, La. 





Kerry Bascom 6-14 0-0 2-2 14 3 14 1 33 

Debbie Baer 1-1 0-0 3-5 4 2 5 0 26 

Wendy Davis 6-15 3-10 2-2 5 2 17 2 39 

Orly Grossman 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 4 3 18 

Heidi Law 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 2 1 0 10 


TOTALS 20-52 3-11 12-16 35 15 55 14 200 

VIRGINIA (31-2) 61 


Melanee Wagener 2-4 0-0 0-0 9 2 4 1 25 

Tonya Cardoza 6-14 0-1 4-6 6 2 16 1 38 

Dawn Staley 3-16 1-4 4-4 8 2 11 5 34 

Heather Burge 6-13 0-0 1-1 6 4 13 1 24 

Tammi Reiss 6-12 2-6 1-2 9 1 15 2 40 

Dena Evans 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 2 18 

Tekshia Ward 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 4 

Heidi Burge 1-6 0-0 0-0 3 3 2 0 17 

TOTALS 24-68 3-11 10-13 46 18 61 12 200 

Halftime Score - Connecticut 24, Virginia 34; Team Rebounds - Connecticut 

1, Virginia 2; Turnovers - Connecticut 13, Virginia 11; Blocks - Connecticut 

4 (Law 3), Virginia 4 (Hea. Burge 4); Steals - Connecticut 4 (Baer 2), Virginia 

7 (Cardoza 3, Staley 3); Technicals - None; Attendance - 7,931; Game 

Officials - Brooks, Courteau. 

NOTES: Connecticut saw its season end in the NCAA Final 

Four semifinals, as No. 2 ranked Virginia handed the Huskies the 

six-point loss, despite a terrific UConn defensive effort which 

held UVa to 30 points below its season scoring average of 91.1 

ppg... UConn, in its first ever trip to the Final Four, ended the season 

at 29-5, with a school-record 29 wins... Virginia (31-2) 

advanced to the NCAA Championship Game where it lost to 

Tennessee, 70-67 in overtime... Cavalier senior forward Tonya 

Cardoza hit four clutch free throws in the final two seconds, and 

had a team-high 16 points and three steals to lift UVa to the win 

before 7,931, the largest crowd UConn had ever played to... 

Virginia led by as many as 14 points, but the "Cinderella Team" 

from Storrs staged a comeback, outscoring UVa 16-5 to pull 

within three points, 50-47, on Meghan Pattyson's layup with 

5:54 remaining... Virginia then built the lead back to eight, 55-47 

with 3:01 left, but UConn surged again, out-scoring the Cavaliers 

6-0 to pull within two points, 55-53, on All-American senior 

Kerry Bascom's spin layup with 26 seconds remaining... On the 

Cavalier's inbounds play, Cardoza was fouled and sank both ends 

of a one-and-one and on UConn's last possession, Cardoza 

intercepted a cross-court pass and fed the ball to Melanie 

Wagener for a layup at the buzzer... UConn junior Wendy Davis 

had a game-high 17 points, while Bascom (14 points, season and 

game-high 14 rebounds) and All-Kodak District I senior Laura 

Lishness (six points, game-high six assists) closed out their 

superb collegiate careers... UConn shot .385 (20-for-52) and UVa 

hit .353 (24-for-68) of its shots. 

1992 



St. Peter’s 66 

March 18, 1992 


ST. PETER’S (24-7) 66 


Nadine Davis 8-17 0-0 2-2 6 3 18 1 37 

Stacia Hines 2-6 0-0 0-0 4 5 4 0 17 

Keera Lewis 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 5 0 0 10 

Joann Balsamo 6-13 1-2 4-6 3 3 17 2 36 

Michelle Condit 3-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 6 2 33 

Pegeen Ryan 1-1 0-0 1-2 2 2 3 1 17 

Millicent Gertrude 2-8 0-0 3-4 7 2 7 3 27 

Joy Riley 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 4 0 8 

Gerilyn Shea 3-6 0-1 0-0 2 0 6 1 11 

Shonda Jones 0-0 0-0 1-3 1 0 1 0 2 

Laurice Hynson 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 2 

TOTALS 27-61 1-4 11-17 36 22 66 10 200 



Wendy Davis 5-11 3-7 4-4 5 2 17 3 37 


Stacey Wetzel 5-7 0-0 3-4 3 4 13 1 21 

Dabbie Baer 3-8 0-0 2-3 0 3 8 3 34 

Pam Rothfuss 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 3 

Kathy Ferrier 6-6 0-0 4-7 6 2 16 1 23 

Pam Webber 4-4 1-1 2-2 2 1 11 7 36 

Tonya Boone 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 

Rebecca Lobo 1-5 0-0 2-2 0 3 4 0 5 

TOTALS 30-54 4-8 19-25 31 17 83 20 200 

Halftime Score - St. Peter’s 37, Connecticut 41; Team Rebounds - St. 

Peter’s 6, Connecticut 4; Turnovers - St. Peter’s 13, Connecticut 10; Blocks 

- St. Peter’s 0, Connecticut 1 (Lobo); Steals - St. Peter’s 5 (Hines 3), 

Connecticut 7 (Baer 2, Webber 2); Technicals - Connecticut 1 (Pattyson); 

Attendance - 5,657; Game Officials - Newton, Palermo. 

NOTES: BIG EAST First Team senior Wendy Davis collected 

17 points, becoming the No. 2 all-time scorer in UConn 

history, and led five Huskies in double figure scoring, as No. 6 

seed UConn defeated No. 11 seed St. Peter's, 83-66 in NCAA 

East Region First Round action... The game was played before 

5,657 fans at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, which was 

the second largest Husky home crowd at the time... UConn 

shot .556 from the field (30-of-54), while St. Peter's shot .443 

(27-of-61)... The Peahens connected on only .394 (13-of-33) of 

their shots in the second half... St. Peter's held a 36-31 rebounding 

edge... UConn opened the second half with a 7-0 run in the 

first 1:27 to take an 11-point edge, 48-37... The Peahens cut the 

margin to seven, 52-45, with 14:02 left on a 10-foot jumper by 

senior guard Joann Balsamo, but St. Peter's could get no closer... 

The Huskies responded with a 15-6 run over the next 6:30, 

to push the lead to 16 points, 67-51, paced by junior center 

Kathy Ferrier's six points and freshman guard Pam Webber's 

six points... In the final 12:04, UConn went 13-for-18 from the 

foul line, while St. Peter's was two-for five from the line in this 

stretch... Ferrier (16 points, six rebounds), senior forward 

Meghan Pattyson (14 points, game-high 10 rebounds), senior 

center Stacey Wetzel (13 points) and freshman guard Pam 

Webber (11 points) rounded out the double figure scorers... 

Webber also had a game-high seven assists... Junior guard 

Nadine Davis (game-high 18 points) and Balsamo (17) led St. 

Peter's... Senior guard Debbie Baer had two steals, increasing 

her season total to 85, two above her former school steals 

record of 83, set as a freshman in '88-89. 


141


1993 

1994 

Mideast Region • First Round 


1992 


Vanderbilt 75 


March 21, 1992 

Memorial Coliseum - Nashville, Tenn. 



Wendy Davis 5-10 3-7 0-0 2 0 13 1 39 


Stacey Wetzel 0-3 0-0 0-2 1 5 0 0 17 

Debbie Baer 1-4 0-2 0-0 2 4 2 0 30 

Pam Webber 3-6 1-2 0-0 0 1 7 2 37 

Pam Rothfuss 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 

Rebecca Lobo 4-12 0-0 1-4 11 2 9 0 12 

Kathy Ferrier 4-6 0-0 2-4 4 4 10 0 25 

Tonya Boone 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 

Hope Dixon 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 

Coleen Healy 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 

TOTALS 20-51 4-12 3-10 29 17 47 4 200 

VANDERBILT (21-8) 75 


Misty Lamb 5-9 0-2 1-1 8 2 11 0 27 

Shelley Jarrard 2-7 2-3 5-6 10 2 11 2 30 

Heidi Gillingham 5-8 0-0 3-5 7 3 13 2 32 

Jade Huntington 5-9 0-0 0-0 4 0 10 1 31 

Julie Powell 2-6 2-4 0-0 3 1 6 0 21 

Donna Harris 4-9 0-2 0-0 1 0 8 1 23 

Lisa King 4-8 0-0 1-1 4 0 9 1 15 

Rhonda Blades 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 1 3 0 9 

Sarah Mannes 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 5 

Christine Dunn 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 3 

Lesley Smith 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 

Michelle Kennedy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 30-64 5-12 10-13 42 9 75 7 200 

Halftime Score - Connecticut 22, Vanderbilt 36; Team Rebounds - 

Connecticut 3, Vanderbilt 3; Turnovers - Connecticut 18, Vanderbilt 14; 

Blocks - Connecticut 0, Vanderbilt 3 (Gillingham 3); Steals - Connecticut 5 

(Pattyson 1, Baer 1, Rothfuss 1, Lobo 1, Ferrier 1), Vanderbilt 8 (Jarrard 2, 

King 2); Technicals - None; Attendance - 2,300; Game Officials - Rankin, 

Bomeli. 

NOTES: Sophomore Heidi Gillingham (13 points) and junior 

Shelley Jarrard (11 points, 10 rebounds) led four Commodores 

in double figure scoring as No. 3 seed Vanderbilt defeated No. 6 

UConn... The Commodores (21-8) advanced to the NCAA East 

Regional semifinal at Charlottesville, VA, while UConn ended its 

season at 23-11... The 28-point loss was UConn's worst in 97 

games, as the Huskies shot just .392 (20-of-51)... Vandy hit .469 

(30-of-64) of its shots and out-rebounded UConn, 42-29... 

UConn struggled against the Commodore press, as Vandy had 

21 points off 18 Husky turnovers... Trailing by 12 points at intermission, 

UConn could get no closer than 14 points in the second 

half... Senior guard Wendy Davis netted a UConn teamhigh 

13 points, including three three-pointers... She closed out 

the year with 103 treys, which led the nation, and finished her 

career No. 2 in UConn all-time scoring (1,552 points)... Junior 

reserve center Kathy Ferrier added 10 points, while freshman 

Rebecca Lobo, still nursing a left knee injury, came off the 

bench to log nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds. 

Louisville 74 


March 18, 1993 


LOUISVILLE (19-11) 74 


Kristin Mattox 6-13 4-8 0-1 2 5 16 1 23 

Kelly Rose 9-13 0-0 9-10 10 3 27 1 34 

Nell Knox 3-9 0-0 1-2 6 2 7 1 34 

Carol Edwards 2-6 0-4 4-5 1 2 8 3 37 

Jody Martin 2-5 1-4 0-0 3 2 5 1 22 

Renee Huntsinger 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 2 17 

Nova Sweet 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 0 13 

Latasha Glanton 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 4 5 17 

Darnice Cloudy 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 3 

TOTALS 26-56 5-16 17-22 35 16 74 14 200 



Tonya Boone 3-8 2-3 4-6 1 2 12 4 35 

Rebecca Lobo 4-13 0-3 1-3 5 2 9 0 27 

Kathy Ferrier 4-8 0-0 2-2 6 3 10 1 20 

Jennifer Rizzotti 4-12 1-5 4-8 7 4 13 4 40 

Pam Webber 2-8 2-6 0-0 5 2 6 5 38 

Jamelle Elliott 9-16 1-3 2-2 15 4 21 1 33 

Colleen Healy 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 

Kim Better 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 

TOTALS 26-67 6-22 13-21 46 17 71 15 200 

Halftime Score - Louisville 38, Connecticut 44; Team Rebounds - 

Louisville 8, Connecticut 7; Turnovers - Louisville 11, Connecticut 11; 

Blocks - Louisville 4 (Mattox 1, Rose 1, Knox 1, Sweet 1), Connecticut 2 

(Lobo 2); Steals - Louisville 6 (Mattox 2, Huntsinger 2), Connecticut 7 

(Rizzotti 4); Technicals - None; Attendance - 4,030; Game Officials - 

Fisher, Stanning. 

NOTES: Senior center Kelly Rose scored nine of her gamehigh 

27 points in the final 3:59, to lead Louisville to a comefrom-behind 

victory , in a first round Mideast Region game in 

front of 4,030 fans at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion ...UConn, 

making its fifth-consecutive NCAA Tournament showing, shot 

38.8 percent from the floor, led by six points, 65-59 with 6:26 

left on sophomore Rebecca Lobo's layup...The Lady Cardinals 

then went on a 9-2 run over the next 2:47, to take the lead for 

good, 70-67 on two Rose free throws and a layup with 2:58 

left... Two foul shots by freshman Jamelle Elliott pulled 

UConn to within one, 70-69 with 55 seconds left...After another 

Rose free throw (71-69), UConn grabbed a defensive 

rebound but turned the ball over at midcourt... One more 

Louisville free throw made the score 72-69, and then a threepoint 

jumper by Husky freshman guard Jen Rizzotti hit the 

front rim with seven seconds left before Rose iced the game 

with two more free throws... The Huskies were 13-for-21 in free 

throws, and were paced by Elliott's career-highs of 21 points 

and 15 rebounds, followed by Rizzotti (13 points). 


Brown 60 

March 16, 1994 


BROWN (18-10) 60 


Kathleen Hill 3-7 0-0 3-4 4 5 9 1 31 

Jennifer Shaw 0-2 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 18 

Martina Jerant 2-11 0-0 10-12 8 5 14 3 29 

Tammy Sanchez 6-11 2-4 0-0 3 0 14 4 32 

Michelle Pagliaro 3-12 1-4 0-0 4 3 7 2 35 

Jennifer DeLucia 4-6 0-0 0-0 1 3 8 1 22 

Ellen Lenihan 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 0 4 3 17 

Kjersten Boschen 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 4 0 13 

Audra Gray 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 

Jody Buckley 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 

Paige Cokos 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 21-56 3-9 15-18 34 16 60 15 200 



Tonya Boone 4-9 3-4 0-0 3 2 11 4 19 


Rebecca Lobo 6-13 0-0 1-3 12 1 13 1 32 


Pam Webber 5-10 2-7 2-3 5 0 14 4 36 

Carla Berube 4-7 1-3 4-4 3 1 13 4 30 

Kara Wolters 2-5 0-0 1-3 4 4 5 0 16 

Shea Matlock 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 3 

Colleen Healy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Missy Rose 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 30-62 9-19 10-20 39 15 79 19 200 

Halftime Score - Brown 35, Connecticut 35; Team Rebounds - Brown 6, 

Connecticut 3; Turnovers - Brown 17, Connecticut 15; Blocks - Brown 4 

(Jerant 4), Connecticut 7 (Lobo 4); Steals - Brown 4 (Shaw 1, Pagliaro 1, 

DeLucia 1, Lenihan 1), Connecticut 11 (Rizzotti 4); Technicals - None; 

Attendance - 8,241; Game Officials - Frankoff, Foster. 

NOTES: UConn, the East Region's No. 1 seed, used a 29-6 

run at the beginning of the second half to defeat the No. 16 

seed Brown Bears... The first round game was played before an 

advance sellout crowd of 8,241 fans at the Harry A. Gampel 

Pavilion in Storrs, the first sellout of a NCAA Tournament 

game in Husky history... The sellout was UConn's fourth of the 

year...UConn was playing in its sixth consecutive NCAA 

Tournament, while Brown was making its first tourney showing... 

UConn won its 19th game in a row and had five players in 

double figure scoring...Junior 5-6 guard Pam Webber and 5-5 

sophomore guard Jen Rizzotti each scored 14 points to pace 

the Husky attack, while 6-4 junior center Rebecca Lobo and 6- 

0 freshman forward Carla Berube each netted 13 points, and 

5-9 senior forward Tonya Boone added 11... Lobo also had 

game-highs of 12 rebounds and four blocks...The Huskies hit a 

season-high nine three-pointers, going 9-for-19 from long 

range... The Huskies shot .484 (30-for-62), while UConn's No. 

1 nationally ranked defense (in FG percentage defense) held 

Brown to .375 accuracy (21-for-56)...UConn out-rebounded the 

Bears, 39-34... In the first half, Brown went 12-for-12 from the 

foul line and scored the final nine points of the half to knot the 

game at 35-all...The Bears then scored the first three points of 

the second half, and Connecticut trailed 38-35 with 18:41 to 

play... UConn then went on a decisive 29-6 run over the next 

10:43, and led 64-44, on a Webber three-point jumper with 7:59 

to play...The 29-6 run was keyed by Lobo's six points and five 

from Webber... Brown, which finished the year 18-10, was 

paced by junior center Martina Jerant and junior guard Tammy 

Sanchez who had 14 points each. 

142 


1991-92 UConn Huskies


1994 1994 

1994 



Auburn 59 

March 20, 1994 


AUBURN (20-10) 59 


Danielette Coleman 6-17 0-0 4-4 6 2 16 0 33 

Samantha Williams 3-14 2-7 4-4 6 3 12 1 36 

Margo Raubo 3-14 0-0 2-4 7 4 8 1 23 

Kristen Mulligan 4-9 0-3 2-2 4 5 10 2 34 

Pam Smith 1-8 0-2 0-0 1 0 2 0 8 

Tamika Slade 1-6 0-1 0-0 6 0 2 0 22 

Monique Morehouse 2-3 0-0 3-4 2 3 7 0 15 

Angie Farah 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 15 

Tonia Trail 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 9 

Angie Kennan 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 2 0 5 

TOTALS 21-79 2-17 15-18 38 18 59 4 200 




Rebecca Lobo 7-12 1-1 6-6 10 4 21 3 32 

Kara Wolters 10-11 0-0 0-2 10 2 20 0 24 


Pam Webber 0-3 0-2 4-4 2 1 4 3 29 

Carla Berube 3-7 0-2 0-0 2 1 6 4 28 

Tonya Boone 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 0 14 

Kim Better 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 3 

TOTALS 29-50 5-13 18-20 41 14 81 21 200 

Halftime Score - Auburn 20, Connecticut 45; Team Rebounds - Auburn 3, 

Connecticut 5; Turnovers - Auburn 11, Connecticut 18; Blocks - Auburn 

0, Connecticut 10 (Wolters 5); Steals - 10 (Mulligan 4), Connecticut 5 

(Lobo 1, Wolters 1, Rizzotti 1, Webber 1, Better 1); Technicals - None; 

Attendance - 8,241; Game Officials - Gibbons, Stroud. 

NOTES: Playing in front of a second advance sellout crowd of 

8,241 at Gampel Pavilion in a period of five days, the No. 1 East 

Region seed Huskies were paced by All-America Rebecca 

Lobo's game-high 21 points, freshman center Kara Wolters' 

career-high 20 points (in 24 minutes of play), and 18 points 

from sophomore guard Jen Rizzotti... UConn, its defense 

ranked No. 1 nationally in field goal percentage defense, limited 

No. 9 seed Auburn to .266 shooting (21-for-79), while UConn 

shot .580 (29-for-50)... The 22-point victory was the then-most 

by UConn in an NCAA Tournament game...The victory vaulted 

UConn into its second NCAA Regional Championship 

(Final 16) and its sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in the 

program's history...The home sellout was the fifth of the year 

for Connecticut... The Huskies held an eight-point edge, 22-14, 

with 10:03 remaining in the first half before going on a 23-6 

run to close out the half and to push their lead to 25 at the 

half... In the final half, the Lady Tigers could get no closer than 

14 points (73-59 with 2:07 left)... The win was Connecticut's 

20th in a row, and moved UConn to 29-2... The Huskies also 

ended the year a perfect 19-0 at home, finishing with an undefeated 

home court record for the first time in the club's 20-year 

history... Sophomore 6-0 forward Jamelle Elliott (eight points) 

added a game-high 11 rebounds for the Huskies, who outrebounded 

the Lady Tigers, 41-38. 



South Mississippi 64 

March 24, 1994 

Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, N.J. 

SO. MISSISSIPPI (26-5) 64 


Retha Greer 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 8 

Janice Felder 5-16 0-0 3-5 11 4 13 0 33 

Termekia Buchanan 2-6 0-0 0-3 4 4 4 0 21 

Patricia Nash 9-15 1-3 0-0 4 2 19 2 34 

Tanya Bullock 5-16 1-4 0-0 6 3 11 4 39 

Nedra Hosey 6-13 0-3 0-0 4 3 12 2 29 

Yoshekia Lampton 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 2 0 25 

Kim Adams 0-3 0-1 3-4 1 2 3 0 10 

Sules Walker 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 28-74 2-12 6-12 39 22 64 8 200 



Tonya Boone 3-6 0-2 0-0 3 0 6 1 25 


Rebecca Lobo 9-18 1-3 8-9 15 3 27 2 36 


Pam Webber 0-2 0-0 1-3 2 3 1 4 25 

Carla Berube 7-11 0-0 6-8 8 1 20 4 31 

Kara Wolters 7-10 0-0 0-0 5 1 14 0 17 

Kim Better 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 

Colleen Healy 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 30-66 1-9 17-23 52 14 78 18 200 

Halftime Score - So. Mississippi 32, Connecticut 33; Team Rebounds - So. 

