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2001-2002 ONNECTICUT C Huskies Connecticut (#1/1) UConn Athletic Communications vs. Notes for Dec. 4, 2001 Contact: AnnMarie Person St. John’s Abby Dennis Phone: (860) 486-3531 (AP/ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll) Fax: (860) 486-5085 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001 http://www.UConnHuskies.com SNET Husky Sports Hotline: Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT (860) 486-5050

TONIGHT’S GAME started with a 71-59 win on Feb. 3, 1993 BIG EAST play opens tonight when St. and in that time UConn has outscored St. 2001-2002 Connecticut John’s visits Gampel Pavilion for a 7:30 John’s 1,403-747. The closest St. John’s Schedule matchup. The Huskies lead the all-time has come to beating Connecticut in the NOVEMBER series 26-16 and have won the past 16 last eight years was in the meeting that 2 HOUSTON JAGUARS (GP) W,87-45 contests, dating back to the 1992-93 started it all when 12 points separated 5 GUSTINO POWERBASKET (GP)W,102-41 season. All 26 of UConn’s wins against the two. In every other game since then, 9 WNIT/FAIRFIELD (GP)# W, 93-50 its BIG EAST rival have come under UConn has defeated St. John’s by 22 11 WNIT/FLORIDA INT’L# W, 91-47 head coach Geno Auriemma. After points or more. The Huskies' average win 15 WNIT/NORTH CAROLINA# W, 94-74 losing six of his first seven contests is by 37.0 points and the largest win was 18 WNIT Final/Vanderbilt (GP)#W, 69-50 against the Red Storm, Auriemma has by 74 on Feb. 23, 2001 (118-44). The Red 24 RHODE ISLAND (HCC)# W, 84-38 dropped only one decision to St. John’s Storm’s last win over UConn was a 62-55 26 at Wake Forest# W, 88-38 since 1988, a 51-54 loss in Jamaica, NY, decision in Jamaica, NY on Feb. 6, 1988. 30 BALL STATE (GP)# W, 103-69 on Jan. 6, 1993. Auriemma’s record All of UConn's wins over St. John's have DECEMBER against St. John’s now stands at 26-7. come in the Auriemma era. Overall, the 4 *ST. JOHN’S (GP)# 7:30 p.m. The Red Storm were picked to finish Huskies are 15-6 against the Red Storm at 6 HOLY CROSS (HCC)# 7:30 p.m. 13th in the BIG EAST and have opened home. 9 LA TECH (HCC) - espn2 4:30 p.m. the season with a 2-5 mark. 22 OKLAHOMA (HCC) - espn2 2:00 p.m. THE LAST MEETING 27 CAL STATE-NORTHRIDGE (GP)#7:30 p.m. MORE ON THE SERIES UConn’s 74-point win over the Red 29 at Old Dominion# TBA UConn holds a 26-16 edge over St. John's Storm on Feb. 23, 2001 was the fourth 31 at Wright State# 2:00 p.m. since the series began in 1978. UConn largest margin of victory in school has a streak of 16 straight wins over the history and the second in BIG EAST play. JANUARY Red Storm making it the longest win In the game, the Huskies celebrated 2 *PITTSBURGH (GP)# 8:00 p.m. streak over any school the Huskies have senior night saying goodbye to five 5 at Tennessee - CBS 4:00 p.m. ever squared off against. The streak UConn seniors at home, Svetlana 9 *at St. John’s# 7:30 p.m. 12 *MIAMI (HCC)# 1:00 p.m. 15 *at Georgetown# 8:00 p.m. Probable UConn Lineups for Tonight’s Contest 19 *at Villanova# Noon STARTERS PPG/RPG/APG 21 *NOTRE DAME (HCC) - ESPN 3:00 p.m. 26 *BOSTON COLLEGE (GP)# 7:30 p.m. 3 Diana Taurasi So. G/F 6-0 Chino, CA 14.7/5.3/6.1 29 *at Virginia Tech# 7:00 p.m. 10 Sue Bird Sr. G 5-9 Syosset, NY 14.0/2.9/6.4 15 Asjha Jones Sr. F/C 6-2 Piscataway, NJ 11.9/5.3/1.6 FEBRUARY 32 Swin Cash Sr. F 6-2 McKeesport, PA 16.4/9.3/1.1 3 *at Providence - BIG EAST TV Noon 34 Tamika Williams Sr. F 6-2 Dayton, OH 9.3/6.7/1.3 6 *SETON HALL (GP)# 7:30 p.m. OFF THE BENCH 10 *VIRGINIA TECH (GP)# 2:00 p.m. 2 Ashley Valley Fr. G 5-9 Colchester, VT 2.9/1.3/1.7 13 *at Syracuse# 7:00 p.m. 5 Maria Conlon So. G 5-9 Derby, CT 5.7/2.9/2.0 20 *PROVIDENCE (GP)# 7:30 p.m. 12 Stacey Marron Fr. G 5-9 Albuquerque, NM 0.7/0.6/0.0 23 *at Rutgers# 2:00 p.m. 20 Morgan Valley So. G 6-0 Colchester, VT 2.7/2.6/1.7 26 *at West Virginia# TBA 22 Ashley Battle R-Fr. F 6-0 Pittsburgh, PA 5.7/5.7/0.1 MARCH 31 Jessica Moore R-Fr. C 6-3 Palmer, AK 6.1/5.0/0.7 2-5 at BIG EAST Tournament TV Coverage: CPTV (Louis Brown Athletic Center, Play-by-Play: Bob Picozzi, Color: Meghan Pattyson Piscataway, NJ) Radio Coverage: UConn Radio Network # = CPTV Game WTIC (1080-AM); WILI (1400-AM);WICH (1310-AM); * = denotes BIG EAST contest WLIS (1420-AM); WMRD (1150-AM); WICC (600-AM).