Mississippi 6, Connecticut 8; Turnovers - So. Mississippi 14, Connecticut 

21; Blocks - So. Mississippi 2 (Lampton 2), Connecticut 7 (Lobo 3, 

Wolters 3); Steals - So. Mississippi 10 (Hosey 5), Connecticut 7 (Rizzotti 

2, Webber 2); Technicals - None; Attendance - 4,278; Game Officials - 

Courteau, Palermo. 

NOTES: Junior All-America Rebecca Lobo had game highs 

of 27 points and 15 rebounds to lead UConn over No. 4 seed 

Southern Mississippi... The win gave UConn a 30-2 record, its 

most victories in a season in program history... Freshman 

Carla Berube also contributed 20 points off the bench, while 

freshman Kara Wolters added 14 points... UConn, with the 

nation's No. 1 field goal percentage defense, held the Golden 

Eagles to .378 shooting (28-for-74)... UConn held a 52-39 

rebounding edge... UConn's other Sweet 16 showing was in 

1991... UConn led 33-32 at intermission... The Huskies built a 

10-point lead (17-7 with 14:24 to go on senior Tonya Boone's 

layup) in the first minutes of the game... Southern Mississippi 

steadily answered back, until it closed the gap to one point (29- 

28) with 2:59 to go on a Kim Adams free throw... A Berube 

layup at 1:33 to go pushed the lead to five points (33-28), but 

two successive Eagle baskets cut the score to the halftime margin...The 

first eight minutes of the second half was a struggle 

for the lead, and UConn was down five points, 50-45, with 

11:59 to play... Wolters scored a layup with 8:24 to go and the 

Huskies never trailed again. 


North Carolina 81 


March 26, 1994 

Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, N.J. 

NORTH CAROLINA (31-2) 81 


Charlotte Smith 7-13 0-2 3-4 7 3 17 3 39 

Stephanie Lawrence 2-12 0-9 3-5 1 0 7 6 39 

Sylvia Crawley 5-12 0-0 3-4 1 4 13 0 27 

Marion Jones 5-11 2-4 0-1 6 2 12 3 38 

Tonya Sampson 11-21 4-9 4-4 7 2 30 4 35 

Carrie McKee 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 

Tonya Cooper 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 

Tonya Jackson 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 5 

Gwendolyn Gillingham 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 5 

Lori Gear 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 3 

Kim Rouse 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Jill Suddreth 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 31-74 6-24 13-18 34 12 81 16 200 




Rebecca Lobo 5-13 0-2 1-4 9 3 11 6 39 

Kara Wolters 11-15 0-0 1-1 5 3 23 3 26 


Pam Webber 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 2 15 

Carla Berube 4-6 0-0 3-4 7 4 11 3 31 

Tonya Boone 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 2 1 17 

Kim Better 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 3 

Colleen Healy 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 

TOTALS 31-58 2-8 5-9 40 20 69 26 200 

Halftime Score - North Carolina 36, Connecticut 39; Team Rebounds - 

North Carolina 8, Connecticut 6; Turnovers - 17, Connecticut 30; Blocks 

- North Carolina 6 (Crawley 2, Sampson 2), Connecticut 4 (Lobo 2); 

Steals - North Carolina 13 (Sampson 6), Connecticut 8 (Rizzotti 3, Berube 

3); Technicals - None; Attendance - 4,351; Game Officials - Robinson, 

Whatford. 

NOTES: UConn 6-7 freshman center Kara Wolters scored a 

then-career-high 23 points (in 26 minutes) as the Huskies' season 

ended with an 81-69 loss to North Carolina in the East 

Regional Final... UNC claimed the national championship by 

defeating Louisiana Tech, 60-59... Four Huskies scored in double 

figures, including junior Rebecca Lobo with 11 points, 

freshman Carla Berube with 11 points off the bench and 

sophomore Jen Rizzotti with 10 points... UConn was the statistical 

leader in several aspects of the game, including shooting 

percentage and rebounding margin... UConn, which finished 

the season No. 1 nationally in field goal percentage 

defense, limited No. 3 regional seed UNC to .419 (31-for-74) 

from the floor, while shooting .534 (31-for-58)... The Huskies 

out-rebounded UNC, 40-34... It was UConn's second NCAA 

Elite Eight showing... The lead volleyed back and forth 

throughout the first half, with Carolina taking the largest lead 

(nine, 26-17) with 10:30 to go on a Tonya Sampson steal and 

coast-to-coast layup... UConn went on a 16-4 run over the next 

6:09 to take a three-point lead (33-30) on a Lobo layup from 

Wolters with 4:21 left... Berube had six points during the run... 

After UNC tied the game, 36-36 with 1:51 left, UConn provided 

the halftime margin on a Wolters layup and Berube free 

throw. UConn led by as many as seven points (49-42 with 

17:10 left) early in the second half, until Carolina tied the score 

(51-51) at 14:46 on another Sampson layup... The Huskies 

closed the gap to one point on two occasions, but never 

regained the lead... Sampson led all players with a game-high 30 

points and six steals as she earned East Regional MVP honors... 

Lobo, Berube and Wolters were on the All-Tournament team... 

UConn finished with a 30-3 record, its best single-season victory 

total in school history at the time. 

Rebecca Lobo 


143


1995-Champs 



Maine 75 

March 16, 1995 


MAINE (24-6) 75 


Trisha Ripton 4-11 4-10 1-1 4 3 13 1 27 

Stephanie Guidi 5-11 0-0 0-0 5 3 10 0 22 

Stacey Porrini 4-13 0-0 3-4 7 5 11 1 33 

Cindy Blodgett 4-14 1-4 1-1 5 2 10 3 33 

Seana Dionne 3-7 3-6 1-2 1 3 10 1 22 

Erin Grealy 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 15 

Catharine Gallant 3-6 0-0 1-2 4 2 7 1 15 

Stacia Rustad 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 9 

Sandi Carver 4-7 0-1 0-0 1 0 8 3 12 

Rita Sullivan 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 10 

Kelly Stubbs 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 2 

TOTALS 30-79 8-22 7-10 35 19 75 13 200 




Rebecca Lobo 8-15 2-3 0-5 5 2 18 3 23 

Kara Wolters 10-14 0-0 3-4 12 0 23 1 25 


Pam Webber 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 2 5 4 23 

Nykesha Sales 8-12 2-3 0-1 4 0 18 2 22 

Carla Berube 1-5 1-2 4-4 8 2 7 3 22 

Kim Better 1-1 0-0 1-3 4 0 3 0 10 

Missy Rose 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 7 

Kelley Hunt 1-2 0-0 2-3 2 2 4 1 8 

Brenda Marquis 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 0 5 

Jill Gelfenbien 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 

TOTALS 40-73 8-13 17-28 56 14 105 27 200 

Halftime Score - Maine 25, Connecticut 53; Team Rebounds - Maine 6, 

Connecticut 7; Turnovers - Maine 12, Connecticut 16; Blocks - Maine 3 

(Guidi 2), Connecticut 8 (Lobo 4, Wolters 4); Steals - Maine 7 (Cindy 

Blodgett 2, Rita Sullivan 2,), Connecticut 9 (Lobo 2, Sales 2, Hunt 2); 

Technicals - None; Attendance - 8,241; Game Officials - Bell, Zentz. 

NOTES: All-America sophomore center Kara Wolters 

scored a game-high 23 points on 10-for-14 shooting and led 

five players in double figure scoring as the Huskies advanced... 

UConn entered the Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East 

Region for the second year in a row, the first such accomplishment 

by any BIG EAST team... UConn's other double figure 

scorers included: senior All-America Rebecca Lobo and 

freshman Nykesha Sales, who both had 18 points, junior 

Jamelle Elliott with 13 points and junior All-America point 

guard Jen Rizzotti with 10 points... The game was played in 

front of UConn's ninth advance sellout of the year (8,241)... 

The Huskies shot .541 in the game (40-for-73)... Wolters had 16 

first-half points... UConn started the game on two consecutive 

three-pointers from Lobo and jumped out to a 16-7 lead. 

1995-Champs 



Virginia Tech 45 

March 18, 1995 


VIRGINIA TECH (22-9) 45 


Christi Osborne 6-15 2-6 5-5 2 1 19 2 36 

Angela Donnell 2-6 0-0 0-0 2 3 4 0 25 

Jenny Root 5-11 0-0 6-7 7 1 16 0 33 

Terri Garland 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 3 30 

Lisa Leftwich 1-10 0-0 0-0 3 4 2 1 26 

Cynthia Lee 1-2 0-0 2-4 3 4 4 0 12 

Sherry Banks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 

Michelle Hollister 0-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 2 17 

Stephanie Carter 0-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 10 

Lynette Nolley 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 

Renee Maitland 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 15-55 2-8 13-16 30 20 45 8 200 




Rebecca Lobo 8-13 0-1 1-2 11 2 17 8 27 

Kara Wolters 8-10 0-0 1-1 3 3 17 2 24 


Pam Webber 1-2 0-1 0-0 4 1 2 7 26 

Nykesha Sales 3-5 0-2 2-2 4 2 8 0 18 

Carla Berube 2-7 0-0 0-0 6 1 4 1 20 

Kim Better 1-4 0-0 2-2 0 1 4 0 16 

Kelley Hunt 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 2 2 9 

Missy Rose 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 8 



TOTALS 37-61 3-8 14-19 40 19 91 25 200 

Halftime Score - Virginia Tech 17, Connecticut 45; Team Rebounds - 

Virginia Tech 8, Connecticut 6; Turnovers - Virginia Tech 29, Connecticut 

20; Blocks - Virginia Tech 2 (Osborne 1, Root 1), Connecticut (Lobo 5); 

Steals - Virginia Tech 6 (Donnell 2), Connecticut 13 (Sales 5); Technicals - 

None; Attendance - 8,241; Game Officials - Stroud, Gasser. 

NOTES: All-America junior Jen Rizzotti scored a game-high 

20 points as the Huskies advanced to its third Sweet 16 in the program’s 

history... Junior forward Jamelle Elliott (15 points) collected 

the 1,000th point of her career when she hit a free throw 

with 7:59 to play, becoming the 12th player in Husky history to 

surpass the 1,000-point milestone... Senior All-America Rebecca 

Lobo came close to a triple-double with her 18 points, 11 

rebounds and a career and game-high eight assists... UConn's 

home court win streak was extended to 35 games... The Huskies' 

margin of victory (+46) shattered the school record for NCAA 

Tournament game margin of victory (+30), set against Maine two 

days earlier... UConn played in front of its 10th home sellout of 

the year... The Hokies were limited to .250 shooting in the first 

half, as they connected on just six of 24 shots... For the game, the 

nation's No. 1-ranked defense limited Virginia Tech to only .273 

from the floor (15-for-55)... The Huskies shot .529 percent (18- 

for-34) in the first half and .607 for the game... Connecticut led 

by as many as 51 points (87-36) and enjoyed a 62-16 advantage in 

points in the lane... The Huskies also held a 40-30 advantage on 

the boards. 

1995-Champs 



Alabama 56 

March 23, 1995 


ALABAMA (22-9) 56 


Niesa Johnson 4-19 2-9 4-4 4 1 14 5 40 

Marlene Stevenson 1-4 1-1 2-2 7 3 5 0 19 

Yolanda Watkins 4-14 1-4 3-4 8 5 12 2 29 

Madonna Thompson 2-8 1-7 0-0 0 1 3 5 22 

Brittney Ezell 1-4 1-4 3-3 1 2 6 3 22 

Nanae Daniels 1-6 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 16 

Carla Koonce 3-8 0-0 0-0 5 4 6 0 22 

Sara Smith 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 1 6 0 14 

Leah Monteith 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 10 

Pam Duncan 0-2 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 6 

TOTALS 19-72 6-27 12-13 36 23 56 11 200 




Rebecca Lobo 6-15 1-2 6-8 6 3 19 1 32 

Kara Wolters 3-5 0-0 3-3 5 1 9 0 25 


Pam Webber 0-3 0-2 2-3 3 1 2 1 18 

Nykesha Sales 3-6 2-4 0-4 1 3 8 0 19 

Carla Berube 1-4 0-1 4-4 4 1 6 4 22 

Kim Better 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 0 7 

Kelley Hunt 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 6 


Missy Rose 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 1 3 


TOTALS 29-62 6-14 23-30 54 14 87 16 200 

Halftime Score - Alabama 25, Connecticut 51; Team Rebounds - Alabama 

4, Connecticut 5; Turnovers - Alabama 14, Connecticut 16; Blocks - 

Alabama 4 (Johnson 1, Watkins 1, Daniels 1, Smith 1), Connecticut 4 

(Lobo 3); Steals - Alabama 8 (Watkins 4), Connecticut 5 (Rizzotti 2); 

Technicals - None; Attendance - 8,241; Game Officials - Sheppard, 

Balque. 

NOTES: UConn hosted the East Regionals and All-America 

guard Jen Rizzotti netted a game-high 24 points, including 15 

in the first half, and added a game-high seven assists to lead the 

Huskies over Alabama... Senior center Rebecca Lobo added 

19 points as the Huskies advanced to the NCAA Final Eight 

for the second consecutive season... The game was played in 

front of another advance sellout crowd of 8,241... Junior forward 

Jamelle Elliott had 14 points and a game-high 14 

rebounds... Alabama led 18-15 with 14:44 remaining in the first 

half before UConn took the lead for good with a 20-0 run over 

the next 7:19... Rizzotti led the Huskies in the first half with 15 

points, including 12 of their first 13 points... The Huskies shot 

.643 percent in the first half... The 31-point victory for UConn 

marked the third largest margin of victory ever in an NCAA 

Tournament East Regional game... Alabama was led by senior 

guard Niesa Johnson's 14 points and got no closer than 23 

points in the second half... The Huskies outrebounded 

Alabama 54-36. 

144 



1995-Champs 1995-Champs 1995-Champs 



National Championship 


Virginia 63 

March 25, 1995 



Stanford 60 

April 1, 1995 

Target Center - Minneapolis, Minn. 


Tennessee 64 

April 2, 1995 

Target Center - Minneapolis, Minn. 

VIRGINIA (27-5) 63 


Monick Foote 2-9 1-5 2-2 3 4 7 0 27 

Wendy Palmer 7-20 2-5 4-4 12 3 20 1 35 

Jeffra Gausepohl 2-10 0-0 1-2 6 1 5 0 14 

Jenny Boucek 0-4 0-0 3-4 1 2 3 1 29 

Tora Suber 3-9 0-4 0-0 4 1 6 3 40 

Amy Lofstedt 5-6 2-2 2-2 3 2 14 2 32 

Charleata Beale 2-5 0-0 4-4 4 1 8 1 23 

TOTALS 21-63 5-16 16-18 43 14 63 8 200 




Rebecca Lobo 3-12 0-1 2-2 6 3 8 2 36 

Kara Wolters 9-14 0-0 0-0 5 4 18 0 32 


Pam Webber 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 11 

Nykesha Sales 5-11 0-4 0-0 4 1 10 3 31 

Carla Berube 2-9 1-3 1-3 3 1 6 2 26 

TOTALS 28-69 3-17 8-11 41 17 67 14 200 

Halftime Score - Virginia 44, Connecticut 37; Team Rebounds - Virginia 

10, Connecticut 7; Turnovers - Virginia 16, Connecticut 15; Blocks - 

Virginia 2 (Foote 1, Beale 1),Connecticut 11 (Lobo 6); Steals - Virginia 7 

(Palmer 3), Connecticut 10 (Sales 4); Technicals - None; Attendance - 

8,241; Game Officials - Bomengen, Denham. 

NOTES: UConn earned its second ever berth into the NCAA 

Final Four in program history, led by junior Jen Rizzotti, who 

had 13 points and a season-high tying eight rebounds... UConn 

center Kara Wolters led the Huskies with 18 points and five 

blocks, while junior forward Jamelle Elliott finished with 12 

points... There were four lead changes in the game... The 

Huskies then built their biggest lead of the second half, 66-57, 

on a 10-foot jumper in the paint by freshman forward 

Nykesha Sales... The Huskies, who held Virginia to just .259 

percent shooting (7-of-27) in the second half, jumped out to a 

29-10 lead in the game's first 9:58... The Cavaliers then finished 

the half with a 34-8 run to hold the lead at the intermission... 

Senior All-America center Rebecca Lobo finished with eight 

points and a game-high six blocks... The halftime deficit was the 

first of the season for the Huskies and the first in 48 

games...The Huskies started the second half with a 12-5 run in 

the first 7:17 to tie the game at 49-49 with 12:43 remaining... 

Virginia reclaimed the lead at 53-51, but UConn responded 

with a 7-0 spurt over the next 3:17 to take the lead for good. 

STANFORD (30-3) 60 


Kate Starbird 1-9 0-3 0-0 3 4 2 4 26 

Rachel Hemmer 2-6 0-0 1-2 4 3 5 0 20 

Anita Kaplan 6-11 0-0 0-0 7 4 12 2 21 

Kate Paye 4-13 2-10 0-1 1 5 10 9 37 

Jamila Wideman 0-3 0-1 0-0 4 1 0 1 12 

Olympia Scott 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 2 4 2 9 

Vanessa Nygaard 2-6 2-6 0-0 3 4 6 0 11 

Regan Freuen 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 

Charmin Smith 1-2 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 2 7 

Bobbie Kelsey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 

Kristin Folkl 5-11 2-3 0-0 9 3 12 1 34 

Tara Harrington 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 

Naomi Mulitauaopele 2-7 0-0 2-2 4 2 6 0 10 

Heather Owen 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 5 

TOTALS 25-81 7-27 3-5 43 31 60 22 200 




Rebecca Lobo 5-9 2-3 5-6 9 1 17 3 37 

Kara Wolters 11-17 0-0 9-13 9 2 31 2 33 


Pam Webber 0-1 0-1 0-1 1 0 0 2 17 

Kim Better 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 

Missy Rose 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 2 


Carla Berube 0-2 0-0 2-2 6 2 2 4 23 

Kelley Hunt 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 0 0 0 2 


Nykesha Sales 1-2 0-0 3-3 2 5 5 2 15 

TOTALS 25-50 3-9 34-46 50 13 87 21 200 

Halftime Score - Stanford 20, Connecticut 44; Team Rebounds - Stanford 

3, Connecticut 8; Turnovers - Stanford 17, Connecticut 20; Blocks - 

Stanford 4 (Folkl 2), Connecticut 5 (Lobo 2, Wolters 2); Steals - Stanford 9 

(Starbird 3), Connecticut 10 (Lobo 3); Technicals - None; Attendance - 

18,038; Game Officials - Bell, Trammell. 

NOTES: UConn raced out to a 22-point halftime lead behind 

the sterling performance of 6-7 All-America sophomore Kara 

Wolters who netted a game-high 31 points, one shy of her 

career-high... Junior forward Jamelle Elliott added 21 points 

including an impressive 9-10 from the charity stripe... The win 

earned Connecticut its first-ever trip to the National 

Championship game and only the second team since Cheyney 

State (PA) in 1982 to represent the Northeast in the National 

Championship... National Player of the Year Rebecca Lobo 

netted 17 points and pulled down nine rebounds... UConn also 

enjoyed a distinct advantage at the free throw line, completing 

34-46 attempts (.739)... UConn's 27-point margin of victory set 

the NCAA National Semifinal record... The Huskies' defense 

limited Stanford to 20 first-half points, which tied an NCAA 

Final Four record for fewest. 

TENNESSEE (34-3) 64 


Nikki McCray 3-12 0-1 1-2 5 2 7 4 31 

Pashen Thompson 1-1 0-0 2-2 3 2 4 1 10 

Dana Johnson 3-11 0-0 3-3 10 2 9 0 33 

Latina Davis 5-12 1-4 0-1 5 4 11 1 31 

Michelle Marciniak 3-11 1-6 1-3 0 3 8 5 30 

Michelle Johnson 2-3 1-2 0-0 3 2 5 1 13 

Tiffani Johnson 3-7 0-0 1-1 5 3 7 1 21 

Laurie Milligan 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 0 4 2 10 

Vonda Ward 2-5 0-0 2-2 2 3 6 1 16 

Abby Conklin 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 1 3 0 5 

TOTALS 24-66 4-14 12-16 37 22 64 16 200 




Rebecca Lobo 5-10 0-2 7-8 8 4 17 2 28 

Kara Wolters 4-9 0-0 2-4 3 4 10 0 31 


Pam Webber 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 2 17 

Carla Berube 1-6 0-1 3-5 3 0 5 2 20 

Nykesha Sales 4-12 1-4 1-4 6 3 10 3 33 

TOTALS 25-53 2-10 18-27 43 18 70 15 200 

Halftime Score - Tennessee 38, Connecticut 32; Team Rebounds - 

Tennessee 3, Connecticut 12; Turnovers - Tennessee 14, Connecticut 18; 

Blocks - Tennessee 1 (T.Johnson), Connecticut 4 (Lobo 2, Wolters 2); 

Steals - Tennessee 6 (D.Johnson 2, Marciniak 2), Connecticut 7 (Rizzotti 3, 

Sales 3); Technicals - None; Attendance - 18,038; Game Officials - 

Kantner, Sheppard. 