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Abrosimova, Shea Ralph, Kelly Schumacher, Marci Czel and points in the run, while Bird chipped in with seven. The Christine Rigby. Rigby notched the game high with 21 points, halftime advantage for UConn was 54-38. while Schumacher blocked a season high six shots. Overall, In the second half, senior Asjha Jones (Piscataway, NJ) the Huskies shot an astounding 72.6% from the floor, connect- took over the scoring load for the Huskies, opening the half ing on 45 of 62 field goal attempts, and finished 10-of-15 from with five straight points and posting 11 of her game-high 19 behind the three-point arc. No player on the UConn roster points in the half. A layup by classmate Swin Cash played less than 10 minutes or more than 25 mintues. (McKeesport, PA) gave UConn its largest lead of the night with a 87-49 score at the 8:57 mark. The Huskies then cruised SCORING DISCREPENCY to the 34-point victory. Coming into tonight’s game, the Huskies are averaging 88.9 Redshirt freshman Jessica Moore (Palmer, AK) added her points per game and are coming off their highest point total of first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high the season with a 103-69 win over Ball State. So far this season, 11 boards. Moore was not alone in the career best cat- the Red Storm has only scored above 52 on two occasions, egory, as Taurasi’s 12 assists were also a personal best. both were SJU wins. The Red Storm is also coming off their high- Cash finished with 18 points and nine boards. est scoring output of the season with an 83-63 win over Ala- For the Cardinals, Tamara Bowie registered 17 points, bama State and has a 68-52 win over St. Francis (NY). Overall, while Goff finished with 16 points. The Cardinals posted 13 St. John’s is averaging 54.1 ppg, which is two points higher than three-pointers, an all-time opponent high against the Huskies. UConn’s opponent scoring average (52.3). Take away St. John’s Jessica Reiter added 13 points and six boards for the 83 points versus Alabama State and its scoring average would Cardinals, who fall to 3-2 this season. be 49.3 ppg. In SJU’s last game, 45 of its 83 points were scored at the free throw line. “FRIENDLY” GAMPEL Entering the St. John’s game, for the past eight+ seasons, the DEFENSE WINS GAMES Huskies boast a record of 134-3 (.978) in Gampel Pavilion (19- In five of UConn’s seven wins, the Huskies have held opponents 0 in 1993-94, 18-0 in 1994-95, 18-1 in 1995-96, 17-0 in 1996-97, to under 50 points. Ball State (69) and North Carolina (74) were 16-0 in 1997-98, 12-1 in 1998-99, 15-1 in 1999-00, 14-0 in 2000- the exceptions. Versus Rhode Island and Wake Forest, the Hus- 01 and 5-0 in 2001-02). UConn’s three losses have come to kies held both opponents to under 40 points in back-to-back Tennessee (twice) and Georgia. In 1999-00 UConn lost to games. This has happened in the last two seasons. In 2000-01, Tennessee (72-71) when the Huskies were ranked No. 1 and UConn held Villanova (39, 2/4/01) and Virginia Tech (38, 2/7/01) UT was No. 4; in 1998-99, the Huskies were ranked No. 1 and to under 40 points in consecutive games and in 1999-2000, UT was No. 2 when the Huskies lost, 92-81; and in 1995-96, West Virginia (35, 1/12/00) and Pittsburgh (36, 1/15/00) fell vic- UConn was ranked No. 3 and fell to fourth-ranked Georgia, tim to the stifling UConn defense. 