NOTES: NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Performer 

Rebecca Lobo scored a game-high 17 points, including 11 in 

the second half, and NCAA All-Tournament Team juniors 

Jennifer Rizzotti and Jamelle Elliott added 15 and 13 points 

respectively, to lead No. 1 Connecticut to a 70-64 victory over 

No. 2 Tennessee in the NCAA National Championship game... 

UConn finished the season with a perfect 35-0 record, becoming 

the first undefeated team in NCAA history to ever finish a 

season with 35 victories... UConn shot .500 (13-26) in the second 

half to post the six-point win... The Husky defense held the 

Lady Vols to just .364 for the game... Joining Lobo, Rizzotti, and 

Elliott on the All-Tournament team were Husky sophomore 

Kara Wolters and Tennessee guard Nikki McCray... The win was 

the second over the Lady Vols for the Huskies that season. 

Kara Wolters 


145


1996 1996 

1996 



Howard 63 

March 16, 1996 


HOWARD (20-10) 63 


Melissa Young 2-6 1-2 0-0 4 4 5 1 22 

Alisha Hill 6-8 0-0 1-2 4 4 13 2 27 

Denique Graves 5-17 0-0 2-4 9 3 12 0 28 

Kimberly Ford 3-7 2-4 4-4 1 4 12 2 35 

Amanda Hayes 6-15 2-2 2-7 7 4 16 3 40 

Tianwa Scott 1-2 0-0 3-4 5 0 5 1 25 

Eriade Hunter 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 12 

Nicole Johnson 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 6 

Renee Thompson 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 4 

Charmil Spooner 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 23-60 5-8 12-21 42 22 63 9 200 



Carla Berube 0-5 0-0 5-8 1 2 5 2 23 


Kara Wolters 8-11 0-0 1-4 4 2 17 2 19 


Nykesha Sales 8-13 1-1 0-1 2 2 17 3 23 

Rita Williams 1-7 0-1 5-6 3 2 7 3 22 

Tammy Arnold 1-6 0-3 2-2 5 3 4 0 13 

Amy Duran 4-4 0-0 2-2 6 1 10 1 15 

Missy Rose 2-5 1-3 0-0 1 1 5 0 11 


Amy Hughes 0-2 0-0 2-2 2 1 2 0 5 

Sarah Northway 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 5 

Courtney Gaine 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 

TOTALS 34-69 4-10 22-31 41 21 94 20 200 

Halftime Score - Howard 25, Connecticut 48; Team Rebounds - Howard 

7, Connecticut 5; Turnovers - Howard 34, Connecticut 18; Blocks - 

Howard 2 (Graves 1, Thompson 1), Connecticut 2 (Kara Wolters 2); 

Steals - Howard 7 (Ford 2), Connecticut 19 (Rizzotti 4, Williams 4); 

Technicals - None; Attendance - 8,241; Game Officials - Cheppy, 

Mattingly, Whitson. 

NOTES: Four Huskies were in double figure scoring as 

UConn opened up NCAA Tournament play at home for the 

eighth consecutive year... The game was played in front of an 

8,241 advance sellout crowd at Gampel Pavilion in a first-ever 

meeting between these two teams...UConn claimed a No. 1 

regional seed in the NCAA's for the third consecutive year, and 

was playing in the Mideast Region for only the second 

time...UConn shot .493 for the game, and was a sizzling .633 

from the floor in the first half (19-for-30) as it took a 23-point 

lead into intermission... The 31-point victory for UConn tied 

the club's then-second highest margin of victory in an NCAA 

Tournament game... Leading the Husky offense with 17 points 

apiece were All-America junior center Kara Wolters and All- 

BIG EAST sophomore Nykesha Sales, as Wolters played 

only 19 minutes and Sales 23... All-America senior Jennifer 

Rizzotti (15 points, game-high seven assists, four steals) and 

freshman reserve forward Amy Duran (10 points, six 

rebounds) closed out the double-digit scoring... Howard (20- 

10), the No. 16 regional seed, committed 34 turnovers, the 

most by a UConn opponent that season... UConn was outrebounded, 

42-41... After trailing 4-0 to open the contest, 

UConn ran off a 31-14 spurt, sparked by nine points from 

Wolters, and led 31-16 with 10:36 to play in the first half... 

Wolters, Rizzotti and Sales all had 11 first-half points... 

Howard was led by Amanda Hayes' 16 points. 

Mideast Region • Second Round 


Michigan State 68 

March 18, 1996 


MICHIGAN STATE (18-11) 68 


Paula Sanders 5-11 0-0 0-1 11 2 10 0 29 

Cheri Euler 5-12 0-1 2-2 3 3 12 3 36 

Nicole Cushing 2-4 0-0 1-1 2 4 5 0 14 

Tamika Matlock 7-7 1-1 0-0 0 3 15 8 35 

Jamie Wesley 4-13 3-6 0-0 2 2 11 1 33 

Zareth Gray 6-9 1-2 0-0 4 2 13 2 22 

Akilah Collier 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 12 

Bella Engen 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 0 14 

Pernille Dalgaard 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 2 

Alana Burns 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 

Kamilah Cunningham 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 30-60 5-11 3-4 28 17 68 14 200 



Carla Berube 3-5 0-0 2-4 7 2 8 2 30 


Kara Wolters 7-11 0-0 8-10 5 2 22 0 26 


Nykesha Sales 7-12 1-1 1-3 4 1 16 5 28 

Tammy Arnold 0-2 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 0 10 

Amy Duran 2-3 0-1 0-0 3 0 4 2 15 

Rita Williams 0-2 0-1 1-2 1 1 1 1 15 

Kelley Hunt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 3 

Missy Rose 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 

Amy Hughes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 33-58 4-10 18-27 33 13 88 17 200 

Halftime Score - Michigan State 33, Connecticut 43; Team Rebounds - 

Michigan State 2, Connecticut 4; Turnovers - Michigan State 19, Connecticut 

13; Blocks - Michigan State 0, Connecticut 5 (Wolters 3); Steals - Michigan 

State 9 (Matlock 3), Connecticut 11 (Rizzotti 3, Sales 3); Technicals - None; 

Attendance - 8,241; Game Officials - Bell, Cheppy, Mattingly. 

NOTES: UConn advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the third 

consecutive year, behind All-America junior Kara Wolters 

(game-high 22 points, three blocks) and All-America senior 

Jennifer Rizzotti (18 points, 3-for-5 from 3-point range, six 

assists) in the first meeting between the two teams... UConn 

advanced to Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Ill., to face San 

Francisco... The win was UConn's eighth consecutive in NCAA 

Tournament play at Gampel... This also was the Gampel Pavilion 

home finale for UConn seniors Rizzotti, Jamelle Elliott (17 

points, 7-for-9 shooting, 7 rebounds) and Kim Better (out with 

mono) where the Huskies went a splendid 64-6 (.914) during their 

tenure, including a 55-1 mark the last three years... Sophomore 

Nykesha Sales added 16 points ....Rizzotti netted 16 first half 

points to propel UConn to its 43-33 halftime lead... UConn then 

ripped off a 22-13 run to start the second half, with Elliott (six 

points, four rebounds) and Wolters (nine points) sparking the 

effort for a 65-46 Husky edge... UConn shot .569 from the floor 

(33-for-58)... No. 9 seed MSU (18-11) shot .500 (30-for-60), the 

first opponent in 96 games to reach the .500 mark against the 

Huskies (dating back to the 1993-94 season when Stanford hit 

.571 of its shots on Dec. 28, 1993)... UConn out-rebounded 

MSU, 35-28...The Spartans were led by junior guard Tamika 

Matlock's 15 points. 

Mideast Region • Semifinals 


San Francisco 44 

March 23, 1996 

Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, Ill. 

SAN FRANCISCO (24-8) 44 


Sarah Wanless 0-1 0-0 4-4 3 2 4 2 22 

Renee Demirdjian 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 2 29 

Valerie Gillon 6-11 0-0 1-3 2 3 13 0 33 

Jamie Shadian 1-4 1-2 0-1 3 4 3 7 30 

Brittany Lindhe 2-8 0-1 1-2 5 2 5 0 34 

Tinna Nielsen 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 7 

Andrea Kagie 2-13 1-4 0-0 2 1 5 2 20 

Michele Matthews 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Amy Voiland 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Julie Murdent 4-8 0-0 2-2 2 3 10 0 20 

Deana Itow 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 

TOTALS 17-49 2-7 8-12 24 17 44 13 200 



Carla Berube 5-8 1-1 7-7 5 0 18 5 33 


Kara Wolters 10-15 0-0 1-4 8 3 21 2 35 


Nykesha Sales 8-17 1-1 4-4 10 2 21 2 33 

Tammy Arnold 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 7 

Missy Rose 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 

Amy Duran 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 1 2 2 18 

Rita Williams 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 1 12 

Kelley Hunt 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 4 

TOTALS 27-51 3-5 15-21 40 16 72 17 200 

Halftime Score - San Francisco 28, Connecticut 37; Team Rebounds - San 

Francisco 4, Connecticut 3; Turnovers - San Francisco 13, Connecticut 16; 

Blocks - San Francisco 1 (Itow), Connecticut 2 (Wolters 2); Steals - San 

Francisco 6 (Demirdjian 2, Kagie 2), Connecticut 9 (Sales 3); Technicals - 

None; Attendance - 7,190; Game Officials - Dean, Marshall, Short. 

NOTES: UConn advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the 

third consecutive year and fourth overall... The win was a birthday 

present for UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, who 

turned 42 on March 23rd... UConn received 21 points apiece 

from All-America junior Kara Wolters and sophomore forward 

Nykesha Sales... Joining them in double figure scoring 

was junior forward Carla Berube (18 points)... Wolters had 

now scored 60 points in UConn's first three 1996 NCAA 

Tournament games... Sales also added a game-high 10 

rebounds... No. 12 regional seed San Francisco (24-8) was a 64- 

60 upset winner over No. 4 Duke in the second round... The 

win was the Huskies' 98th win in the last three years, breaking 

the Division I women's basketball record for victories in a 

three-year period (Texas' record of 97 wins)... UConn held San 

Francisco to just four second-half field goals, a season low for 

a Husky opponent... USF went four-for-22 in the final period... 

UConn, shooting .529 from the field (27-for-51) overall, connected 

on .583 of its first half field goal attempts (14-for-24), as 

Berube poured in 11 points... UConn out-rebounded San 

Francisco 40-24 in the contest... After USF led 8-7, the Huskies 

ripped off an 18-7 run midway through the first half, taking a 

25-15 lead with 9:00 to play...Sales had eight points in the run... 

Wolters moved to No. 4 in all-time Husky scoring in the game 

(1,532 points)... The win was the 33rd of UConn’s season, a 

school record for a single season... Senior center Valerie Gillon 

(13 points) led USF. 

146 


Mideast Region • Championship 


1996 1996 1997 


Vanderbilt 57 

March 25, 1996 

Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, Ill. 

VANDERBILT (23-8) 57 


Katie Janky 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 2 

Sheri Sam 8-19 0-2 0-0 13 3 16 1 37 

Mara Cunningham 5-10 0-0 2-2 8 3 12 2 33 

Ginger Jared 3-7 2-5 0-0 1 1 8 5 37 

Nettie Respondek 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 2 5 1 8 

Na’Sheema Hillmon 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 0 4 0 12 

Paige Redman 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 

Michelle Palmisano 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 2 15 

Lisa Ostrom 1-2 0-0 0-1 2 2 2 1 15 

Beth Ostendorf 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 8 

Angela Gorsica 1-8 0-0 5-6 4 4 7 2 27 

TOTALS 22-60 4-13 9-11 35 16 57 15 200 



Carla Berube 1-9 0-1 1-1 11 1 3 5 37 


Kara Wolters 5-15 0-0 7-11 10 2 17 0 33 


Nykesha Sales 5-12 1-2 5-6 4 2 16 2 30 

Amy Duran 3-6 2-4 0-0 4 1 8 2 22 

Kelley Hunt 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 7 

TOTALS 24-66 6-16 13-19 51 14 67 18 200 

Halftime Score - Vanderbilt 34, Connecticut 34; Team Rebounds - Vanderbilt 1, 

Connecticut 2; Turnovers - Vanderbilt 11, Connecticut 12; Blocks - Connecticut 2 

(Berube 1, Wolters 1); Steals - Vanderbilt 8 (Jared 3), Connecticut 6 (Wolters 2, 

Rizzotti 2, Sales 2); Technicals - None; Attendance - 6,333; Game Officials - 

Fujimoto, South, Yarborough. 

NOTES: UConn advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the 

second consecutive year and third time in the last six years... It 

was UConn's first win against SEC foe Vanderbilt in three tries 

and the first time this season that UConn and its opponent 

were tied at the half... The Huskies were led by "double-doubles" 

from All-America junior Kara Wolters (game-high 17 

points, 10 rebounds) and senior Jamelle Elliott (16 points, 

team-high 12 rebounds)... Sophomore forward Nykesha Sales 

added 16 points, while junior Carla Berube had three points 

and 11 rebounds... UConn crashed the boards against Vandy, 

and held a 51-35 edge in rebounding over its taller opponent... 

The Mideast Regional Most Outstanding Player was UConn 

senior guard Jen Rizzotti, who produced an outstanding overall 

game with seven points, seven assists, six rebounds and two 

steals...UConn led 20-9 with 11:50 to play in the first half... 

Elliott had 13 points and 10 rebounds in 20 minutes in the first 

half... She fouled out with 5:26 left in the game, with UConn 

leading 55-53...The Huskies received help from their bench, as 

freshman Amy Duran hit two key three-point jumpers from 

the baseline and Sales added another in the final 7:05... UConn 

led, 57-53, when Sales connected on a three-pointer from the 

wing with 3:42 left for a 60-53 lead... After Vanderbilt closed to 

within five, 62-57 with 2:23 left on a layup from Angela 

Gorsica, Duran nailed her second trey of the game from the 

left baseline with 1:15 left, to push the Husky lead to eight, 65- 

57... Rizzotti, Wolters, Sales and Elliott all were named to the 

Mideast Regional All-Tournament Team, along with 

Vanderbilt's Sheri Sam. 


Tennessee 88 

CONNECTICUT 83 OT 

March 29, 1996 

Charlotte Coliseum - Charlotte, N.C. 



Carla Berube 5-14 0-1 3-3 1 3 13 2 41 


Kara Wolters 6-10 0-0 1-3 10 5 13 0 31 


Nykesha Sales 11-23 4-5 2-2 6 4 28 5 42 

Tammy Arnold 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 

Amy Duran 1-4 0-1 2-2 2 2 4 1 21 

Rita Williams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Kelly Hunt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 

TOTALS 30-66 7-15 16-19 35 23 83 19 225 



Chamique Holdsclaw 5-15 0-0 3-4 6 4 13 2 31 

Abby Conklin 4-11 0-1 3-3 6 0 11 0 34 


Michelle Marciniak 5-8 2-3 9-12 7 0 21 6 41 

Latina Davis 6-11 0-0 4-5 4 3 16 1 40 

Laurie Milligan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Kellie Jolly 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 3 8 

Brynae Laxton 1-1 0-0 2-3 0 0 4 1 12 


TOTALS 32-67 2-4 22-30 46 13 88 14 225 

Halftime Score - Connecticut 30, Tennessee 34; Team Rebounds - 

Connecticut 5, Tennessee 6; Turnovers - Connecticut 13, Tennessee 13; 

Blocks - Connecticut 7 (Wolters 6), Tennessee 2 (Johnson 1, Conklin 1); 

Steals - Connecticut 4 (Sales 2), Tennessee 3 (Marciniak 3); Technicals - 

None; Attendance - 23,291; Game Officials - Trammell, Cloud, 

Yarborough. 

NOTES: A late overtime flurry by Tennessee prevented the 

Huskies with a chance to repeat as NCAA Champion, as the 

Lady Vols prevailed, 88-83, in overtime at the Charlotte 

Coliseum... UConn's luck ran out in overtime against the Lady 

Vols after three straight wins over its rival from the SEC... 

Nykesha Sales, with a career-high 28 points, hit a three-point 

jumper from the top of the key with four seconds left in regulation 

to force overtime, yet Jennifer Rizzotti's three-pointer 

to tie it in OT with three seconds to go was tipped away by UT's 

6-4 sophomore Tiffani Johnson...What made UConn's comeback 

that more dramatic was that the Huskies played the final 

1:19 of the second half and overtime without leading scorer 

Kara Wolters (13 points, 10 rebounds, six blocks), who fouled 

out with UConn trailing 73-70... The UConn season began and 

ended with overtime losses on a neutral court - to Louisiana 

Tech (ironically, in Knoxville, TN) and then to Tennessee... 

There were 12 lead changes and 18 ties in the contest... The 

teams entered overtime tied 75-75, and the teams traded baskets 

before UT took the lead for good, 82-81 on a free throw by senior 

guard Michelle Marciniak with 1:43 to play... Tennessee 

would go seven-for-eight from the line in the final 1:43 for their 

final points of the game... After two free throws by Abby 

Conklin (84-81) with 1:22 left and a UT 30-second violation, 

UConn pulled within one, 84-83 on a Sales driving layup with 

19.9 seconds to go...Marciniak was fouled on the next possession, 

and sank both ends of a one-and-one two seconds later 

(86-83)... UConn saw its last shot blocked (Rizzotti's) and two 

foul shots one second later by UT senior Latina Davis sealed 

the 88-83 win...Sales scored half of UConn’s 30 first half 

points. 

Midwest Region • First Round 


Lehigh 35 

March 15, 1997 


LEHIGH (15-15) 35 


Keri Herzog 1-7 1-3 0-0 2 0 3 1 23 

Jen Hendrix 3-11 0-0 0-0 0 3 6 0 25 

Moira Deakin 0-5 0-0 2-2 6 5 2 4 31 

Kelly Madden 2-5 0-2 0-0 0 0 4 0 20 

Danielle Baldwin 2-9 0-4 0-0 2 3 4 4 30 

Kelly Collins 1-7 0-4 1-4 4 1 3 1 25 

Maureen Trigo 3-8 1-3 0-0 1 3 7 0 13 

Christina Harris 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 5 

Allison Sims 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 4 

Alexis Bevington 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 8 

Amy Thomson 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 5 

Christina Henry 2-6 0-0 0-1 2 3 4 0 11 

TOTALS 15-63 2-16 3-7 23 20 35 10 200 



Carla Berube 7-9 2-2 1-2 7 0 17 2 23 

Nykesha Sales 6-10 1-2 2-3 6 3 15 3 22 

Kara Wolters 5-6 0-0 4-5 8 2 14 0 21 

Amy Duran 5-8 1-1 0-0 4 0 11 6 24 

Rita Williams 3-7 0-1 3-4 4 0 9 5 28 

Tammy Arnold 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 1 7 

Missy Rose 2-6 0-1 0-0 3 1 4 3 18 

Stacy Hansmeyer 2-2 0-0 0-1 6 1 4 0 11 


Shea Ralph 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 3 

Kelley Hunt 3-4 0-0 1-2 3 3 7 0 11 

Paige Sauer 7-10 0-0 3-3 7 0 17 0 17 


TOTALS 42-70 5-9 14-20 58 12 103 20 200 

Halftime Score - Lehigh 18, Connecticut 48; Team Rebounds - Lehigh 3, 

Connecticut 2; Turnovers - Lehigh 21, Connecticut 17; Blocks - Lehigh 0, 

Connecticut 1 (Wolters); Steals - Lehigh 4 (Collins 3), Connecticut 16 

(Sales 9); Technicals - None; Attendance - 10,027; Game Officials - 

Bomeli, Hudson, Silverman. 

NOTES: Five Huskies finished in double figures as No. 1 seed 

UConn won its NCAA Tournament first round game for the 

fourth straight year... Carla Berube and Paige Sauer led all 

scorers with 17 points, while Nykesha Sales (15), Kara 

Wolters (14) and Amy Duran (11) also posted double-figures... 

Sauer’s 17 points was her career high and five better than her 

previous best of 12... Sales recorded a career-high nine steals, 

which also put her in a three-way tie for second-most steals in 

any NCAA Tournament game (NCAA record is 10)... The nine 

thefts also ranked first for most in a Midwest Region first or 

second round game... Lehigh tied the second lowest points 

scored in an NCAA Tournament game with 35... UConn’s 68- 

point margin of victory was the third highest in NCAA 

Tournament history... Connecticut outrebounded Lehigh, 58- 

23, and that 35-board margin tied the fourth largest rebounding 

margin in an NCAA Tournament game... Additionally, 

Connecticut’s 58 rebounds and 68-point margin of victory 

were UConn’s best-ever in the NCAA Tournament... Lehigh 

led, 5-4, when UConn went on a 13-0 run and took the lead the 

rest of the way... Lehigh made its first-ever NCAA appearance... 