75-67. Entering the St. John’s game, the Huskies have had 57 straight sellouts in Gampel dating back to an 82-69 win over INSIDE THE NUMBERS Rutgers on December 31, 1997. Entering the St. John’s game, Connecticut is the winningest team by percentage over the past five+ years with a 171-13 HUSKY STREAKS (.929) mark since 1996-97. UConn also boasts the most Entering the St. John’s game, the Huskies boast a 34-game victories over the past five seasons with 171. Tennessee is winning streak at home (both Gampel and Civic Center) second in both categories with a five+-year span of 167-20 dating back to a 72-71 loss versus Tennessee on Feb. 2, 2000. (.892)- currently 4-0 through Dec. 1. In Gampel, UConn has won its last 24 contests dating back to the Tennessee game. In the Civic Center, UConn has won its BALL STATE RECAP last 20 contests dating back to a 62-47 loss to St. John’s on STORRS, CT (Nov. 30, 2001) -- Surviving the sharp-shooting of Feb. 22, 1986. UConn is riding a 15-game regular season win Ball State, the No. 1 University of Connecticut women’s streak since a 92-88 loss to Tennessee on February 1, 2001. basketball team pulled away to a 103-69 victory over the Cardinals Friday night at Gampel Pavilion. Sophomore Diana LEADERS FROM THE START Taurasi (Chino, CA) posted an impressive all-round game with While the Huskies had trailed their opponents in only 29 17 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds to pace the Huskies, seconds of the first six games combined, the Ball State game who improve to 7-0 this season. was a different matter. When Cardinal Johna Goff made a The first minute of the game witnessed a traditional three-pointer with 16:57 left in the half, Ball State possessed its UConn start, as the Huskies broke out to a 7-0 lead at the first lead of the contest with the score 10-9, snapping a span 19:04 mark. After a Ball State timeout, the Cardinals re- of 121 minutes and 35 seconds in which the Huskies had not grouped, storming back to tie the game, 10-10, at the 16:31 trailed an opponent. Although UConn would spring back mark. The Huskies, who previously only had trailed 29 sec- with a 103-69 victory over the Cardinals, Ball State led a total onds during the season, were in an unfamiliar position when a of five minutes and 49 seconds in the first half for the longest Johna Goff three-pointer gave Ball State its first advantage, lead against UConn this season. Previously, only Fairfield and 10-9, with 16:47 left in the half. Vanderbilt had posted leads against the Huskies. A jumper by Goff put Ball State up, 22-17, at the 12:35 mark. The five-point advantage was the largest of the night BOMBS AWAY for the Cardinals, who matched the spread on a three- Four games into the season, Ball State had jacked up 104 pointer by Shala Crook, which made the score 27-22 with three-pointers and against UConn Friday night the story was 10:20 left in the half. Ball State connected on eight three- no different. The Cardinals fired 30 three-pointers, pointers in the first half, including four from Goff who wowed connecting on 13 of the attempts for an all-time opponent the Gampel crowd with 14 first-half points. high against the Huskies. Previously, West Virginia (Mar. 1, Goff was matched by Taurasi, who nailed four three- 1998) and Kansas (Jan. 28, 1995) had held the record with 12 pointers in the half. With the score tied at 30-30 with 8:09 left three-pointers against UConn. in the half, Taurasi and senior Sue Bird (Syosset, NY) led a 24-8 Husky run to close the first half. Taurasi had nine of her 17