The game was an advance sell-out of 10,027, UConn’s 

13th home sell-out of the season... UConn lost the services of 

freshman star Shea Ralph for the remainder of the NCAA 

Tournament after she went down with a right knee anterior 

cruciate ligament tear (ACL) with 12:31 left in the first half... 

Ralph was injured as she jump-stopped on a fastbreak layup 

attempt. 


147


1996 

Midwest Region • Second Round 


Iowa 53 

March 17, 1997 


IOWA (18-12) 53 


Angela Hamblin 8-11 0-0 0-0 4 2 16 3 31 

Tangela Smith 4-12 0-0 3-4 5 4 11 0 34 

Amy Herrig 1-6 0-0 0-0 4 2 2 0 27 

Nadine Domond 4-12 2-9 0-0 1 2 10 2 35 

Tiffany Gooden 3-12 0-2 0-1 3 0 6 1 30 

Shannon Perry 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 8 

Susan Koering 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 1 9 

Mary Berdo 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 7 

Simone Edwards 2-4 0-0 0-0 5 1 4 0 13 

Jenny Noll 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 6 

TOTALS 24-62 2-13 3-5 29 18 53 8 200 



Carla Berube 7-11 2-2 3-4 4 1 19 3 35 

Nykesha Sales 4-13 1-4 1-1 6 2 10 3 38 

Kara Wolters 7-12 0-0 2-3 9 1 16 2 36 

Amy Duran 1-5 1-3 0-0 4 0 3 1 26 

Rita Williams 1-4 0-1 4-7 4 4 6 4 35 

Missy Rose 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 


Kelley Hunt 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 1 

Paige Sauer 5-6 0-0 3-4 3 2 13 0 20 


TOTALS 27-53 4-10 14-20 36 10 72 13 200 

Halftime Score - Iowa 22, Connecticut 34; Team Rebounds - Iowa 6, 

Connecticut 4; Turnovers - Iowa 15, Connecticut 16; Blocks - Iowa 5 

(Smith 2), Connecticut 8 (Sauer 4); Steals - Iowa 7 (Hamblin 3), 

Connecticut 7 (Williams 3); Technicals - None; Attendance - 10,027; Game 

Officials - Bomeli, Riordan, Morris. 

NOTES: Carla Berube led the Huskies in scoring for the second 

consecutive game, posting a game-high 19 points... With 

the win, UConn made its fourth consecutive NCAA Sweet 

Sixteen appearance and its fifth Final 16 showing overall... Kara 

Wolters added 16, Paige Sauer scored 13 and Nykesha Sales 

had 10 as four UConn players finished in double figures for the 

22nd time this season... Sauer also recorded double-figures 

against Lehigh, marking the first time she had posted doublefigures 

in consecutive games... Sauer also recorded a career-high 

four blocks... Iowa became just the second team of the season 

to block five Husky shots, tying Seton Hall’s five on February 

5... The win was UConn’s first ever over Iowa, as the Hawkeyes 

had won the previous three contests... The game saw nine lead 

changes and one tie before the Huskies took an 11-10 lead with 

12:33 remaining in the first half and never trailed again... The 

game was the final home contest for the Huskies... UConn posted 

a 19-0 home court record (17-0 at Gampel Pavilion, 2-0 at 

the Hartford Civic Center) to go undefeated in home court play 

for the third time in school history -- and for the third time in 

the previous four years... The UConn senior trio of Wolters, 

Berube and Missy Rose posted an amazing four-year home 

court record of 74-1, a .987 winning percentage at home... 

UConn was 72-1 at Gampel Pavilion and 2-0 at the Hartford 

Civic Center during their four-year tenure... Berube saw action 

in the 136th game of her career, setting the UConn record for 

career games played. 

1997 1997 

Midwest Region • Semifinals 


Illinois 73 

March 22, 1997 

Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, Iowa 

ILLINOIS (24-8) 73 


Tauja Catchings 10-18 0-0 0-0 9 3 20 3 38 

Nicole Vasey 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 15 

Casey Leonhardt 1-1 0-0 2-2 7 5 4 0 17 

Krista Reinking 6-10 5-7 4-4 4 1 21 1 33 

Asheley Berggren 4-13 0-1 4-6 5 4 12 4 31 

Alicia Sheeler 2-12 0-2 0-0 8 3 4 3 28 

Katie Coleman 3-15 3-11 3-4 5 3 12 2 28 

Melissa Parker 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 7 

Lauren Sanderson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Ann Henderson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 

TOTALS 26-71 8-22 13-16 40 21 73 14 200 



Carla Berube 5-9 0-0 7-10 8 1 17 3 33 

Nykesha Sales 5-10 1-1 4-5 7 4 15 2 32 

Kara Wolters 6-11 0-0 3-4 6 4 15 2 38 

Amy Duran 2-6 2-2 0-0 2 2 6 2 33 

Rita Williams 5-10 0-0 1-5 5 2 11 3 39 

Paige Sauer 4-7 0-0 2-3 5 0 10 0 15 


TOTALS 29-55 3-3 17-27 40 13 78 12 200 

Halftime Score - Illinois 37, Connecticut 45; Team Rebounds - Illinois 1, 

Connecticut 5; Turnovers - Illinois 14, Connecticut 18; Blocks - Illinois 5 

(Sheeler 3), Connecticut 4 (Wolters 2); Steals - Illinois 8 (Catchings 3), 

Connecticut 9 (Sales 3, Williams 3); Technicals - None; Attendance - 

5,107; Game Officials - Cloud, Mayer. 

NOTES: This was the first meeting for these two teams... 

Carla Berube led UConn in scoring for the third consecutive 

game, with 17 points... With the win, the Huskies headed into 

their fifth Elite Eight appearance and a rematch with No. 10 

Tennessee... UConn had won the year’s earlier contest, 72-57... 

Four other UConn players netted double figures: Nykesha 

Sales 15 points, Kara Wolters 15 points, Rita Williams 11 

points and Paige Sauer 10 points... After going back and forth 

for the first six minutes, UConn began to pull away... The 

Huskies led by as much as 16 points before a 45-37 halftime 

lead over the previously unranked Fighting Illini... Sales ended 

the game with three steals, putting her at 140 on the season. 

Midwest Region • Championship 

Tennessee 91 


March 24, 1997 

Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, Iowa 

TENNESSEE (27-10) 


Chamique Holdsclaw 8-15 0-0 5-6 11 4 21 3 33 

Abby Conklin 5-10 1-2 3-4 6 3 14 2 26 


Kyra Elzy 3-8 1-1 1-2 4 1 8 1 29 

Kellie Jolly 6-11 2-4 5-8 0 3 19 3 35 


Niya Butts 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 0 2 

Misty Greene 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 5 1 15 

Brynae Laxton 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 1 5 

LaShonda Stephens 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 30-61 5-9 26-39 43 20 91 14 200 



Carla Berube 4-8 1-2 1-3 4 4 10 4 35 

Nykesha Sales 11-21 2-6 2-2 14 4 26 2 31 

Kara Wolters 7-10 0-0 3-6 11 3 17 1 25 

Amy Duran 2-11 1-5 0-2 4 5 5 0 32 

Rita Williams 4-16 0-3 6-8 3 4 14 4 38 

Paige Sauer 1-2 0-0 1-3 4 2 3 0 17 


Missy Rose 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 2 

TOTALS 32-74 4-16 13-27 48 27 81 12 200 



Blocks - Tennessee 4 (Thompson 3), Connecticut 4 (Sales 2); Steals - 

Tennessee 8 (Thompson 3), Connecticut 10 (Williams 5); Technicals - 

None; Attendance - 4,257; Game Officials - Morningstar, Riordan, 

Mattingly. 

NOTES: The Huskies led the series 4-1 going into the game 

with the defending national champions... Nykesha Sales led all 

players with a double-double effort of 26 points and 14 

rebounds... Kara Wolters also had a double-double night with 

17 points and 11 boards... The game was a close start with three 

ties before Tennessee took the lead for a 45-33 halftime lead... 

In the second half, the Huskies cut it to a 1-point game, but 

never took the lead even though they outscored the Vols 48-46 

in the last 20 minutes... UConn hit .432 (32-74) from the floor 

and .481 (13-27) from the line... With Wolters’ 17 points, she 

ended her career with 2,141 points -- just eight points more 

than Rebecca Lobo and 36 points shy of UConn’s No. 1 career 

leader, Kerry Bascom (2,177)... Sales advanced to No. 5 in 

career scoring, passing both Cathy Bochain and Jennifer 

Rizzotti with this game... Both Wolters and Sales were named to 

the NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team. 

Carla Berube 

148 



1998 1998 1998 



Fairfield 52 

March 13, 1998 


FAIRFIELD (20-10) 52 


Yvette Nicholas 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 17 

Page Driscoll 5-12 0-2 2-2 5 2 12 3 34 

Gail Strumpf 4-7 0-0 2-2 6 5 10 1 19 

Jennifer Natale 0-4 0-4 0-0 1 3 0 0 24 

Jessica Grossarth 5-17 1-4 2-2 3 4 13 3 32 

Allison Thorne 3-6 0-1 2-4 4 2 8 0 18 

Zabrina Harrington 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 0 2 

Ashley Ranaldo 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 3 

Cindy O’Connor 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 10 

Sara Friel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 3 

Chantel Williams 2-5 1-2 3-4 2 3 8 0 21 

Holli Tapley 0-3 0-3 0-0 2 2 0 2 17 

TOTALS 19-58 2-16 12-16 30 25 52 11 200 




Amy Duran 5-11 3-6 0-0 2 1 13 3 33 

Paige Sauer 5-14 1-2 3-6 13 1 14 3 29 

Rita Williams 3-9 2-6 4-5 3 3 12 5 26 

S. Abrosimova 7-12 0-2 4-8 5 4 18 6 32 

Tihana Abrlic 1-1 0-0 3-4 2 0 5 1 11 

Kelly Schumacher 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 3 

Marci Glenney 2-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 3 14 

Marci Czel 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 2 0 4 


Kelley Hunt 3-4 0-0 1-3 3 5 7 2 18 

TOTALS 33-70 7-18 20-32 56 18 93 26 200 

Halftime Score - Fairfield 30, Connecticut 44; Team Rebounds - Fairfield 

6, Connecticut 10; Turnovers - Fairfield 24, Connecticut 19; Blocks - 

Fairfield 0, Connecticut 3 (Sauer 3); Steals - Fairfield 9 (Grossarth 5), 

Connecticut 12 (Duran 4); Technicals - None; Attendance - 10,027; Game 

Officials - Schneider, Miller, Cooper. 

NOTES: UConn, seeded No. 2 in the East Region, advanced 

to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fifth 

consecutive year and would face George Washington, which 

upset Georgia in the game that followed, in the next round... 

All five Husky starters scored in double figures, led by Svetlana 

Abrosimova who netted 18 points and added six assists... Both 

Paige Sauer and Stacy Hansmeyer recorded double-doubles... 

Sauer grabbed a game-high 13 boards and chipped in 14 

points, while Hansmeyer pulled down a career-high 12 

rebounds and had just as many points... Amy Duran added 13 

points, including three treys, while Rita Williams netted 12 

points and dished out five assists... The Huskies shot .471 from 

the floor, making 33-of-70 shots, while holding the Stags to 

.328 (19-58)... UConn outrebounded Fairfield 56-30, marking 

the Huskies’ highest total rebounds of the season. 



George Washington 67 

Sunday, March 15, 1998 


GEORGE WASHINGTON (20-10) 67 


Mandisa Turner 3-8 0-0 0-1 8 4 6 1 39 

Noelia Gomez 3-9 1-3 1-2 4 5 8 2 18 

Khadija Deas 4-6 0-0 0-0 6 5 8 0 15 

Marlo Egleston 1-4 1-3 1-2 3 5 4 4 25 

Elisa Aguilar 3-11 2-6 0-0 1 1 8 4 40 

Katarina Baskova 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 

Mia Chiparus 2-3 0-0 4-4 7 2 8 0 20 

Chasity Myers 8-18 0-1 4-7 6 5 20 2 31 

Corrin Reid 1-2 0-0 3-6 2 1 5 0 10 

TOTALS 25-61 4-13 13-22 43 28 67 13 200 




Svetlana Abrosimova 5-12 0-2 6-8 12 4 16 4 35 

Paige Sauer 5-10 1-2 12-14 8 3 23 3 37 

Amy Duran 3-8 1-5 6-6 4 1 13 1 39 

Rita Williams 4-11 3-8 5-7 4 2 16 2 38 

Tihana Abrlic 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 3 0 2 13 


Marci Glenney 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 3 

Kelley Hunt 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 11 

TOTALS 20-48 5-19 30-41 33 18 75 13 200 

Halftime Score - Connecticut 39, George Washington 28; Team Rebounds 

- Connecticut 2, George Washington 6; Turnovers - Connecticut 10, 

George Washington 13; Blocks - Connecticut 3 (Duran, Williams, Abrlic), 

George Washington 1 (Turner); Steals - Connecticut 5 (Abrosimova 4), 

George Washington 3 (Deas, Egleston, Chiparus); Technicals - None; 

Attendance - 10,027; Game Officials - Schneider, Gaxiola, Fout 

NOTES: UConn advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA 

Tournament for the fifth consecutive year to face Arizona with 

the win over GW... Four of the five Husky starters scored in 

double figures, led by Paige Sauer who tied her career-high of 

23 points, including a UConn NCAA record of 12-of-14 free 

throws, and added eight rebounds... Both Svetlana 

Abrosimova and Rita Williams netted 16 points, and Amy 

Duran added 13... The Colonials committed an opponent season-high 

28 fouls, sending the Huskies to the line to make a season-high 

30 of 41 free throws... UConn barely shot better than 

GW, as the Huskies made 20-of-48 for a .417 field goal percentage, 

while the Colonials were 25-of-61 for a .410 effort... 

GW outrebounded Connecticut by a 43-33 margin... The 10- 

board difference was in offensive rebounds, as GW grabbed 17 

compared to the Huskies’ seven. 



Arizona 57 

Saturday, March 21, 1998 

University of Dayton Arena - Dayton, Ohio 

ARIZONA (23-6) 57 


Adia Barnes 7-17 0-1 3-4 11 4 17 0 39 

Marte Alexander 1-5 0-0 3-4 4 2 5 0 21 

Lisa Griffith 7-10 6-9 1-1 2 4 21 1 33 

Felecity Willis 3-9 1-3 0-0 2 3 7 3 30 

Shontey Hambrick 0-4 0-1 0-2 3 1 0 0 8 

Reshea Bristol 2-9 1-3 0-0 4 3 5 3 20 

Monika Crank 0-3 0-1 0-0 4 1 0 3 16 

DeAngela Minter 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 2 23 

Mikko Giordano 1-5 0-1 0-0 1 3 2 0 10 

TOTALS 21-66 8-20 7-11 33 22 57 12 200 





Paige Sauer 8-14 0-0 7-9 15 2 23 2 39 

Amy Duran 4-11 1-4 2-3 3 0 11 3 35 

Rita Williams 4-10 0-4 7-10 5 4 15 1 31 

Tihana Abrlic 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 2 2 0 14 

Marci Glenney 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Kelley Hunt 0-4 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 1 15 

TOTALS 25-58 3-12 21-30 51 14 74 19 200 

Halftime Score - Connecticut 35, Arizona 32; Team Rebounds - 

Connecticut 1, Arizona 1; Turnovers - Connecticut 19, Arizona 17; Blocks 

- Connecticut 2 (Sauer, Abrosimova), Arizona 3 (Alexander, Hambrick, 

Bristol); Steals - Connecticut 4 (Williams 2), Arizona 7 (Willis 2, Bristol 2); 

Technicals - Arizona 2 (Barnes, Adia); Attendance - 7,243; Game Officials 

- Bell, Gibbons, Zentz 

NOTES: UConn advanced to the Elite Eight for the fifth consecutive 

season... Paige Sauer set a career mark with 15 

rebounds and tied her point total with 23... All five starters 

scored in double-figures... Sauer and Svetlana Abrosimova 

both had double-doubles... Tihana Abrlic was the only player to 

score off the bench with two points... UConn outrebounded 

the Wildcats, 51-33, including 37 Husky defensive grabs... The 

Huskies shot .431 (25-58) from the field, while Arizona hit only 

.318 (21-66). 

Kelley Hunt 

Kelly Schumacher 


149


1998 


North Carolina St. 60 


Monday, March 23, 1998 

University of Dayton Arena - Dayton, Ohio 

NORTH CAROLINA STATE (24-6) 60 


LyScale Jones 6-10 0-1 0-0 5 4 12 3 34 

Chasity Melvin 7-16 0-0 4-4 11 1 18 3 37 

Peace Shepard 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 7 

Tynesha Lewis 5-13 0-2 1-2 4 1 11 4 40 

Kristen Gillespie 1-3 0-1 3-4 5 1 5 1 36 

Summer Erb 2-6 0-0 8-10 8 3 12 2 28 

Nailah Wallace 0-5 0-1 0-0 1 3 0 1 10 

Monica Bates 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 8 

TOTALS 22-58 0-5 16-20 38 16 60 14 200 





Paige Sauer 5-8 0-0 1-1 6 4 11 0 25 

Amy Duran 3-7 1-4 4-4 6 3 11 3 40 

Rita Williams 2-16 2-11 3-6 7 2 9 4 40 

Tihana Abrlic 0-1 0-0 1-2 4 0 1 0 5 


Marci Glenney 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 8 

Kelley Hunt 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 

TOTALS 19-56 4-19 11-16 38 18 52 13 200 

Halftime Score - Connecticut 28, NC State 23; Team Rebounds - 

Connecticut 3, NC State 3; Turnovers - Connecticut 23, NC State 16; 

Blocks - Connecticut 2 (Schumacher 2), NC State 3 (Erb 2); Steals - 

Connecticut 2 (Williams 2), NC State 9 (Lewis 3); Technicals - none; 

Attendance - 7,220; Game Officials - Trammell, Dahlem, Small 

NOTES: UConn ended its season in the regional finals for the 

second-straight year... Paige Sauer and Amy Duran led the 

Huskies with 11 points apiece... UConn was held to .339 (19-56) 

from the floor and .211 (4-19) from three-point range... The 

rebounds were tied with 38 to each team, but UConn had 23 

turnovers to the Wolfpack’s 16... The Huskies were .714 (10-14) 

from the line, led by Duran with a perfect 4-of-4... Duran and 

Rita Williams played the entire 40 minutes... UConn only 

trailed NC State for 1:53 in the first half, leading by as many as 

10 in the second half before the Wolfpack took the lead for 

good at 12:53 remaining. 

1999 1999 



St. Francis (PA) 46 

Friday, March 12, 1999 


ST. FRANCIS (18-12) 46 


Jess Zinobile 7-20 0-1 8-10 8 3 22 0 33 

Bridget Ward 1-6 1-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 24 

Kristy Balliet 2-8 1-4 0-0 2 0 5 0 34 

Beth Barnabei 1-8 1-2 0-0 1 0 3 0 24 

Kristin Cirigliano 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 3 27 

Robin Guerrier 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 7 

Deanna Jubeck 2-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 4 1 14 

April Sanner 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 6 

Amanda Clelland 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 0 3 

Linda Boyer 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 

Jen DeFilippo 1-4 0-0 4-4 4 3 6 3 23 

Kristin Caskey 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 

TOTALS 15-61 3-16 13-16 24 14 46 7 200 




Tamika Williams 3-7 0-0 0-0 2 3 6 1 13 

Asjha Jones 4-7 0-0 0-0 4 3 8 1 13 

Marci Glenney 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 8 21 

Shea Ralph 5-6 2-2 1-2 5 1 13 2 18 

Tihana Abrlic 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 9 


Marci Czel 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 1 8 

Keirsten Walters 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 10 


Amy Duran 5-10 3-7 0-0 3 0 13 7 28 

Swin Cash 3-6 0-0 0-0 8 2 6 0 15 

Coutney Gaine 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 6 

Paige Sauer 6-11 0-1 1-3 11 2 13 1 12 

TOTALS 42-73 7-14 6-13 57 17 97 24 200 

Halftime Score - Connecticut 59, St. Francis 20; Team Rebounds - 

Connecticut 3, St. Francis 4; Turnovers - Connecticut 22, St. Francis 22; 

Blocks - Connecticut 3 (Schumacher 2), St. Francis 1 (Zinobile 1); Steals 

- Connecticut 12 (Abrosimova 3), St. Francis 13 (Jubeck 3); Technicals - 

none; Attendance - 10,027; Game Officials - Brooks, Weeks, Saenz 

NOTES: Five players scored in double-figures for No. 1 seed 

UConn, led by a game-high 13 points from four different players, 

sophomore Svetlana Abrosimova, juniors Shea Ralph 

and Paige Sauer, and senior Amy Duran, as the Huskies 

defeated the 16th seed St. Francis (PA) 97-46 in the first round 

of the NCAA Tournament... Junior Stacy Hansmeyer finished 

with 11 points... Sauer led all rebounders with a seasonhigh 

11 boards for her first double-double of the year... The 

win pit UConn against Xavier to advance to the Regionals. 

Mideast Region • Second Round 


Xavier 84 

Sunday, March 14, 1999 


XAVIER (24-9) 84 


Katie Griggs 5-7 3-4 1-3 4 0 14 3 37 

Kim Hotz 4-1 0-0 4-4 3 1 12 2 32 

Jennifer Phillips 4-5 0-0 1-1 2 4 9 1 21 

Nikki Kremer 6-11 3-4 8-10 1 2 23 6 40 

Nicole Levandusky 5-16 3-7 2-2 6 3 15 3 35 

Taru Tuukkanen 4-9 0-0 3-3 5 4 11 1 27 

Jonelle Riley 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 8 

TOTALS 28-49 9-15 19-23 28 14 84 17 200 





Asjha Jones 6-11 0-0 0-0 6 4 12 2 25 

Marci Glenney 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 3 3 4 23 

Shea Ralph 6-13 1-4 3-3 5 3 16 6 31 


Amy Duran 3-8 3-7 0-0 2 0 9 3 29 

Swin Cash 4-5 0-0 0-0 6 3 8 0 15 

Paige Sauer 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 5 

TOTALS 35-69 6-17 10-12 39 21 86 21 200 

Halftime Score - Connecticut 36, Xavier 40; Team Rebounds - Connecticut 

3, Xavier 6; Turnovers - Connecticut 19, Xavier 17; Blocks - Connecticut 5 

(Cash 2), Xavier 1 (Tuukkanen); Steals - Connecticut 7 (Glenney 2), Xavier 

8 (Kremer 2, Levandusky 2, Riley 2); Technicals - none; Attendance - 10,027; 

Game Officials - Mayer, Zentz, Brooks 

NOTES: Freshman Tamika Williams converted on two free 

throws with 7 seconds left to give the Huskies an 86-84 win over 

Xavier in the second round of the NCAA Tournament before a 

sellout crowd of 10,027 in Gampel Pavilion... With the win, 

UConn advanced to its sixth consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearance... 

The Huskies, who had not led in the game since a 20-17 

margin at 10:41 in the first half, were down 84-80 with 1:58 

remaining when Xavier turned the ball over on two straight possessions... 

UConn capitalized on each as freshman Asjha Jones 

cut the lead to two on a foul 

line jumper, and sophomore 

Svetlana Abrosimova tied 

the game with an 8-foot 

jumper... After two missed 

free throws by Xavier, the 

Huskies had two chances at 

the hoop before Williams was 

sent to the line for the win... 

Williams led UConn with 19 

points and eight rebounds... 

Nikki Kremer led all scorers 

with 23 points... The Huskies 

outrebounded the Musketeers, 

39-28 and shot .507 

from the floor compared to 

Xavier’s .475. 

150 



1999 2000-Champs 

2000-Champs 

Mideast Region • Semifinals 

Iowa State 64 


Saturday, March 20, 1999 

Shoemaker Center - Cincinnati, Ohio 

IOWA STATE (25-7) 64 


Monica Huelman 2-8 1-4 0-0 2 4 5 2 31 

Megan Taylor 3-10 3-6 4-4 5 4 13 0 33 

Angie Welle 3-6 0-0 4-6 7 4 10 0 24 

Stacy Frese 6-13 2-7 2-4 3 2 16 5 38 

Tracy Gahan 3-7 2-3 2-5 9 4 10 1 30 

Erica Haugn 1-4 0-2 0-0 3 1 2 2 25 

Desiree Francis 3-11 0-4 2-2 7 2 8 1 19 

TOTALS 21-59 8-26 14-21 44 21 64 11 200 





Asjha Jones 2-5 0-0 0-2 3 4 4 0 10 

Marci Glenney 2-4 1-3 0-0 3 1 5 3 22 

Shea Ralph 2-12 0-9 1-2 1 2 5 5 30 


Amy Duran 1-7 1-6 0-0 4 1 3 2 34 

Swin Cash 2-5 0-0 3-4 1 1 7 0 14 


Paige Sauer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 

TOTALS 20-67 3-26 15-22 48 19 58 14 200 

Halftime Score - Connecticut 28, Iowa State 28; Team Rebounds - 

Connecticut 4, Iowa State 8; Turnovers - Connecticut 18, Iowa State 19; 

Blocks - Connecticut 3 (Glenney 1, Williams 1, Cash 1), Iowa State 3 

(Huelman 2); Steals - Connecticut 8 (Abrosimova 3),Iowa State 8 (Francis 

3); Technicals - none; Attendance - 5, 772; Game Officials - Cunningham, 

Fujimoto, Dean 

NOTES: Iowa State hit five three-pointers in the final minutes of the 

Mideast Regional Semifinals to defeat #4 Connecticut, 64-58, and eliminate 

the Huskies from the NCAA Tournament... Freshman Tamika 

Williams led the Huskies with 14 points and nine rebounds... Sophomore 

Svetlana Abrosimova paced UConn with a season-high 12 boards as well 

as nine points... UConn shot .299 from the floor, including 3-26 (.115) 

from beyond the arc... The Huskies ended the season with a 29-5 overall 

record, just one win short of a sixth consecutive 30-win season... Williams 

efforts earned her a spot on the Mideast Regional All-Tournament Team. 



Hampton 45 

March 17, 2000 


HAMPTON (16-15) 45 


Joy Roberson 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 5 4 1 19 

Jessica Faust 2-12 1-5 1-2 2 4 6 1 27 

Felicia Bryant 1-13 0-0 1-2 10 4 3 0 31 

Kiandra Poteat 5-7 0-0 0-2 3 3 10 0 28 

LaShondra Dixon 5-12 1-3 4-5 3 2 15 1 35 

Lineni Noa 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 2 17 

Shayla Sawyer 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 15 

Nadiyah Murray 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 

Bridgit Phillips 2-8 1-5 0-0 1 1 5 0 20 

Gerri Williams 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 

TOTALS 18-64 3-15 6-11 28 24 45 5 200 




Swin Cash 4-5 0-0 4-8 3 1 12 1 16 


Sue Bird 3-5 2-2 0-0 2 0 8 9 19 

Shea Ralph 8-9 1-2 3-5 4 1 20 2 20 

Marci Czel 1-3 0-0 0-1 3 0 2 2 8 

Asjha Jones 4-6 0-0 4-6 2 1 12 0 15 


Kennitra Johnson 6-6 3-3 1-3 3 3 16 4 27 


Paige Sauer 3-4 1-1 0-0 5 1 7 3 20 

Christine Rigby 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 5 

TOTALS 44-62 9-14 19-32 44 11 116 30 200 

Halftime Score - Hampton 16, Connecticut 65; Team Rebounds - 

Hampton 5, Connecticut 5; Turnovers - Hampton 27, Connecticut 15; 

Blocks - Hampton 0, Connecticut 6 (Schumacher 2); Steals - Hampton 12 

(Joy, Poteat 3), Connecticut 17 (Abrosimova, Bird 4); Technicals - None; 

Attendance - 10,027; Game Officials - Dressander, Cloud, Roberts. 

NOTES: UConn tied a NCAA Tournament record with its 65-point first 

half while shooting a season-high 71% from the field for the game... Shea 

Ralph scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half, the most points a Husky 

had scored in one half all season. Ralph needed only two points to assume 

the 14th spot on the Husky all-time scoring list... Kennitra Johnson shot 

a perfect 6-of-6 from the field, 

including three three-point baskets... 

Her 16 points were the 

most she had scored since the 

Pittsburgh game (Jan. 15)... Sue 

Bird (9) and Svetlana 

Abrosimova (8) combined for 

17 of UConn’s 30 assists... 

Connecticut’s bench out-scored 

the entire Hampton squad 52-45. 



Clemson 45 

March 19, 2000 


CLEMSON (19-12) 45 


Nuria Forns 0-6 0-2 1-2 1 3 1 2 28 

Erin Batth 1-6 0-0 0-0 5 5 2 0 24 

Joanie Mungro 0-0 0-0 5-6 4 0 5 0 23 

Krystal Scott 2-6 0-0 5-5 6 2 9 2 29 

Angie Cossey 1-9 1-7 3-4 2 3 6 0 27 

Jamine Moton 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 3 

Courtney Wittstruck 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 6 

Andrea Gaines 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 

Amirah Leonard 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 9 

Catherine Compton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 

Chrissy Floyd 4-8 3-4 2-2 2 3 13 0 22 

Datishella Byrd 1-10 1-5 4-4 1 1 7 0 24 

TOTALS 10-49 5-18 20-23 26 19 45 4 200 





Paige Sauer 1-1 1-1 2-2 2 1 5 0 10 

Sue Bird 5-8 1-3 5-6 2 3 16 2 34 

Shea Ralph 4-8 0-1 7-8 4 2 15 1 33 


Marci Czel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 

Asjha Jones 2-3 0-0 1-2 6 2 5 0 17 


Swin Cash 4-10 0-0 2-4 10 2 10 2 22 



TOTALS 27-53 5-12 24-31 45 20 83 12 200 

Halftime Score - Hampton 17, Connecticut 44; Team Rebounds - 

Hampton 2, Connecticut 6; Turnovers - Hampton 27, Connecticut 21; 

Blocks - Hampton 2 (Forns, Byrd), Connecticut 6 (Jones 3); Steals - 

Hampton 9 (Byrd 4), Connecticut 16 (Johnson 4); Technicals - None; 

Attendance - 10,027; Game Officials - Yarbrough, Dressander, Day. 

NOTES: UConn, the No. 1 seed in the East region, advanced to the Sweet 

Sixteen round of the NCAA tournament for the seventh consecutive year... 

The Lady Tigers were held to a NCAA Tournament record low of 10 field 

goals and matched a record low with 20.4% FG shooting... Swin Cash 

recorded her third double-double 

of the season (10 pts, 10 reb) 

before leaving with a mild concussion 

after a collision under the 

hoop... In 42 minutes of NCAA 

play, Kennitra Johnson shot 9- 

of-12 from the floor, grabbed 

seven steals, and committed only 

one turnover... The Huskies 

outscored Clemson 32-6 in the 

paint. 


151


2000-Champs 


Oklahoma 80 

March 25, 2000 

ALLTELL Pavilion - Richmond, Va. 

OKLAHOMA (25-8) 80 


LaNeishea Caulfield 5-14 1-3 11-14 7 3 22 3 40 

Phylesha Whaley 8-13 4-5 4-4 3 5 24 0 31 

Caton Hill 2-7 0-1 0-0 8 3 4 0 32 

Sunny Hardeman 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 1 3 1 11 

Stacey Dales 3-12 0-3 5-6 5 2 11 5 38 

Desiree Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 7 

Jennifer Cunningham 2-3 0-0 3-5 4 1 7 0 18 

Jadrea Seeley 4-8 1-3 0-0 2 1 9 1 23 

TOTALS 25-58 7-16 23-29 40 18 80 10 200 




Swin Cash 3-6 0-0 2-5 1 4 8 0 15 


Sue Bird 6-12 2-7 0-0 2 1 14 1 34 

Shea Ralph 3-9 0-2 4-4 4 2 10 8 30 

Marci Czel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Asjha Jones 8-10 0-0 0-1 3 4 16 2 15 




Paige Sauer 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 3 


TOTALS 40-70 6-14 16-22 29 23 102 19 200 

Halftime Score - Oklahoma 42, Connecticut 57; Team Rebounds - 

Oklahoma 8, Connecticut 2; Turnovers - Oklahoma 33, Connecticut 15; 

Blocks - Oklahoma 2 (Dales, Cunningham), Connecticut 3 (Schumacher 

3); Steals - Oklahoma 5 (Seeley 2), Connecticut 21 (Ralph 5); Technicals - 

None; Attendance - 5,702; Game Officials - Trammell, Fujimoto, Pardue. 

NOTES: The Huskies set East Region records by racking up 21 steals 

and forcing 33 Sooner turnovers... After trailing 9-6 early, UConn used an 

18-0 run to secure a lead it would never relinquish... Every Connecticut 

player in uniform saw action, 11 ot them scoring... Kennitra Johnson continued 

her NCAA hot streak; she has shot 11-of-14 from the field in three 

tourney games... Oklahoma’s 80 points were the most any opponent has 

scored against UConn all season... Svetlana Abrosimova moved up two 

places to sixth on the All-Time Husky scoring list, passing Cathy Bochain 

and Jennifer Rizzotti. 

2000-Champs 

East Region • Finals 


LSU 71 

March 27, 2000 

ALLTELL Pavilion - Richmond, Va. 

LSU (25-7) 71 


April Brown 9-16 5-8 0-0 2 4 23 3 33 

Katrina Hibbert 5-13 1-5 2-3 1 2 13 6 40 

DeTrina White 6-9 0-0 1-2 9 1 13 0 38 

Marie Ferdinand 7-14 0-0 3-3 4 4 17 3 40 

Angela Crockett 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 2 1 23 

Tardy Ke-Ke 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 1 11 

Kaisha Lymon 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 3 0 1 10 

Jamie Hawkins 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 6 

TOTALS 29-56 6-13 7-12 26 21 71 15 200 




Swin Cash 4-6 0-0 1-3 4 1 9 0 28 


Sue Bird 5-11 4-7 2-2 1 3 16 4 35 

Shea Ralph 4-7 2-3 5-6 6 1 15 5 36 

Marci Czel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Asjha Jones 4-7 0-1 2-3 3 2 10 1 16 




Paige Sauer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 


TOTALS 29-51 9-16 19-28 33 14 86 18 200 

Halftime Score - LSU 41, Connecticut 46; Team Rebounds - LSU 5, 

Connecticut 4; Turnovers - LSU 16, Connecticut 18; Blocks - LSU 0, 

Connecticut 1 (Jones); Steals - LSU 6 (Ferdinand 4), Connecticut 7 (Bird 

5); Technicals - None; Attendance - 5,872; Game Officials - Yarbrough, 

Gibbons, Lynch. 

NOTES: The Tigers came out shooting a sizzling 73.9% to enter the half 

down only five points to the top-seeded Huskies (46-41)... April Brown 

and Marie Ferdinand combined for 31 of LSU’s 41 first half points... The 

Huskies shut the two down in the second half with tough defense holding 

Ferdinand to four and Brown to five... UConn finished 57% from the 

field including 6-of-14 from behind the three-point arc... The Huskies 

used an 18-8 run in the middle of the second-half to pull away and take 

its largest lead of the game at 75-58... Sue Bird scored 14 of her 16 points 

in the first half on 5-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point 

range, to keep the Huskies on top despite the Tigers’ hot hand... Svetlana 

Abrosimova was named the East Regional MVP and Shea Ralph and 

Bird were named to the All-Region team. 

2000-Champs 



Penn State 67 

March 31, 2000 

First Union Center - Philadelphia, Pa. 

PENN STATE (30-6) 67 


Maren Walseth 4-6 0-0 1-1 2 4 9 2 25 

Andrea Garner 7-16 1-1 4-4 6 2 19 3 33 

Lisa Shepherd 6-12 2-5 1-3 0 1 15 2 35 

Chrissy Falcone 1-5 1-5 0-0 0 1 3 2 25 

Helen Darling 0-6 0-1 0-0 4 4 0 9 39 

Katrena Carr 4-9 1-2 0-1 3 0 9 0 15 

Marissa Graby 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 2 

Nicole Anaejionu 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 3 

Rashana Barnes 4-8 0-0 0-0 6 1 8 1 22 

Ashley Luke 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 

TOTALS 28-65 5-15 6-9 30 15 67 20 200 




Swin Cash 4-7 0-0 1-4 0 2 9 1 16 


Sue Bird 6-13 5-7 2-2 3 2 19 5 34 

Shea Ralph 2-5 1-1 4-4 4 3 9 3 28 

Marci Czel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Asjha Jones 7-12 0-0 2-2 7 1 16 2 23 




Paige Sauer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 


TOTALS 32-65 6-12 19-22 42 14 89 17 200 

Halftime Score - PSU 28, Connecticut 37; Team Rebounds - PSU 8, 

Connecticut 2; Turnovers - PSU 16, Connecticut 12; Blocks - PSU 6 (Barnes 

4), Connecticut 3 (Schumacher 2); Steals - PSU 4 (Shepherd 2), Connecticut 

8 (Williams 3); Technicals - None; Attendance - 20,060; Game Officials - 

Trammell, Dean, Mattingly. 

NOTES: : The Huskies held a 37-28 lead entering the half fueled by 11 

first-half points by Sue Bird, who went on to record a team-high 19 points 

for the Huskies... UConn used a 24-8 run in the middle of the second half 

to take a commanding lead and a double-figure victory (89-67) over the 

Lady Lions for the second time during the season... Bird led four Huskies in 

double-figures... This was the first game in the tournament that the Huskies 

shot under 50 percent... Svetlana Abrosimova grabbed 10 rebounds and 

had 14 points for the second double-double of the tournament by a Husky 

(Swin Cash had 10 and 10 versus Hampton)... After going a combined 0-6 

from the floor in the first half, Shea Ralph and Cash hit on all six of their 

combined shots in the second half. 

152 


2000-Champs 2001 



Tennessee 52 

April 1, 2000 

First Union Center - Philadelphia, Pa. 



Semeka Randall 1-11 0-0 4-6 8 1 6 2 35 

Tamika Catchings 4-6 3-3 5-10 4 4 16 1 36 

Michelle Snow 2-9 0-0 1-2 4 4 5 0 26 

Kyra Elzy 3-5 0-0 2-2 5 2 8 0 19 

Kara Lawson 3-13 0-2 0-0 6 2 6 3 35 

Niya Butts 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 5 

April McDivitt 1-2 1-2 2-2 0 2 5 0 21 

Gwen Jackson 2-4 0-0 0-0 7 0 4 0 12 

Shalon Pillow 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 1 2 0 11 

TOTALS 16-51 4-7 16-24 39 17 52 6 200 




Swin Cash 4-8 0-0 1-2 3 4 9 0 18 


Sue Bird 2-8 0-3 0-0 3 1 4 4 35 

Shea Ralph 7-8 0-0 1-2 3 3 15 7 28 

Marci Czel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 

Asjha Jones 5-14 0-0 2-3 8 1 12 2 22 




Paige Sauer 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 3 


TOTALS 31-61 1-9 8-15 34 20 71 21 200 



Blocks - Tennessee 3 (Snow 2), Connecticut 11 (Schumacher 9); Steals - 

Tennessee 7 (Catchings, Lawson 2), Connecticut 12 (Ralph 6); Technicals 

- None; Attendance - 20,060; Game Officials - Bell, Bomengen, DeMayo. 

NOTES: The University of Connecticut cruised to its second National 

Championship title with a 71-52 win over the second-ranked Lady Vols... 

The Huskies were led by Final Four MVP Shea Ralph who shot an 

impressive 7-of-8 from the field to lead all scorers with 15 points... Also in 

double-figures was Final Four All-Tournament team member Svetlana 

Abrosimova who had 14 points shooting 5-of-9... Coming off the bench, 

Asjha Jones outscored Tennessee’s entire reserve contingent on her won 

with 12 points... Sue Bird was the final UConn member on the Final Four 

All-Tournament team after dishing nine assists, scoring 23 points, and 

committing no turnovers in the two games... Kelly Schumacher set a 

championship game record swatting nine shots vs. the Lady Vols... The 

title was UConn’s second in as many visits to the championship game... 

UConn sailed through the NCAA tournament winning all six games by an 

average of 33.0 ppg, while averaging 91.3 ppg. 




Long Island 29 

March 17, 2001 


LONG ISLAND (16-15) 29 


Tamika Dudley 1-15 0-0 3-5 4 3 5 1 34 

Nicki Winston 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 26 

Jessica Brookes 1-6 1-2 0-0 3 0 3 0 25 

Angelika Stec 0-6 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 3 30 

Kim MacMillan 6-25 2-16 1-1 4 0 15 0 37 

Kecia Rosado 2-7 0-1 0-0 2 0 4 0 12 

Venessa Harwood 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 7 

Nisreen Wright 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 3 

Kim Moro 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 7 

Mandy Myers 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 9 

Sonrisa Garcia 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 10 

TOTALS 10-65 3-22 6-8 31 8 29 4 200 



Asjha Jones 5-12 1-2 0-0 5 1 11 1 21 

Swin Cash 6-9 0-0 0-0 16 1 12 1 21 


Diana Taurasi 5-7 2-4 0-0 5 1 12 6 21 

Sue Bird 5-8 3-4 0-0 2 0 13 6 18 

Maria Conlon 3-8 1-4 0-0 3 2 7 4 19 

Marci Czel 3-4 2-3 0-0 1 0 8 1 10 

Morgan Valley 4-8 1-3 2-2 8 0 11 2 22 




TOTALS 44-76 11-23 2-4 57 12 101 27 200 

Halftime Score - LIU 19, Connecticut 49; Team Rebounds - LIU 3, 

Connecticut 3; Turnovers - LIU 19, Connecticut 11; Blocks - LIU 0, 

Connecticut 12 (Schumacher 5); Steals - LIU 7 (Stec, MacMillan 2), 

Connecticut 13 (Cash 3); Technicals - None; Attendance - 10,027; Game 

Officials - Smith, Novak, Contreras 

NOTES: Six Huskies were in double figure scoring as UConn opened up 

NCAA Tournament play at home... UConn claimed a No. 1 regional seed 

in the NCAA's... UConn shot .579 for the game, and was a sizzling .564 

from the floor in the first half (22-39) as it took a 30-point lead into intermission... 