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NOVEMBER REIGN Associated Press Top 25 With a 7-0 start in November , UConn posted its sixth Nov. 26, 2001 Poll consecutive season with a perfect record in the month. All- First-place votes in parentheses time, the Huskies have gone undefeated in the month of Rank Record Pts Pvs November in 12 seasons, including 10 under head coach 1. CONNECTICUT (42) 5-0 1,098 1 2. Tennessee (2) 3-0 1,054 2 Geno Auriemma. 3. Oklahoma 5-0 1,002 3 4. Vanderbilt 6-1 964 4 CAREER BESTS 5. Iowa State 3-0 880 6 Sophomore Diana Taurasi (Chino, CA) and redshirt freshman 6. Louisiana Tech 2-1 861 5 Jessica Moore (Palmer, AK) led the Husky charge with career 7. Stanford 4-0 845 7 bests against Ball State on Friday night. Taurasi shattered her 8. North Carolina State 4-0 751 10 previous personal best of seven assists with 12 against the 9. Texas Tech 1-1 748 8 Cardinals. Moore tied or bettered seven individual marks of 10. Purdue 3-1 702 11 11. Colorado 5-1 625 14 her own, including total rebounds (11). Here’s a rundown of 12. Baylor 4-0 621 13 the Husky bests against Ball State: 13. Georgia 2-0 488 16 14. Duke 3-2 481 9 Asjha Jones FG Made 9* 15. Colorado State 4-0 447 20 Diana Taurasi Assists 12 16. Michigan 3-1 359 19 Stacey Marron FG Made 1* 17. Old Dominion 2-1 236 17 Stacey Marron FG Attempted 2* 18. LSU 3-0 229 NR Jessica Moore FG Made 5 19. Florida 2-2 228 12 Jessica Moore FG Attempted 7 20. Wisconsin 2-1 203 23 21. Texas 3-0 190 NR Jessica Moore Off. Rebounds 3 22. George Washington 1-1 176 18 Jessica Moore Def. Rebounds 8 23. Notre Dame 1-2 135 15 Jessica Moore Total Rebounds 11 24. North Carolina 5-1 99 NR Jessica Moore Steals 1* 25. South Carolina 4-0 95 NR Jessica Moore Minutes Played 24* Ashley Valley FG Made 2* OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Arizona 93, Maryland 85, Penn State 82, Ashley Valley Steals 1* Villanova 63, Mississippi State 62, Toledo 57, Drake 53, Virginia Tech 44, * = tied previous career best Arizona State 33, Tulane 30, Florida State 27, Iowa 25, Auburn 21, USC 16, UNLV 14, Santa Clara 12, Washington 12, TCU 11, Arkansas 8, Florida International 8, Boston College 5, Minnesota 5, Nebraska 4, St. Mary’s FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE (CA) 4, Wisconsin-Green Bay 4, Oregon 2, Rutgers 1, Clemson 1, Mis- Entering the season with a career free-throw percentage of souri 1. 84.3, senior Sue Bird had already proven herself as one of the most accurate shooters from the charity stripe in Husky USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Poll history. This season Bird is making her mark from the line once Nov. 26, 2001 Poll again, hitting 90.0% from the line. The 5’9 guard was a First-place votes in parentheses perfect 14-for-14 to open the season before missing her first Rank Record Pts Pvs free throw at the 18:01 mark in the second half against Wake 1. CONNECTICUT (38) 5-0 998 1 2. Tennessee (2) 3-0 956 2 Forest. Bird now stands at 18-for-20 this season. 3. Vanderbilt 6-1 903 3 4. Oklahoma 5-0 878 4 1,000-POINT CLUB 5. Louisiana Tech 2-1 800 5 With a layup at the 8:55 mark in the first half against Rhode 6. Iowa State 3-0 790 6 Island, senior forward Asjha Jones (Piscataway, NJ) became 7. Stanford 5-0 733 8 the 21st Husky all-time - and third member of her class - to 8. Texas Tech 1-1 655 9 post 1,000 or more career points. Jones now has 1,038 9. North Carolina State 4-0 647 10 career points, which ranks her No. 20 on the UConn record 10. Colorado 5-1 601 12 11. Purdue 3-1 589 11 charts. She is joined in the “1,000-Point Club” by classmates 12. Duke 3-2 532 7 Swin Cash (1,118 points) and Tamika Williams (1,105 points). 13. Georgia 2-0 477 14 With 18 points against Ball State, Cash surpassed Meghan 14. Baylor 4-0 428 16 Pattyson (1,106) for No. 17 on the all-time career points list. 15. LSU 3-0 366 19 Williams needs just two more points to do the same. With 913 16. Colorado State 4-0 314 22 career points, senior Sue Bird (Syosset, NY) needs just 87 17. Michigan 3-1 296 18 more points to make the list as well. 18. Florida 2-2 253 13 19. Old Dominion 2-1 238 16 DOUBLE “DOUBLE TROUBLE” 20. Texas 3-0 167 NR 21. George Washington 1-1 153 20 Senior Swin Cash (McKeesport, PA) might lead UConn in 22. Penn State 3-2 145 23 double-doubles this season with four, but against Ball State 23. Notre Dame 1-2 116 15 sophomore Diana Taurasi (Chino, CA) and redshirt freshman 24. North Carolina 5-1 99 NR Jessica Moore (Palmer, AK) were the Huskies who picked up 25. Maryland 3-1 91 24 double-doubles. Taurasi posted 17 points and a career-high 12 assists for her second career double-double. On Mar. 26 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Virginia Tech 80, Wisconsin 72, Washing- of last season, Taurasi recorded her first career double- ton 63, Rutgers 49, Arizona 48, Florida State 46, Villanova 44, Mississippi double with 17 points and 10 boards against Louisiana Tech. State 36, Drake 33, Iowa 33, Utah 29, Toledo 26, Arizona State 24, Clemson For Moore, the double-double is the first of her career. She 22, Tulane 22, South Carolina 19, USC 19, Florida International 14, UNLV 11, Loyola Marymount 9, Louisville 9, Santa Clara 9, SW Missouri State 8, notched 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Santa Barbara 8, Arkansas 7, TCU 7, Alabama 6, Bradley 5, Illinois 5, the Cardinals. For her part, Cash narrowly missed her fifth Brigham Young 3, Evansville 3, Georgia Tech 3, Hawaii 3, Chattanooga 1, double-double of the season with a 18-point, nine-rebound North Texas 1, Portland 1, St. Joseph’s (PA) 1, St. Mary’s (CA) 1

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effort. Classmates Tamika Williams (Dayton, OH) and Sue Bird ROBBING THE DEACONS (Syosset, NY) round out the Huskies with double-doubles this UConn posted a season-high 15 steals against Wake Forest season. Williams had a double-double with 10 points and a last Monday night, led by seniors Sue Bird (Syosset, NY) and career-high 19 rebounds against North Carolina while Bird Asjha Jones (Piscataway, NJ), who each posted four thefts posted 21 points and a career-high 12 assists against Fairfield apiece. In total, four Huskies either matched or bettered for her first career double-double. their season bests in the steals category. As a team, the 15 steals were the most in a game since UConn posted 17 WINNINGEST COACH against Boston College in the BIG EAST Tournament Entering the St. John’s game, head coach Geno Auriemma is Quarterfinals last season on Mar. 4. This season the Huskies currently the third winningest coach all-time by percentage. have recorded 60 steals, including 21 from Bird. He boasts a winning percentage of .815 (432-98). Pat Summit, whose team is currently 4-0 through Dec. 1, is second at .832 CPTV- THE WINNING EDGE (763-153) and the leader is Leon Barmore of LaTech (2-1 this Through the Ball State game, the Huskies boast a 147-2 season) with a current clip of .869 (553-83).]] record when playing on CPTV. UConn’s only two losses on the network have been at Rutgers in 1998 (74-70) and at Syra- TRUE INCUMBENTS cuse in 1996 (62-59). UConn’s debut on CPTV came in 1993- Including this week’s poll (11/26), the Huskies have been 94 when it picked up four games. The following season, the nationally ranked in the Top 25 for 153 consecutive polls network showed a total of 16 games en route to UConn’s 35- dating back to November 23, 1993 (eight seasons). From the 0 season. The 1995-96 season produced 18 games, 1996-97 preseason of 1999 until Jan. 15 of 2001 the Huskies had been aired 22 games, 1997-98 included 18 games, 1998-99 ranked No. 1 in the AP poll for a school record 30 produced 20 games, 1999-00 aired 22 games and last consecutive weeks. With a 2000-2001 postseason No.1 season CPTV showed 22 games. ranking and a No. 1 ranking in the first three polls of the 2001- 2002 season, the Huskies start a new streak of four PRESEASON NO. 1 consecutive rankings at the top. Connecticut entered the 2001-02 season in a familiar position: atop the basketball world. Earlier this season, AGAINST THE TOP TEAMS UConn claimed the top spot in the AP and USA Today/ESPN UConn’s 19-point win over No. 3 Vanderbilt added to a preseason polls. The Huskies were also ranked preseason growing win tally over ranked opponents. Overall, the Huskies No. 1 by several organizations, including Street & Smith's, are 64-31 versus the top 25 and 32-20 versus the top 10. In Women's Basketball News Service, Women's Basketball the last six seasons, UConn is 48-12 versus the top 25 and 22- Journal and SLAM Magazine. 