The 72-point victory for UConn set a new NCAA mark for 

margin of victory... Leading the Husky offense with 13 points was Sue 

Bird who totaled only 18 minutes of play... Asjha Jones (11), Swin Cash 

(12), Diana Taurasi (12), Morgan Valley (11), and Tamika Williams 

(12) round out the double-digit scoring... LIU (16-15), the No. 16 regional 

seed, committed 19 turnovers, and dished only four assists on the season... 

UConn outrebounded the Blackbirds 57-31 led by a game high 16 

by Cash... UConn’s 11 three-pointers and Cash’s 16 rebounds set school 

records in NCAA play. 

2001 



Colorado State 44 

March 19, 2001 


Colorado State (25-7) 44 


Ashley Auspurger 2-6 2-4 3-3 1 3 9 1 24 

Angie Gorton 2-7 0-0 2-2 0 3 6 1 28 

Heather Haanen 1-9 0-4 1-1 3 1 3 0 25 

Shannon Strecker 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 16 

Elizabeth English 1-4 1-3 0-0 3 1 3 1 23 

Katie Whiteside 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Farah McDill 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 3 

Jasai Ferrucho 1-4 0-0 4-4 4 1 6 2 10 

Katie Borton 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 1 10 

Lisa Narkiewicz 5-10 0-1 4-5 6 1 14 0 21 

Jackie Campbell 0-3 0-3 1-2 0 0 1 0 23 

Joy Jenkins 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 8 

Erin Schendzielos 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 5 

Marsha Tate 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 3 

TOTALS 13-47 3-17 15-17 27 16 44 7 200 



Asjha Jones 7-12 2-4 0-1 8 2 16 2 27 

Swin Cash 8-13 0-0 2-3 11 0 18 1 26 


Diana Taurasi 2-14 0-7 2-2 6 4 6 6 25 

Sue Bird 7-13 2-5 0-0 4 1 16 3 25 

Maria Conlon 2-3 2-3 1-3 2 0 7 2 14 

Marci Czel 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 0 3 0 7 

Morgan Valley 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 10 




TOTALS 36-77 9-25 8-13 53 16 89 20 200 

Halftime Score - CSU 26, Connecticut 44; Team Rebounds - CSU 6, 

Connecticut 4; Turnovers - CSU 24, Connecticut 12; Blocks - CSU 2 

(Narkiewicz, Jenkins) Connecticut 6 (Jones, Taurasi 3); Steals - CSU 4 

(English, Borton 2), Connecticut 9 (Bird, Conlon, Williams 2); Technicals - 

None; Attendance - 10,027; Game Officials - Mayer, Smith, Franklin 

NOTES: UConn advanced to the NCAA "Sweet 16” behind a game high 

18 points from Swin Cash and 16 points apiece from Sue Bird and Asjha 

Jones... The Huskies jumped on top from the start and raced to a 44-26 

halftime lead... The Huskies’ stifling defense held the Rams to only 13 total 

field goals and forced 24 turnovers... The Rams, known for their long range 

shooting, connected on only 3-of-17 attempts from behind the three-point 

arc... UConn shot .468 on the game and hit nine three-pointers... The 

Huskies outrebounded the Rams, 53-27, led by 11 boards from Cash... 

Cash recorded her second straight double-double in NCAA play... 

Freshman Diana Taurasi and sophomore Kennitra Johnson combined 

for 11 assists on the night, with six and five assists respectively... Colorado 

State was held to seven assists becoming the second consecutive opponent 

to be held to single digit assists. 


153


2001 

2001 



NC State 58 

March 24, 2001 

Mellon Arena - Pittsburgh, Pa. 

N.C. State (22-11) 58 


Monica Bates 0-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 4 36 

Talisha Scates 0-1 0-0 2-2 5 5 2 1 23 

Carisse Moody 8-17 0-0 3-4 6 4 19 2 40 

Tynesha Lewis 8-20 2-6 2-2 6 4 20 5 40 

Ivy Gardner 2-8 0-0 4-5 2 0 8 0 28 

Daphne Hutcherson 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 5 

Adeola Olanrewaju 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 2 0 0 8 

Amy Simpson 3-7 2-5 1-2 3 1 9 2 20 

TOTALS 21-59 4-11 12-17 32 19 58 15 200 



Asjha Jones 1-6 0-0 5-8 13 4 7 2 26 

Swin Cash 5-10 0-0 1-8 11 3 11 1 35 


Diana Taurasi 8-13 6-8 2-2 4 4 24 2 33 

Sue Bird 8-16 0-1 0-1 3 1 16 7 37 

Maria Conlon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 

Morgan Valley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 



TOTALS 27-59 8-14 10-22 48 19 72 15 200 

Halftime Score - NC State 26, Connecticut 45; Team Rebounds - NC 

State 7, Connecticut 4; Turnovers - NC State 16, Connecticut 18; Blocks - 

NC State 3 (Scates, Moody, Hutcherson), Connecticut 7 (Schumacher 3); 

Steals - NC State 7 (Lewis, Gardner 2), Connecticut 5(Bird 2); Technicals 

- None; Attendance - 9,021; Game Officials - Sisk, Cunningham, Weeks. 

NOTES: UConn advanced to the NCAA "Elite Eight" for the eighth 

time overall... The Huskies were led in scoring by rookie Diana Taurasi 

who poured in 24 points behind six three pointers in eight attempts... Sue 

Bird was next with 16 points and contributed seven assists on the night... 

The Huskies outrebounded the Wolfpack, 48-32, led by Asjha Jones with 

13 and Swin Cash with 11... Cash finished with 11 points and 11 

rebounds to record her third straight double-double... Jones finished with 

six offensive boards, tying a career-high... The meeting was the third 

between the two schools in NCAA action... UConn now leads the series, 

2-1, after suffering a heartbreaking, 60-52, loss in the “Elite Eight” in 

1998. 



Louisiana Tech 48 

March 26, 2001 

Mellon Center - Pittsburgh, Pa. 

LaTECH (31-5) 48 


Ayana Walker 5-12 0-0 5-6 13 3 15 1 40 

Cheryl Ford 2-5 0-0 1-2 4 3 5 0 13 

Takeisha Lewis 3-15 0-0 1-2 4 5 7 1 31 

Brooke Lassiter 2-3 1-1 2-2 3 2 7 1 37 

Essence Perry 2-6 2-5 0-2 6 0 6 7 39 

Amber Obaze 1-9 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 23 

Kenya Bibbs 1-6 0-0 3-4 3 1 5 0 20 

TOTALS 16-56 4-8 12-18 34 16 48 10 200 



Asjha Jones 2-12 0-0 1-2 6 3 5 1 24 

Swin Cash 5-9 0-0 0-2 8 2 10 2 31 


Diana Taurasi 6-14 3-9 2-2 10 1 17 4 35 

Sue Bird 4-11 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 20 



TOTALS 25-61 4-15 13-17 46 14 67 13 200 

Halftime Score - LaTech 24, Connecticut 37; Team Rebounds - LaTech 2, 

Connecticut 3; Turnovers - LaTech 11, Connecticut 10; Blocks - LaTech 

2 (Walker, Essence), Connecticut 4 (Jones, Schumacher, Taurasi, Bird); 

Steals - LaTech 4 (Lewis 3), Connecticut 3 (Cash, Schumacher, Williams); 

Technicals - None; Attendance - 9, 397; Game Officials - Bell, 

Morningstar, Pardue. 

NOTES: With the win over LaTech, UConn advanced to the NCAA 

Final Four for the second consecutive year and fifth time overall... It was 

UConn's first meeting against LaTech in NCAA play... The two teams 

played in Ruston, LA, during the regular season when the Huskies took a 

3-2 lead in the overall series with a 71-55 win... In the NCAA semifinals, 

the Huskies led by only 13 points in the first half, UConn’s slimmest halftime 

lead of the tournament, and shot a team tournament low of .457 in 

the first half... The Huskies bounced back in the second half and pulled 

away from the Lady Techsters for the 19-point win... Tamika Williams 

led the Huskies in scoring with 18 points on stellar 5-of-6 shooting from 

the floor and hitting 8-of-9 free throws... Williams also pulled down 10 

rebounds to record her first double-double of the tournament... 

Freshman Diana Taurasi was next contributing 17 points, including 

three trifectas, and 10 rebounds... The effort was her first double-double 

of the tournament as well... Ayana Walker led in both categories for the 

Lady Techsters with 15 points and 13 total rebounds... UConn outrebounded 

LaTech 46-34... Taurasi earned her second major tournament 

honor after being named the East Region Tournament Most Outstanding 

Player... The rookie averaged 20.5 ppg and 7.0 rpg... This was the second 

year in a row the Huskies earned East Region MOP honors, with Shea 

Ralph garnering the accolade in 2000... Swin Cash and Sue Bird joined 

Taurasi on the East Region All-Tournament Team... Cash averaged 10.5 

ppg and 9.5 rpg, while Bird averaged 7.5 ppg and 4.0 assists per game. 

2001 


Notre Dame 90 


March 30, 2001 

Savvis Center - St. Louis, Mo. 



Diana Taurasi 1-15 0-11 2-3 3 5 4 5 31 

Swin Cash 2-4 0-0 4-8 10 2 8 2 25 


Sue Bird 7-21 4-11 0-0 4 4 18 4 38 

Asjha Jones 1-2 0-0 5-8 5 5 7 2 18 

Maria Conlon 3-6 1-3 1-1 2 3 8 0 9 

Morgan Valley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 



TOTALS 26-77 6-30 17-26 51 28 75 18 200 

Notre Dame (33-2) 90 


Ericka Haney 4-12 0-0 7-9 10 3 15 1 36 

Kelley Siemon 5-12 0-0 1-2 4 4 11 6 35 

Ruth Riley 6-13 0-0 6-10 7 4 18 0 32 

Alicia Ratay 6-10 4-5 4-4 8 1 20 5 38 

Niele Ivey 5-9 3-5 8-8 4 3 21 3 33 

Janeka Joyce 1-1 1-1 2-3 1 1 5 1 17 

Monique Hernandez 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Amanda Barksdale 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 8 

TOTALS 27-58 8-11 28-36 43 17 90 16 200 

Halftime Score - Connecticut 49, Notre Dame 37; Team Rebounds - 

Connecticut 2, Notre Dame 8; Turnovers - Connecticut 16, Notre Dame 13; 

Blocks - Connecticut 3 (Taurasi 2), Notre Dame 5 (Riley 5); Steals - 

Connecticut 8 (Taurasi, Johnson, Williams 2), Notre Dame 10 (Ivey 5); 

Technicals - None; Attendance - 20,551; Game Officials - Courteau, Barlow, 

Small. 

NOTES: Despite leading by 12 at the half, 49-37, the Huskies fell apart in 

the second half allowing Notre Dame to take a 90-75 come from behind victory 

to advance to the NCAA Championship game and overtake Purdue for 

the Championship title... The Huskies were in complete control of the game 

at the half with Kelly Schumacher and Sue Bird having 10 points apiece 

and Kennitra Johnson and Tamika Williams each chipping in eight... 

UConn was holding the eventual NCAA Player of the Year, Ruth Riley, to 

only three points and one rebound... Meanwhile, Schumacher opened the 

second half just one rebound shy of a double-double with nine boards after 

20 minutes... However, the second half was another story altogether... Bird 

opened the half with a three-pointer for a 15-point lead, UConn’s largest of 

the night, but then the Irish found an answer... Notre Dame rattled off a 16- 

2 run to take a one-point lead with 12:40 remaining... After trading hoops for 

about three minutes, the Irish sealed the game with another run, this time 

13-1, to leave the Huskies behind... UConn shot a season low .237 in the second 

half... Riley scored 15 of her 18 points in the second half, while Alicia 

Ratay finished with 20 points and Niele Ivey led all scorers with 21 points... 

Bird led the Huskies with 18 points, while Schumacher had 12 points and 

grabbed a game high and career high 17 rebounds... UConn outrebounded 

the Irish 51-43... The Irish had 36 attempts at the free throw line and connected 

on 28. 

154 



2002-Champs 2002-Champs 2002-Champs 



St. Francis (PA) 37 

March 16, 2003 


St. Francis (19-2) 37 

Name FG 3FG FT R PF TP A M 

Carlin Chesick 4-15 0-1 3-4 3 2 11 0 36 

Beth Swink 2-4 0-0 1-2 7 2 5 9 28 

Karen Hewitt 1-8 0-3 1-2 2 2 3 3 34 

Sami Allison 1-6 1-6 0-0 3 2 3 4 26 

Tonjee Ward 7-19 1-6 0-1 3 2 15 0 33 

Nikki Shrift 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 

Christin Black 0-3 0-2 0-0 6 2 9 2 18 

Regina Schlichter 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 4 

Kristin Caskey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 7 

Shannon Burnham 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 9 

Totals 15-57 2-19 5-9 25 14 37 9 200 

Connecticut (34-0) 86 

Swin Cash 6-9 0-0 5-7 11 9 17 2 25 


Asjha Jones 8-13 0-1 2-2 2 1 18 1 24 

Diana Taurasi 2-7 1-4 0-0 4 3 7 7 26 

Sue Bird 2-7 1-4 2-2 2 0 7 7 27 

Ashley Valley 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 13 

Maria Conlon 2-4 2-4 0-0 1 0 6 1 22 

Stacey Marron 2-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 5 0 6 

Ashley Battle 3-5 1-1 5-5 9 2 12 5 22 

Jessica Battle 3-4 0-0 0-2 6 2 6 1 18 

Totals 32-59 6-17 14-18 46 9 86 23 200 

Halftime Score - St. Francis 18, Connecticur 53; Team Rebounds -St. 

Francis 25 , Connecticut 46; Turnovers - St. Francis 14, Connecticut 11; 

Blocks - St. Francis 0, Connecticut 4; Steals - St. Francis 3, Connecticut 6; 

Technicals - None; Attendance -10,027; Game Officials - Sisk, Scofield, 

Argyropoulos. 

NOTES: Huskies had a 10-day layoff before the start of tonight’s game 

... UConn scored the first 10 points of the game ... Asjha Jones has a 

game-high 18 points ... St. Francis missed its first nine shots and took 5:29 

to get on the board with a free-throw ... UConn never led by less than 35 

points in the second half ... Swin Cash grabbed her 14th double-double 

this season .... Huskies held a 46-25 advantage on the glass ... UConn 

outscored St. Francis 48-8 in the paint ... the game marks the third time 

UConn has taken a spotless record into the NCAA Tournament ... UConn 

made its 14th overall appearance in the tournament. 



Iowa 48 

March 18, 2003 


Iowa (18-11) 48 


Leah Magner 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 1 3 0 25 

Jennie Lillis 5-16 0-0 1-1 4 4 11 2 32 

Jerica Watson 5-14 0-0 0-0 4 2 10 2 27 

Kristi Faulkner 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 3 1 15 

Lindsey Meder 5-16 4-12 0-0 3 3 14 0 39 

Amber O’Brien 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 0 1 

Jenna Armstrong 1-4 1-4 0-0 3 0 3 1 15 

April Calhoun 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 5 25 

Tracy Schrupp 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 3 

Beatrice Bullock 0-2 0-0 0-1 4 2 0 0 12 

Jamie Cavey 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0 1 0 1 

Totals 18-60 6-21 6-10 33 13 48 12 200 


Swin Cash 5-11 0-0 0-1 9 2 10 3 29 


Asjha Jones 6-9 0-0 2-2 9 4 14 2 25 

Diana Taurasi 7-15 2-6 0-0 2 1 16 6 32 

Sue Bird 9-14 4-7 0-0 5 0 22 6 29 

Ashley Valley 0-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 1 8 

Maria Conlon 1-5 1-3 0-0 0 1 3 0 13 

Stacey Marron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 3 

Ashley Battle 0-3 0-1 1-2 8 2 1 2 18 

Jessica Moore 3-6 0-0 2-2 6 4 8 1 18 

Totals 37-77 7-18 5-8 52 16 86 23 200 

Halftime Score - Iowa 32, Connecticut 46; Team Rebounds -Iowa 33, 

Connecticut 52; Turnovers - Iowa 18, Connecticut 9; Blocks - Iowa 1, 

Connecticut 11; Steals - Iowa 3, Connecticut 13; Technicals - None; 

Attendance -10,027; Game Officials - Sisk, Hermann, Larson. 

NOTES: UConn seniors Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Tamika Williams and 

Asjha Jones played in their final career home game ... Each senior was in 

double-figures ... the Huskies advanced to their ninth straight NCAA 

Tournament Sweet 16, 10th in school history ... Sue Bird lead all scorers 

with 22 points, 15 which came in the second half ... the Huskies and 

Hawkeyes traded baskets in the first 7-minutes of the game, but after the 

16:52 mark, the Huskies never trailed again ... Diana Taurasi sparked a 17- 

4 run that kept the Huskies ahead for good ... Iowa shot only 22-percent 

from the field in the second half ... Iowa scored only four points in the first 

10-minutes of the second half and broke the 40 point mark with just over 

two-miuntes remaining in regulation ... Sue Bird also finished with five 

rebounds, five steals and six assists, plus her 22 points ... Ashja Jones, 

Tamika Williams and Swin Cash each finished one rebound short of a 

double-double ... Ashja Jones and Swin Cash each finished with 14 and 

10 points, respectively ... Diana Taurasi ended with 16 points and six 

rebounds ... UConn’s seniors racked up a 72-2 home record during their 

four-year career ... the two losses both came at the hands of Tennessee. 

East Region • Semifinal 


Penn State 64 

March 23, 2002 

U.S. Cellular Arena - Milwaukee, Wis. 

Penn State (23-12) 64 


Jacquelynn Shook 3-3 0-0 0-0 4 3 6 0 18 

Rashana Barnes 2-6 0-0 0-2 9 3 4 1 27 

Kelly Mazzante 6-21 1-8 2-2 3 3 15 3 38 

Jess Strom 4-10 4-5 0-0 1 2 12 8 38 

Tanisha Wright 5-12 0-0 9-10 4 2 18 5 37 

Katrena Carr 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 3 

Jessica Brungo 4-6 1-2 0-0 13 0 9 0 27 

Courtney Upshaw 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 12 

Totals 24-63 6-15 10-14 33 14 64 17 200 


Swin Cash 4-7 0-0 2-5 2 3 10 2 30 


Asjha Jones 7-15 0-0 0-2 9 3 14 4 32 

Diana Taurasi 6-17 3-7 0-0 7 2 15 8 39 

Sue Bird 9-16 4-7 2-2 4 1 24 6 39 

Maria Conlon 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 3 1 7 

Ashley Battle 1-1 0-0 0-2 14 0 2 0 11 

Jessica Moore 0-3 0-0 1-2 4 0 1 0 9 

Totals 33-37 8-16 8-17 50 11 82 22 200 

Halftime Score - Penn State 38, Connecticut 44; Team Rebounds -Penn State 

33, Connecticut 50; Turnovers - Penn State 10, Connecticut 10; Blocks - Penn 

State 4, Connecticut 8; Steals - Penn State 7, Connecticut 4; Technicals - 

None; Attendance -7,123; Game Officials - Cunningham, Fujimoto, Saerno. 

NOTES: The Huskies were led by Naismith Player of the Year Sue Bird 

with 24 points ... UConn advanced to its ninth Regional Final game with the 

win over Penn State ... Bird gave UConn its largest first half lead at 40-30 

with 3:40 left ... UConn lead by six points at the ahlf, 44-38 ... Bird had 13 

first-half points, while Diana Taurasi, Ashja Jones and Tamika Williams 

each added eight ... UConn contained PSU’s Kelly Mazzante to only seven 

first half points ... PSU cut the Husky lead to one in the opening minutes of 

the second half ... UConn opened a 20-point lead midway through the half 

... Bird was one point shy of matching a career high ... Taurasi finished with 

15 points and Cash had 10 points ... Jones ened the night with 14 points and 

nine rebounds. 


155


2002-Champs 

East Region • Final 


Old Dominion 64 

March 25, 2002 

U.S. Cellular Arena - Milwaukee, Wis. 

Old Dominion (28-6) 64 


Lucienne Berthieu 3-6 0-0 0-2 4 4 6 0 17 

Tiffany Thompson 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 20 

Hamchetou Maiga 7-15 0-0 0-3 5 3 14 2 34 

Sharron Francis 1-5 0-1 1-1 2 3 3 8 35 

Monique Coker 4-7 0-0 0-0 2 2 8 0 26 

Myriah Spence 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 4 

Okeisha Howard 5-13 4-6 6-6 1 3 20 2 29 

Shareese Grant 2-7 0-0 0-0 1 1 4 1 16 

Kim Giddens 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 3 6 1 19 

Totals 26-63 5-10 7-12 25 22 64 14 200 


Swin Cash 3-4 0-0 1-1 2 4 7 2 26 


Asjha Jones 8-9 0-0 2-3 7 2 18 1 35 

Diana Taurasi 7-12 4-8 4-4 3 2 22 7 38 

Sue Bird 8-12 2-4 8-8 2 1 26 11 37 

Ashley Valley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Maria Conlon 0-2 0-2 0-0 4 0 0 0 15 

Stacey Marron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Ashley Battle 0-1 0-0 0-4 2 0 0 0 5 

Jessica Moore 1-3 0-0 1-2 4 1 3 0 11 

Totals 30-47 6-14 19-25 31 13 85 25 200 

Halftime Score - ODU 33, Connecticut 55; Team Rebounds -ODU 25, 

Connecticut 31; Turnovers - O 

DU 17, Connecticut 18; Blocks - ODU 0, Connecticut 11; Steals - ODU 

10, Connecticut 10; Technicals - None; Attendance -6,997; Game 

Officials - Yarbrough, McKinney, Watt. 

NOTES: Sue Bird was named the Mideast Region Most Outstanding 

Player ...Bird netted a career-high 26 points and 11 assists for her secondcareer 

double-double ... with the win, the Huskies advanced to its third 

consecutive Final Four ... Connecticut shot 63.8 percent from the floor, 

including 75.0 percent in the first half ... UConn opened the game perfect 

with a 13-for-13 from the floor ... the Huskies field goal percentage cooled 

to a 47.3 percent in the second half ... UConn posted its largest lead of 

the game at 58-35 less than a minute into the half ... Head coach Geno 

Auriemma clinched his sixth overall Final Four appearance with the win 

... Diana Taurasi finished the game with 22 points and Ashja Jones posted 

18 points ... Bird, Jones, Taurasi and Tamika Williams were all named 

to the Mideast Region All-Tournament Team .. 

2002-Champs 

National Semifinal 


Tennessee 56 

March 29, 2003 

Alamodome - San Antonio, Texas 

Tennessee (29-4) 56 


Michelle Snow 2-7 0-0 2-2 8 3 6 0 29 

April McDivitt 0-4 0-1 0-0 3 2 0 2 17 

Gwen Jackson 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 4 0 12 

Kara Lawson 4-13 0-2 1-2 5 1 9 0 30 

Brittany Jackson 2-11 1-6 3-4 6 1 8 2 30 

Tasha Butts 2-8 1-4 2-2 5 3 7 0 15 

LaToya Davis 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 3 

Amanda Canon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Michelle Munoz 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 0 4 

Loree Moore 3-5 1-1 0-0 3 2 7 2 20 

Ashley Robinson 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 5 

Courtney McDaniel 4-8 0-0 1-3 4 2 9 1 14 

Shyra Ely 3-6 0-0 0-1 4 2 6 1 18 

Shalon Pillow 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 

Totals 22-70 3-14 9-16 48 21 56 9 200 


Diana Taurasi 7-16 3-7 0-1 10 2 17 5 31 

Sue Bird 7-15 4-8 0-0 4 1 18 5 38 

Asjha Jones 8-17 0-0 2-2 10 4 18 1 29 

Swin Cash 4-10 0-1 5-7 4 1 12 6 34 


Ashley Valley 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 2 

Maria Conlon 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 15 

Stacey Marron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Ashley Battle 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 2 2 1 8 

Jessica Moore 1-1 0-0 1-4 3 1 3 0 13 

Totals 29-65 7-17 14-21 44 14 79 20 200 

Halftime Score - Tennessee 25, Connecticut 38; Team Rebounds -Tennessee 

48, Connecticut 44; Turnovers - Tennessee 18, Connecticut 12; Blocks - 

Tennessee 5, Connecticut 10; Steals - Tennessee 6, Connecticut 9; Technicals 

- None; Attendance -29,619; Game Officials - Bell, Newton, Lewis. 

NOTES: The win over Tennessee was their second this season and is thier 

first National Semifinal win over the Lady Vols ... with a record attendance of 

29,619, these two teams have now played in front of the six largest crowds in 

women’s college basketball history ... the 23-points margin of victory is 

Connecticut’s largeest over Tennessee ... Connecticut and Tennessee have met 

twice in a season six times, including the last three seasons ... this is only the 

second time that UConn has won the second meeting ... with five assists, Sue 

Bird broke Jen Rizzotti’s Connecticut record for the most single-season assists 

with 327 ... Tennessee briefly led the game, 2-0, becoming only the 16th 

opponent this season to possess a lead at any point in the game against the 

Huskies ... Sue Bird’s five-first half assists matched the entire Tennessee team 

assist output in the first half ... Connecticut’s 79-points is their lowest point 

total in this year’s NCAA Tournament ... Swin Cash’s second-half three-point 

attempt is her first career three-point attempt ... Diana Taurasi’s 10 rebounds 

is a season-high for 2002 and ties her career-high ... Her 18 points and 10 

recounds gives Taurasi her second career double-double. 

2002-Champs 



Oklahoma 70 

March 31, 2003 

Alamodome - San Antonio, Texas 

Oklahoma (32-3) 70 


Caton Hill 3-10 2-3 1-2 8 4 9 4 32 

LaNeishea Caufield 3-10 0-1 8-9 3 3 14 4 40 

Stacey Dales 7-15 2-4 2-3 3 5 18 1 34 

Rosalind Ross 6-13 4-10 1-2 4 1 17 1 35 

Jamie Talbert 2-6 0-0 2-2 4 2 6 0 26 

Dionnah Jackson 3-8 0-2 0-2 0 1 6 2 28 

Hannon Selmon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 5 

Totals 24-26 8-20 14-20 25 17 70 12 200 


Diana Taurasi 5-16 0-6 3-3 3 3 13 4 38 

Sue Bird 3-9 0-3 8-8 3 3 14 4 36 

Asjha Jones 9-14 0-0 1-2 9 4 19 0 30 

Swin Cash 5-9 0-0 10-12 13 2 20 4 39 


Maria Conlon 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 5 

Stacey Marron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Ashley Battle 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 4 

Jessica Moore 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 11 

Totals 30-57 0-9 22-25 44 16 82 15 200 

Halftime Score - Oklahoma 30, Connecticut 42; Team Rebounds - 

Oklahoma 25, Connecticut 44; Turnovers - Oklahoma 15, Connecticut 21; 

Blocks - Oklahoma 2, Connecticut 9; Steals - Oklahoma 12, Connecticut 

7; Technicals - None; Attendance -29,619; Game Officials - Yarbrough, 

Mattingly, Barlow. 

NOTES: With win UConn went undefeated in the season ... the Huskies 

match Tennesse’s 1997-98 perfect season for a tie for the NCAA record 

for most wins in a season ... Connecticut becomes the 10th team to attain 

a perfect college basketball season since the inception of the men’s tournament 

in 1939 ... Connecticut joined UCLA as the only school to have a 

basketball team pull off more than one perfect season ... UConn is a perfect 

4-0 against the Sooners ... The game marked the first time in a season 

the teams have met twice ... UConn went 0-9, the first time all season with 

making a three-point basketball in a game ... UConn’s first ten points came 

off offensive rebounds ... Connecticut has won a NCAA Tournament 

game in 10 different states ... UConn’s 21 turnovers ties for second most 

by the Huskies this season and sets a new NCAA Championship Game 

record ... the four seniors had 65 of the 82 points scored in tonight’s game 

... the 11th time this season all five starters have scored in double-figures 

... Swin Cash’s 20 points and 13 rebounds gave the senior her 15th double-double 

... Swin Cash was named the Final Four MVP ... Sue Bird and 

Asjha Jones were named to the All-Tournament Team ... Connecticut 

advanced to the national finals for the third time in school history ... the 

Huskies are 3-0 in the national championship game ... Connecticut is now 

4-3 all-time in the Final Four ... Connecticut is now 41-11 in the NCAA 

Tournament . 

156 


2003-Champs 



Boston University 44 

March 23, 2003 

Gampel Pavilion - Storrs, Conn. 

Boston University (16-15) 44 


Marisa Moseley 3-7 0-1 0-0 4 0 6 3 26 

Adrienne Norris 3-6 0-1 10-14 5 3 16 2 34 

Larissa Parr 1-7 0-1 0-0 4 3 2 0 33 

Alison Argentieri 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 3 1 29 

Katie Terhune 2-8 2-4 0-0 1 0 6 0 29 

Katie Meinhardt 2-8 2-4 0-0 1 0 6 0 29 

Rachael Vanderwal 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 12 

Totals 15-50 4-17 10-14 21 13 44 10 200 


Diana Taurasi 7-14 4-7 3-5 4 1 21 7 22 

Barbara Turner 6-9 0-1 3-4 10 1 15 3 25 

Jessica Moore 3-6 0-0 0-0 4 3 6 2 25 

Maria Conlon 1-1 1-1 0-0 4 1 3 2 17 

Ann Strother 6-12 4-10 0-0 2 1 16 5 32 

Ashley Valley 0-3 0-3 2-2 2 1 2 0 12 

Stacey Marron 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 0 4 

Morgan Valley 2-5 0-1 1-1 5 1 5 0 15 

Ashley Battle 6-6 1-1 0-1 3 1 13 5 28 

Willnett Crockett 3-5 0-0 1-1 7 5 7 0 20 

Totals 30-47 6-14 19-25 31 13 85 25 200 

Halftime Score - BU 22, Connecticut 49; Team Rebounds - BU 5, 

Connecticut 5; Turnovers - BU 18, Connecticut 18; Blocks - BU 0, 

Connecticut 6; Steals - BU 12, Connecticut 10; Technicals - None; 

Attendance - 8,647; Game Officials - Kantner, Morningstar, Porter. 

NOTES: Diana Taurasi poured in 21 points and dished out seven 

assists to lead the Connecticut past Boston University, 91-44, in the first 

round of the NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship in 

Storrs, CT... UConn stormed out of the gate in its first game since March 

11th, taking an early 10-2 lead at the 17:03 mark... Katie Terhune would 

hit a three to pull BU within five at 10-5, but the Terriers got no closer 

for the remainder as UConn mounted a 20-4 run over the next eight minutes 

to take a commanding 30-9 lead with 9:10 remaining in the first 

half... The second half was again dominated early by Connecticut as it 

jumped out to a 19-6 run over the first five minutes of the second half 

and remained in control throughout... The Terriers were out-matched on 

the boards as UConn out-rebounded BU 46-to-21 on the afternoon 

thanks in large part to Turner who snared 10. 


2003-Champs 



TCU 66 

March 25, 2003 

Gampel Pavilion - Storrs, Conn. 

TCU (20-14) 66 


Tiffany Evans 3-9 2-5 4-4 7 4 12 0 31 

Sandora Irvin 4-12 0-2 11-12 9 3 19 2 33 

Candace Baldwin 2-9 0-3 4-5 3 1 8 5 35 

Ebony Shaw 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 2 0 14 

Tricia Shaw 4-8 3-7 3-4 1 0 14 1 30 

Kim Ortega 0-3 0-1 0-0 3 1 0 0 5 

Niki Newton 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 11 

Amy Pack 1-1 0-0 1-1 3 1 3 0 13 

Grace Gantt 2-9 0-4 2-3 3 1 6 1 17 

Tracy Wynn 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 10 

Totals 18-55 5-22 25-29 34 16 66 10 200 


Diana Taurasi 12-17 5-9 6-6 4 4 35 2 36 


Jessica Moore 5-9 0-0 2-5 9 4 12 3 30 

Maria Conlon 2-8 2-7 0-0 2 1 6 2 35 

Ann Strother 1-7 1-6 0-0 5 2 3 5 31 

Ashley Valley 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 

Stacey Marron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Morgan Valley 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 3 

Ashley Battle 7-15 0-2 2-3 11 4 16 1 25 


Totals 30-66 8-23 13-18 44 21 81 16 200 

Halftime Score - TCU 35, Connecticut 33; Team Rebounds - TCU 1, 

Connecticut 4; Turnovers - TCU 17, Connecticut 16; Blocks - TCU 5, 

Connecticut 4; Steals - TCU 8, Connecticut 4; Technicals - None; 

Attendance - 9,181; Game Officials - Kantner, Barlow, Morningstar. 

NOTES: Diana Taurasi scored a career-high 35 points to lead 

Connecticut to an 81-66 come from behind victory over ninth-seeded 

Texas Christian University in an NCAA Second Round game at the Harry 

A. Gampel Pavilion... UConn trailed 35-33 at the half before the Huskies 

blew out to a 14-0 run to begin the second stanza over the half ’s first 

4:14... UConn would lead by as many as 19 and the Lady Frogs could get 

no closer than 10 the rest of the way... TCU lead throughout the first half, 

leading by as many as seven on two occasions... The Huskies rallied to 

knot the score at 33 with 24 seconds left before halftime, before Evans 

gave TCU the halftime lead on a lay-up just before the buzzer... The 

Huskies shot 46% from the field, and constantly pounded the ball inside, 

scoring 36 points in the paint to only 16 by TCU. 

2003-Champs 



Boston College 49 

March 30, 2003 

Dayton Arena - Dayton, Ohio 

Boston College (22-9) 49 


Becky Gottstein 5-11 0-0 0-0 5 2 10 0 33 

Maureen Leahy 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 0 16 

Jessalyn Leahy 4-14 2-3 4-4 5 0 14 3 36 

Brianne Stepherson 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 2 21 

Amber Jacobs 2-13 0-4 0-0 2 1 4 1 33 

Brooke Queenan 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 1 2 0 11 

Christine Smith 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Clare Droesch 4-6 3-5 0-0 2 4 11 2 22 

Aja Parham 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 5 

Nicole Warren 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Alicia Shields 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 0 0 1 

Adriana Spears 1-3 0-0 0-0 5 3 2 0 13 

Kim Mackie 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 6 

Kim Macchia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 

Totals 19-59 5-13 6-6 33 18 49 8 200 


Diana Taurasi 10-17 2-5 4-6 12 1 26 1 34 


Jessica Moore 6-10 0-0 5-6 5 0 17 2 28 

Maria Conlon 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 4 28 

Ann Strother 1-5 0-3 2-2 4 2 4 4 35 

Ashley Valley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 

Stacey Marron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 

Morgan Valley 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 5 

Ashley Battle 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 7 0 21 


Totals 27-53 3-12 13-19 36 11 70 17 200 

Halftime Score - BC 25, Connecticut 44; Team Rebounds - BC 6, 

Connecticut 12; Turnovers - BC 16, Connecticut 12; Blocks - BC 1, 

Connecticut 3; Steals - BC 6, Connecticut 11; Technicals - None; 

Attendance - 9,552; Game Officials - Dean, Titus, Pence. 

NOTES: Diana Taurasi with her fourth double-double of the season 

led the Connecticut women’s basketball team to a 70-49 victory over BIG 

EAST rival Boston College in the Regional Semifinals of the NCAA 

Tournament in Dayton, OH ... UConn never trailed in the game as they 

used a 9-0 run midway through the first half for an 11 point lead and then 

an 11-0 run to end the half for an 18 point lead. The second half lead 

never dipped below 16 points as UConn maintained their halftime lead. 

The Huskies dominated the paint as they outscored the Eagles 30-14 ... 

Taurasi finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds... Barbara Turner and 

Jessica Moore added 14 and 17, respectively. 


157


2003-Champs 



Purdue 64 

April 1, 2003 

Dayton Arena - Dayton, Ohio 

Purdue (29-6) 64 


Lindsey Hicks 3-7 2-4 1-1 3 5 9 0 23 

Shereka Wright 8-17 3-4 6-6 7 3 25 2 39 

Mary Jo Noon 5-12 0-0 0-0 10 5 10 0 27 

Beth Jones 1-11 1-6 0-0 2 3 3 2 35 

Erika Valek 2-10 0-5 4-4 3 4 8 2 32 

Missy Taylor 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 2 

Carol Duncan 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 4 0 11 

Sharika Webb 0-2 0-2 1-2 1 1 1 3 13 

Emily Heikes 1-7 0-0 2-2 8 0 4 0 18 

Totals 22-69 6-21 14-15 43 22 64 9 200 


Diana Taurasi 6-11 1-4 8-10 6 4 21 3 31 


Jessica Moore 4-7 0-0 4-5 7 1 12 1 34 

Maria Conlon 2-6 2-5 6-6 4 1 12 3 39 

Ann Strother 2-6 1-3 5-6 3 4 10 1 28 

Ashley Valley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Morgan Valley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 

Ashley Battle 4-8 1-2 0-0 7 2 9 2 27 


Totals 22-49 5-14 24-29 33 19 73 10 200 

Halftime Score - PU 22, Connecticut 41; Team Rebounds - PU 3, 

Connecticut 1; Turnovers - PU 12, Connecticut 14; Blocks - PU 4, 

Connecticut 5; Steals - PU 7, Connecticut 5; Technicals - None; 

Attendance -8,503; Game Officials - Enterline, Mayer, Roberts. 

NOTES: Diana Taurasi notched 21 points to lead four Huskies in double 

figures as the Connecticut women’s team defeated Purdue, 73-64, at 

the Dayton University Arena in Dayton Ohio... Purdue got off to a good 

start as Shereka Wright converted on an old-fashioned three-point play 

one minute into the contest, however, Purdue went ice-cold from the 

floor for the remainder of the half, missing its next 13 attempts from the 

field, and UConn took advantage by rattling off 17 consecutive points... 

Purdue heated up in the second half, hitting five of its first ten shots, but 

the Huskies were able to thwart a Boilermaker come-back by answering 

each of Purdue’s buckets with two points of their own, increasing its lead 

to 22 points with 8:20 left in the game... However, UConn would not hit 

another field goal the rest of the way and Purdue launched a 20-to-four 

run over the next 6:20 and pulled to within six points of the Huskies at 

the two minute mark, 66-60. The six point deficit was the smallest of the 

game since the 17:15 mark in the first half... UConn finished the game 

hitting 5-6 free throws in the final minute to preserve the win. 

2003-Champs 



Texas 64 

April 6, 2003 

Georgia Dome - Atlanta, Ga. 

Texas (29-6) 69 


Kala Bowers 3-9 0-2 2-3 7 4 8 0 29 

Jamie Carey 5-10 4-7 0-0 2 4 14 4 33 

Tai Dillard 1-7 0-2 0-0 4 1 2 0 28 

Heather Schreiber 5-12 3-5 0-0 4 4 13 0 35 

Stacy Stephens 6-13 0-0 4-7 10 4 16 0 37 

Alisha Sare 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 

Nina Norman 5-8 0-1 4-4 2 1 14 3 23 

Annissa Hastings 1-3 0-0 0-1 3 2 2 0 15 

Totals 26-62 7-17 10-15 35 20 69 7 200 


Diana Taurasi 10-22 4-11 2-5 4 2 26 4 38 

Maria Conlon 2-3 1-1 3-4 2 2 8 3 36 

Jessica Moore 5-9 0-0 3-3 6 3 13 2 29 


Ann Strother 1-4 1-2 1-2 2 1 4 0 31 

Ashley Battle 1-5 0-0 2-2 2 1 4 0 19 


Totals 25-56 6-14 15-22 37 15 71 12 200 

Halftime Score - UT 35, Connecticut 33; Team Rebounds - UT 3, 

Connecticut 8; Turnovers - UT 12, Connecticut 15; Blocks - UT 3, 

Connecticut 2; Steals - UT 7, Connecticut 4; Technicals - None; 

Attendance - 28,210; Game Officials - Corteau, Kantner, Larsen. 

NOTES: Diana Taurasi poured in 26 points and grabbed four 

rebounds … Head Coach Geno Auriemma earned his 500th career win 

led Connecticut into the finals of the NCAA Division I Women’s 

Basketball Championship with a 71-69 victory over the Texas at the 

Georgia Dome in Atlanta in front of sell-out crowd of 28,210 … With 

tight defensive efforts and an evenly matched rebounding battle, the 

Longhorns fought hard and were able to tie the score 14-14 with just over 

10 minutes left in the half ... Texas took their first lead of the half, 30-29 

with 1:57 left on the clock … Texas led 35-33 heading into the locker 

room … Willnett Crockett added a tremendous spark off the bench 

down the stretch and was key in the final minutes, converting on a long 

one handed pass off the dribble from Taurasi, to bring the Huskies to 

within four, 64-60 … With just 36 seconds left in the contest, Crockett 

then pulled down a key offensive rebound after Taurasi’s two missed free 

throws and quickly called a time-out … Maria Conlon knocked down 

one of her free throws to bring the Huskies to a 71-66 lead … Moore finished 

with 13 points and six rebounds … UConn grabbing 37 rebounds 

and Texas pulled down 35 … UConn shot 45 percent from the field, 

while Texas shot 42 percent. 