11 versus the top 10. IN THE BEGINNING... RANKED AFFAIRS For the 12th consecutive season, UConn was nationally After dispatching of the Commodores, UConn’s all-time ranked in the preseason polls. An AP ranking of No. 24 record improved to 36-6 against ranked opponents when began the Huskies’ streak in 1990-1991. Since then, three the Huskies are ranked No 1. When ranked #1, the Huskies different Husky squads have been tabbed as preseason are 17-2 at home and have never lost to an opponent No.1: the 1995-1996, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 teams ranked lower than the top 10. The six losses were: No. 2 Notre along with the 2001-2002 edition of the Huskies. With a Dame, 90-75 (3/30/01), No. 3 Notre Dame, 92-76 (1/15/01), number one ranking in the 2001 preseason AP poll, UConn No. 4 Tennessee, 72-71 (2/2/00), No. 2 Tennessee, 92-81 (1/ was the first team ever to claim the No. 1 spot in Week One 10/99), No. 10 Tennessee, 91-81 (3/24/97), and No. 4 LaTech, for three consecutive seasons since the AP began publish- 83-81 (11/19/95). ing the women’s basketball national poll in 1978.

CASH IS A SMASH ACCOLADES FOR BIRD After leading the Huskies to the 2001 WNIT crown, senior Swin While two-time National Point Guard of the Year Sue Bird is Cash (McKeesport, PA) garnered both Tournament MVP and no stranger to awards, this season finds the 5'9 senior the Nov. 19 Co-BIG EAST Player of the Week honors. During the preseason favorite to claim the greatest honor of all: four-game WNIT, Cash averaged a team-leading 17.5 points National Player of the Year. In Naismith Award preseason and 9.3 rebounds a contest and recorded double-doubles balloting, Bird received the most points of any player, and against Fairfield, North Carolina and Vanderbilt. Seven the Women's Basketball News tabbed her as Co-Preseason games into the season, Cash continues to lead the Huskies in Player of the Year with Oklahoma's Stacey Dales. Bird also is both categories, posting 16.4 points and 9.3 rebounds a a concensus preseason First Team All-America selection and game. garnered the most votes on The Associated Press’ Pre- season All-America Team. UNSELFISH GROUP One of the most unselfish teams in the country, the Huskies FOUR IS MORE... once again prove their playmaking abilities by assisting on Four of the 30 preseason Naismith Award candidates don 65.7 percent of their overall field goals in the last two games, the Husky blue and white. Sue Bird was the leading vote- including an effort of 29 assists on 43 field goals made against receiver and was joined on the list of candidates by team- Ball State and 21 assists on 33 field goals made against Wake mates Swin Cash, Diana Taurasi and senior Tamika Williams Forest. UConn’s 29 assists against the Cardinals were a (Dayton, OH). UConn was the only team represented with season high. Overall, the Huskies have dished 160 assists on four players. Tennessee and Louisiana Tech had three 246 field goals made (65.0%). UConn is led by two-time Point selections apiece while Baylor and Oklahoma each had Guard of the Year Sue Bird who is averaging 6.4 apg. In two. contrast, UConn’s opponents have combined for only 77 assists on 133 field goals made (57.9%). NEW DECADE, SAME WINNING TRADITION Between Jan. 1, 1990 and Dec. 31, 1999, UConn ranked No.