2003-Champs 



Tennessee 68 

April 9, 2003 

Georgia Dome - Atlanta, Ga. 

Tennessee (33-5) 68 


Tasha Butts 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 17 

Gwen Jackson 6-14 0-2 3-6 9 3 15 4 35 

Kara Lawson 5-13 3-8 5-5 5 1 18 5 40 

Loree Moore 2-4 1-1 0-0 2 1 5 1 25 

Shyra Ely 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 1 6 0 25 

Shanna Zolman 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 11 

Brittany Jackson 4-10 3-7 2-2 5 3 13 0 20 

Ashley Robinson 1-2 0-0 1-6 8 2 3 1 17 

Courtney McDaniel 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 0 6 

Tye’sha Fluker 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 4 

Totals 25-57 7-18 11-19 40 18 68 13 200 


Diana Taurasi 8-15 4-9 8-8 4 2 28 1 37 

Maria Conlon 3-7 3-5 2-4 4 2 11 6 39 

Jessica Moore 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 2 4 3 35 


Ann Strother 6-11 3-7 2-2 3 2 17 3 32 

Ashley Battle 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 12 


Totals 30-47 6-14 19-25 31 13 85 25 200 

Halftime Score - UT 30, Connecticut 35; Team Rebounds - UT 3, 

Connecticut 6; Turnovers - UT 15, Connecticut 11; Blocks - UT 1, 

Connecticut 1; Steals - UT 7, Connecticut 4; Technicals - None; 

Attendance - 28,210; Game Officials - Mattingly, Barlow, Dean. 

NOTES: Diana Taurasi led all scorers with 28 points and the 

Connecticut women’s basketball team never trailed en route to a 73-68 triumph 

over Tennessee in the championship game... Barbara Turner 

scored the game’s first two points just fifteen seconds into the contest and 

Connecticut never trailed in the game... The Huskies took their largest 

lead of the half at the 15:20 mark, 14-7, thanks to a Jessica Moore bucket, 

but Tennessee would battle back to tie the score at 30 with 1:30 remaining 

in the half... Taurasi answered by draining a three-pointer with the shot 

clock running down at the :30 mark... With just 10 seconds left in the stanza, 

Maria Conlon stole the ball and started a fast-break capped off by a 

Willnett Crockett acrobatic lay-up with only two seconds left giving 

UConn a 35-30 advantage heading into the locker room... UConn started 

the second half, extending its 5-0 run to end the first half to a 17-4 run to 

take its largest lead of the game, 47-34, with 16:15 left in the season... 

Tennessee mounted a 10-3 run over the next 3:15 to shrink the Husky 

lead to six, 50-44... With 9:50 remaining, and the Huskies up, 55-49, Ann 

Strother buried her third three-pointer to spark a 12-5 UConn run over 

the next 4:05, allowing Connecticut to take a 67-54 lead with just 6:10 left, 

but the Huskies would not score for the next 2:30 and Tennessee used an 

8-0 run to pull to within five, 67-62 at the 2:40 mark... Up by three, 71-68, 

with 21 seconds left, Strother hit two free-throws with 20 seconds remaining 

and Battle stole the ensuing inbounds pass and the Huskies held the 

ball successfully defending their title. 

158 



2004-Champs 



Pennsylvania 55 

March 21, 2004 

Arena at Harbor Yard - Bridgeport, Conn. 

NOTES: Diana Taurasi became the University of Connecticut’s all-time leading 

scorer in NCAA Tournament games with her 18 points...Taurasi led four players in 

double-figures, and added five rebounds and nine assists top her game-high 18 

points....Junior Jessica Moore posted a double-double with 15 points and 11 

rebounds for the Huskies. 

2004-Champs 



Auburn 53 

March 23, 2004 

Arena at Harbor Yard - Bridgeport, Conn. 

PENNSYLVANIA (55) 

FG- FT- 

MP FGA FTA R A PF TP 

Clark, Jewel 26 5-16 6-6 5 0 4 16 

Fleischer, Jennifer 24 2-3 0-0 10 0 2 4 

Kammes, Amanda 22 0-3 0-0 1 3 2 0 

Austin, Mikaelyn 34 5-14 0-0 4 2 1 14 

Habrukowich, Karen 16 0-4 1-2 0 4 3 1 

Pears, Lauren 3 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 2 

Rhoads, Joey 21 1-6 0-0 2 2 1 3 

DiDonato, Maria 6 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 3 

Makarewich, Cat 16 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 

Gray, Ashley 5 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 

Hansen, Henley 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 

Hosenblod, Jessica 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 

Naltner, Monica 10 0-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 

Markoff, Jenna 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 

Kilkner, Katie 14 6-8 0-1 4 0 1 12 

Totals 21-63 6-16 35 14 20 55 

3-pt fg: 6-16 (Austin 4-7, Rhoads 1-3, Di Donato 1-2) 

FG Pct.: .333 FT Pct.: .778 

Team Rebounds: 4 

Turnovers: 15 (Clark 3, Fleischer 3, Kamms 2, Pears 2) 

Blocks: None 

Steals: 6 (Austin, Clark, DiDonato, Fleischer, Naltner, Rhoads) 

Fouled Out: None 

#6/#6 CONNECTICUT (91) 

FG- FT- 


Turner, Barbara 23 7-14 2-4 2 3 2 0 

Strother, Ann 21 4-9 2-2 6 2 0 10 

Moore, Jessica 26 6-9 3-4 11 0 1 15 

Taurasi, Diana 32 6-11 2-2 5 9 1 18 

Conlon, Maria 26 1-4 0-0 5 2 1 3 

Valley, Ashley 11 1-1 3-4 2 1 0 6 

Valley, Morgan 15 1-1 0-0 4 2 3 2 

Robinson, Kiana 4 1-3 0-2 0 0 0 2 

Marron, Stacey 3 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 

Battle, Ashley 17 1-1 3-4 2 2 3 5 

Sherwood, Liz 9 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 2 

Totals 32-59 20-28 42 23 10 91 

3-pt fg: 7-19 (Taurasi 4-7, Turner 1-4, Conlon 1-3, A..Valley 1-1) 

FG Pct.: .542 FT Pct.: .714 


Turnovers: 8 (Crockett 2, Strother 2, Turner 2) 

Blocks: 3 (Sherwood 3) 

Steals: 11 (Battle 4, A. Valley 2, M. Valley 2) 


Pennsylvania 23 32 — 55 

#3/#5 UConn 51 40 — 91 

Attendance: 9,091 

#22/21 AUBURN (53) 

FG- FT- 


Willingham, Le-Coe 33 6-8 3-5 4 0 1 16 

Stevenson, Mandisa 35 2-10 0-0 5 1 2 6 

Louden, Nicole 25 1-5 0-0 1 4 0 2 

Derrick, Nancy 13 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 

Brackett, Natasha 31 2-9 4-6 3 1 5 9 

Brown, Nitasha 22 2-8 1-2 0 1 1 6 

Payne, Marita 13 0-1 2-2 1 1 1 2 

Emeagi, Louise 27 5-9 0-0 4 1 1 12 

Presley, Tiffany 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 

Totals 18-50 10-15 25 11 11 53 

3-pt fg: 7-21 (Emeagi 2-4, Stevenson 2-4, Brown 1-5, Brackett 1-4) 

FG Pct.: .360 FT Pct.: .667 


Turnovers: 16 (Louden 5, Brackett 3, Emeagi 3, Stevenson 2, Willingham 2) 

Blocks: 3 (Emeagi, Payne, Willingham) 

Steals: 9 (Brown 4, Emeagi 2, Brackett, Louden, Willingham) 

Fouled Out: Brackett 


FG- FT- 



Moore, Jessica 29 4-5 0-0 4 0 2 8 

Taurasi, Diana 35 6-12 0-0 3 7 1 17 

Conlon, Maria 30 4-8 0-0 0 4 0 12 

Strother, Ann 32 6-10 0-0 5 4 1 16 

Valley, Ashley 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 3 

Robinson, Kiana 2 0-0 2-2 1 0 0 2 

Marron, Stacey 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 

Valley, Morgan 4 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 2 

Battle, Ashley 16 2-2 0-0 4 2 3 4 

Crockett, Willnett 15 0-1 2-4 5 0 2 2 

Sherwood, Liz 3 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 

Totals 30-54 5-7 36 23 11 79 

3-pt fg: 14-27 (Taurasi 5-9, Conlon 4-8, Strother 4-8, A. Valley 1-1) 

FG Pct.: .556 FT Pct.: .714 


Turnovers: 16 (Taurasi 5, Battle 3, Turner 3) 

Blocks: 4 (Turner 2, Conlon, Moore) 

Steals: 6 (Turner 4, Moore 2) 


#22/#21 Auburn 36 17 — 53 



NOTES: Diana Taurasi's 17 points brought her career total to 345 in NCAA 

Tournament play, good for second on the all-time list. ...After leading by only six 

points at intermission, the Huskies seized control of the contest early in the second 

half with stingy defense and nearly flawless offense....UConn scored the first 

10 points of the second half to take a commanding 52-36 lead at the 15:50 mark 

on one of Taurasi's five 3-pointers....UConn's suffocating defense would hold the 

Tigers without a field goal for the first 16:11 of the second stanza and the Huskies 

would sprint out to a 72-42 lead on the strength of a 30-4 run to start the second 

half. 

2004-Champs 



UC Santa Barbara 55 

March 27, 2004 

Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, Conn. 

UC SANTA BARBARA (55) 

FG- FT- 


Richardson, Brandy 27 1-2 3-3 6 2 4 5 

Mann, Kristen 39 5-19 2-2 5 0 2 12 

Taylor, Lindsay 30 2-11 1-2 7 0 1 5 

McDivitt, April 38 6-12 3-6 1 3 5 20 

Fisher, Mia 22 0-4 0-0 2 2 1 0 

Willett, Lisa 22 2-4 0-0 2 0 4 6 

O’Bryan, Erin 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 

Bonds, Karena 10 1-2 0-0 3 1 0 2 

Green, Jenna 11 1-2 0-0 2 0 1 2 

Totals 19-59 9-13 34 8 18 55 

3-pt fg: 8-22 (McDivitt 5-10, Willett 2-4, O’Bryan 1-1) 

FG Pct.: .322 FT Pct.: .692 


Turnovers: 16 (Mann 4, McDivitt 4, Taylor 3, Fisher 2) 

Blocks: 1 (Taylor) 

Steals: 11 (McDivitt 4, Richardson 3, Mann 2) 

Fouled Out: McDivitt 


FG- FT- 



Strother, Ann 25 3-7 0-0 2 2 2 8 

Moore, Jessica 35 4-8 2-6 10 1 2 10 

Taurasi, Diana 34 9-21 2-2 5 4 3 21 

Conlon, Maria 33 1-7 3-4 3 1 1 6 

Valley, Morgan 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 

Battle, Ashley 20 1-2 2-2 8 0 2 5 


Totals 21-53 16-22 41 13 13 63 

3-pt fg: 5-21 (Strother 2-4, Taurasi 1-9, Conlon 1-6, Battle 1-1) 

FG Pct.: .396 FT Pct.: .727 


Turnovers: 17 (Taurasi 5, Strother 4, Conlon 3, Crockett 2, Moore 2 

Blocks: 4 (Moore 2, Crockett, Strother) 

Steals: 9 (Conlon 3, Taurasi 2, Battle, Crockett, Strother, Turner) 


UC Santa Barbara 22 33 — 55 



NOTES: Diana Taurasi led all scorers with 21 points...Jessica Moore was a 

force underneath scoring 10 points and snaring 10 rebounds...With the victory, the 

Huskies improve to 28-4 on the campaign. UCSB completes its season at 27- 

7...Taurasi’s second assist of the day at the 8:27 mark of the first half was the 638th 

of her career, surpassing former Husky great Jen Rizzotti’s all-time record of 637. 


159


2004-Champs 



Penn State 49 

March 29, 2004 

Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, Conn. 


FG- FT- 



Strother, Ann 31 0-5 0-0 6 0 1 0 

Moore, Jessica 32 3-5 2-2 7 2 4 8 

Taurasi, Diana 36 8-15 9-12 5 3 2 27 

Conlon, Maria 31 0-2 0-0 2 3 3 0 

Valley, Ashley 1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 

Valley, Morgan 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 

Battle, Ashley 20 1-3 0-0 1 1 1 2 


Totals 21-42 18-26 37 12 14 66 

3-pt fg: 6-18 (Turner 4-5, Taurasi 2-7) 

FG Pct.: .500 FT Pct.: .692 


Turnovers: 17 (Turner 6, Crockett 4, Conlon 3, Taurasi 2) 

Blocks: 7 (Crockett 3, Moore 2, Strother 2) 

Steals: 6 (Battle 2, Moore 2, Conlon, Taurasi) 


#5/#7 PENN STATE (49) 

FG- FT- 


Brungo, Jessica 33 2-10 0-2 5 0 3 6 

Russell, Reicina 27 1-1 0-0 4 0 3 2 

Mazzante, Kelly 38 5-17 3-3 4 2 4 14 

Strom, Jess 38 1-10 1-2 3 2 0 4 

Wright, Tanisha 38 5-17 6-6 1 2 4 16 

Brown, Amanda 15 1-1 0-0 6 0 2 2 

Schwab, Ashli 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 

Harris, Jennifer 6 1-1 2-2 1 0 0 5 

Totals 16-57 12-15 30 6 19 49 

3-pt fg: 5-19 (Brungo 2-5, Mazzante 1-8, Strom 1-5, Harris 1-1) 

FG Pct.: .281 FT Pct.: .800 


Turnovers: 13 (Wright 4, Brungo 2, Mazzante 2, Russell 2, Strom 2) 

Blocks: 2 (Russell 2) 

Steals: 6 (Strom 2, Brown, Brungo, Russell, Wright) 



#5/7 Penn State 13 36 — 49 


NOTES: East Regional MVP Diana Taurasi and sophomore Barbara Turner 

combined for 53 points to lead the University of Connecticut women’s basketball 

team past Penn State and into its record fifth consecutive NCAA Division I 

Women’s Basketball Final Four...The defending national champion Huskies advance 

to the Final Four for the eighth time in the program’s history ...The Husky senior 

class of Taurasi, Maria Conlon, and Morgan Valley have completed their careers 

with a record of 64-2 in games played at the Hartford Civic Center or Gampel 

Pavilion....Turner’s 26 points were one shy of a career high...Taurasi’s game-high 27 

points came on 8-of-15 shooting from the field and 9-of-12 shooting from the charity 

stripe. 

2004-Champs 



Minnesota 58 

April 4, 2002 

New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, La. 

NOTES: The win advanced the Huskies to their third straight NCAA 

Championship Game...With the victory, the Huskies improve to 30-4 on the season, 

while the Golden Gophers complete their season with a 25-9 mark...The Huskies 

have now reached the thirty-win plateau for the fifth consecutive year and the 10th 

time in the last 11 seasons....Diana Taurasi’s 18-point effort boosted her career-total 

to 2,139, placing her fourth on UConn’s all-time scoring list....Taurasi nailed a free 

throw with 16:50 remaining in the second half to pass former UConn great Rebecca 

Lobo’s fourth-place total of 2,132....With the Huskies clinging to a 58-55 edge with 

3:20 remaining, sophomore Ann Strother hit a huge 3-pointer that extended the 

Husky lead to six, and Minnesota would get no closer. Strother’s long ball broke a 

2:30 scoring drought by both teams and was the effective back-breaker to the 

Gophers...Minnesota’s All-American Lindsay Whalen, was held to just 11 points on 

3-of-11 shooting. 

2004-Champs 



Tennessee 61 

April 6, 2004 

New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, La. 

#24/#22 MINNESOTA (58) 

FG- FT- 


Bolden, Shannon 29 1-5 1-2 1 1 3 4 

Andersson, Kadidja 28 2-4 0-1 4 2 4 4 

McCarville, Janel 40 8-13 2-2 7 3 2 18 

Schonrock, Shannon 34 3-8 0-0 0 1 2 9 

Whalen, Lindsay 38 3-11 5-6 6 7 2 11 

Roysland, Kelly 6 1-1 0-1 0 0 0 2 

Broback, Jamie 25 4-8 0-0 4 1 1 10 

Podominick, Liz 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 

Totals 22-50 8-12 25 15 14 58 

3-pt fg: 6-17 (Schronrock 3-8, Broback 2-3, Bolden 1-3) 

FG Pct.: .440 FT Pct.: .667 


Turnovers: 14 (Whalen 5, Bolden 3, Andersson 2, Broback 2, McCarville 2) 

Blocks: 1 (McCarville) 

Steals: 9 (McCarville 4, Broback 3, Schronrock, Whalen) 



FG- FT- 



Moore, Jessica 25 3-4 0-0 8 1 2 6 

Taurasi, Diana 37 6-17 4-5 6 3 2 18 

Conlon, Maria 34 4-7 0-0 4 1 1 10 

Strother, Ann 33 4-7 0-0 4 1 2 9 

Battle, Ashley 18 2-4 4-4 5 1 1 8 


Totals 26-54 10-12 36 10 12 67 

3-pt fg: 5-17 (Taurasi 2-7, Conlon 2-5, Strother 1-3) 

FG Pct.: .481 FT Pct.: .833 


Turnovers: 14 (Turner 5, Battle 2, Conlon 2, Taurasi 2) 

Blocks: 6 (Taurasi 3, Moore, Strother, Turner) 

Steals: 9 (Crockett 3, Battle 2, Conlon 2, Moore, Turner) 


#24/#22 Minnesota 29 29 — 58 

#6/#6 Connecticut 37 30 — 67 



FG- FT- 



Moore, Jessica 30 6-9 2-2 9 1 3 14 

Taurasi, Diana 37 6-11 2-4 3 2 1 17 

Strother, Ann 37 5-8 3-3 2 2 1 14 

Conlon, Maria 33 1-4 4-4 2 5 0 7 

Battle, Ashley 15 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 3 


Totals 24-51 15-20 31 15 10 70 

3-pt fg: 7-14 (Taurasi 3-7, Conlon 1-2, Strother 1-2, Turner 1-2, Battle 1-1) 

FG Pct.: .471 FT Pct.: .750 


Turnovers: 10 (Taurasi 3, Crockett 2, Moore 2) 

Blocks: 2 (Turner 2) 

Steals: 7 (Conlon 2, Moore 2, Turner 2) 


#2/#3 TENNESSEE (61) 

FG- FT- 


Davis, LaToya 30 3-8 0-0 1 7 5 6 

Ely, Shyra 26 4-10 2-4 7 0 2 10 

Robinson, Ashley 39 6-10 1-4 7 1 1 13 

Butts, Tasha 32 1-10 6-6 6 2 2 8 

Zolman, Shanna 37 6-11 4-4 9 1 2 19 

Spencer, Sidney 14 0-1 0-0 1 0 4 0 

Redding, Dominique 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 

Jackson, Brittany 11 1-7 0-0 1 1 2 3 

Fluker, Tye’sha 8 1-3 0-0 1 0 0 2 

Totals 16-57 12-15 30 6 19 49 

3-pt fg: 4-16 (Zolman 3-6, Jackson 1-4) 

FG Pct.: .361 FT Pct.: .722 


Turnovers: 11 (davis 3, Ely 3, Jackson 2) 

Blocks: 2 (Robinson 2) 

Steals: 8 (Davis 4, Butts 3, Zolman) 

Fouled Out: Davis 


#2/#3 Tennessee 24 37 — 61 


NOTES: NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Diana Taurasi paced 

four Huskies in double-figures with 17 points ....With the victory, the Huskies conclude 

their season with a 31-4 record and remain perfect, 5-0, in national title games. 

The Lady Vols’ complete their season with a 31-4 record...the University of 

Connecticut becomes the first Division I school to win both the men's and women's 

basketball national championship in the same season....The Huskies allowed 

Tennessee to shrink a 16 point UConn first half lead to just four, 30-26, with 19:40 

remaining in regulation....All-Tournament Team selection Jessica Moore converted 

on a reverse lay up thirty seconds later, ending a 7:20 Husky scoring drought. 

Moore then scored the Huskies’ next six points helping the Husky offense to get 

back on track. A Taurasi 3-pointer capped off a 7-0 Husky run, building the lead to 

48-38 with 13:10 to go....Tennessee hung around though, as a Brittany Jackson long 

ball with 9:50 remaining cut the Husky lead to 50-48 and the Lady Vols would not 

go away until Crockett converted on her back-breaking three point play. ...Taurasi’s 

17 points came on 6-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-7 from behind the arc....All- 

Tournament Team member Ann Strother also scored 14 for UConn. 

160

Whole Section - UConn Huskies

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?