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2 nationally in Division I victories in the 1990’s with 290 televised contests, beginning with a matchup against victories. With 61 victories since the beginning of the new Louisiana Tech Dec. 9 at the Hartford Civic Center, which will decade, the Huskies once again are on track to dominant be broadcast on espn2. The espn2 network will also cover another decade. Since the 1994-1995 season, in which the UConn-Oklahoma contest Dec. 22 at the Hartford Civic UConn won its first national championship, Connecticut has Center while ESPN will pick up the UConn-Notre Dame posted a remarkable 240-17 record (93.4% winning contest Jan. 21 at the Hartford Civic Center. CBS will percentage), the most victories by any Division I school broadcast the Huskies’ matchup with Tennessee in Knoxville, during that span. TN, Jan. 5. BIG EAST Television plans to broadcast UConn’s Feb. 3 contest at Providence while CPTV will pick up the DEMANDING SCHEDULE remainder of UConn’s regular season contests, including all In order to be the best, you have to play the best, and of the Huskies’ games in the preseason WNIT. UConn’s 2001-2002 schedule is no exception to the rule. Once again, the Huskies’ schedule is stacked with tough THE AURIEMMA ERA opposition, as 11 2001 NCAA Tournament participants This season marks Geno Auriemma's 17th year at the helm highlight the schedule. In addition to the perennially tough of the Huskies. After inheriting a Husky program that had just BIG EAST schedule, UConn will face Tennessee in Knoxville one winning season in its 11-year history, Auriemma has Jan. 5, Louisiana Tech at the Hartford Civic Center Dec. 9 guided UConn to a remarkable 432-98 record - a 81.5% and Oklahoma, ranked preseason No. 1 in Lindy’s Magazine, winning percentage - entering the St. John’s game. Last at the Hartford Civic Center Dec. 22. All three contests will season Auriemma surpassed the 400-win mark, the 30th be nationally televised. So far, UConn is 2-0 against 2001 coach to do so in NCAA women’s basketball history. The NCAA participiants this season. The Huskies defeated first coach in Division I men’s or women’s basketball history Vanderbilt, 69-50, in the WNIT Final and also downed Fairfield, to earn five consecutive 30-plus win seasons, he currently 93-50, in the season opener on Nov. 9. ranks third among active Division I coaches in winning percentage. A three-time National Coach of the Year, UCONN IN THE WNIT Auriemma has produced two National Championship With a 69-50 victory over Vanderbilt on Nov. 18, UConn squads (1995, 2000) along with five Final Four appearances, claimed its second WNIT crown. In addition to Vanderbilt, 10 BIG EAST Tournament Championships and 11 BIG EAST Connecticut defeated Fairfield (93-50), Florida International Conference regular season championships. (91-47) and North Carolina (94-74), respectively, in this year’s tournament. The Huskies also captured the 1997 WNIT title MOVIN’ ON UP with a 71-61 win over Nebraska. En route to the title, the UConn’s stellar senior class continues to make history in the Huskies also defeated Holy Cross (87-76), St. Joseph’s (74-49) UConn record books. Several members of the Class of 2002 and Northwestern (106-60), respectively. The Huskies named are racing up the career points chart. Currently, Swin Cash Stacy Hansmeyer and Svetlana Abrosimova to the All- ranks No. 17 on the all-time chart with 1,118 career points. Tournament team while Nykesha Sales garnered WNIT Most Cash is followed by classmate Tamika Williams, who ranks No. Valuable Player honors. 19 with 1,105 career points. With 17 points against Rhode Island, forward Asjha Jones joined her classmates in the THREE’S A CHARM elusive “1,000 Point Club.” Jones now has 1,038 career For the second consecutive season, UConn, ranked No. 1, points for No. 20 on the UConn all-time chart. Here’s where faced the No. 3 team within the first few weeks of the Class of 2002 currently stacks up on the other all-time season. UConn faced then-No. 3 Vanderbilt on Nov. 18 in the statistical lists: WNIT Final, with the Huskies coming away with a 69-50 victory. Last season the Huskies defeated No. 3 Georgia (99-70) Player Category Rank when they were preseason No. 1 on Nov. 12, 2000. While Sue Bird 3-Point FGs (148) 5 UConn fared well in the first meeting against a third-ranked Sue Bird 3-Point FG Percentage (45.3) 1 team in 2000-01, the top-ranked Huskies lost its next meeting Sue Bird FT Percentage (85.1) 2 against No. 3 when they fell, 92-76, versus Notre Dame in Sue Bird Steals (168) 9 January of 2001. UConn then dropped to No. 2 and faced Swin Cash FG Percentage (55.7) T-4 third-ranked Tennessee in a disappointing, but exciting, 92-88, Asjha Jones Blocks (98) 6 loss. Tamika Williams FG Percentage (70.7) 1

A HARD TICKET A LOOK BACK With advanced sellouts throughout the home season in 2000- With a Final Four appearance and BIG EAST regular season 2001, UConn again was one of the top draws in the country. and tournament titles, the 2000-2001 season was another Entering the St. John’s game, the Huskies possess a successful season for the University of Connecticut women’s remarkable 57-game sellout streak in Gampel Pavilion, dating basketball program. Despite facing major setbacks, back to an 89-62 win over Rutgers Dec. 31, 1997. In total, including season-ending injuries to All-Americans Svetlana 105 of the Huskies’ contests in Gampel Pavilion since 1990 Abrosimova and Shea Ralph, the Huskies posted a 32-3 have been “sold out,” and the team continues to draw big overall record and went 15-1 in the BIG EAST en route to their numbers at the Hartford Civic Center, where UConn has sold eight consecutive league regular season and tournament out the 16,294 capacity in its last eight contests. titles. UConn’s 2001 run ended with a 90-75 loss to eventual National Champion Notre Dame in the NCAA Final Four ON THE AIR Semifinals, Connecticut’s second consecutive appearance With 240 appearances on television since 1990-1991, at the Final Four. Connecticut Basketball has received the most extensive Once again, UConn set the standard for the nation and national and regional coverage of any team in the nation the conference to follow. The Huskies were the NCAA during the past 11 seasons. The 2001-2002 season should be Division I Leader in scoring margin, besting their opponents by no different. The Huskies are slated to play four nationally- an average of 31.8 points (86.7 to 54.9 ppg) a game. Within

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the BIG EAST, UConn led the conference in eight statistical BIG EAST Conference categories: • Scoring offense (86.7 ppg) • Scoring defense (54.9 ppg) UCONN TABBED TO WIN BIG EAST FOR • Scoring margin (+31.8 ppg) NINTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON • Field goal percentage (.499) For the ninth consecutive season, the University of • Rebounding (43.9 rpg) Connecticut women’s basketball team was selected to finish • Rebounding margin (+11.1 rpg) • Assists (21.7 apg) first in the BIG EAST Conference in the Coaches’ Preseason Poll. • Turnover margin (+5.86) UConn received 167 points, including 11 of the possible 14 first- Connecticut’s balanced attack was evident by the fact that place votes. no Huskies led the BIG EAST in any individual categories, Connecticut, who has won the past eight league regular although several UConn players finished in the top ten in season and tournament titles, was selected to finish ahead of various individual statistical categories. 2001 National Champion Notre Dame, who garnered 155 points and two first-place votes for second place. Rutgers, RAINING THREES Boston College and Villanova rounded out the top five, with Last season UConn made 256 three-pointers, 56 more than the Wildcats receiving the remaining first-place vote. the previous team single-season high of 200, set in 1999-2000. The Huskies have placed first in the BIG EAST Coaches’ Pre- The Huskies also launched an astonishing 665 three-pointers, season Poll since 1992-93. That season Miami was named pre- 131 more than the previous record of 534. With season No. 1 while the Huskies ranked No. 3. UConn finished sharpshooters Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi returning for the the season tied for third place before it went on its remarkable Huskies in 2001-2002, don’t expect a lapse in three-point ball run of eight straight league regular season championships. this season. Bird ranks first on the UConn all-time career three-point field goal percentage chart at 45.3%, while 2001-2002 Preseason BIG EAST Conference Taurasi finished third among BIG EAST leaders in three-pointers 1. CONNECTICUT (11) 167 made last season with 71. Indeed, against Fairfield, the 2. Notre Dame (2) 155 Huskies nailed 12 of 20 shots from downtown, including four from Taurasi and three from Bird and sophomore Maria 3. Rutgers 143 Conlon (Derby, CT). The 12 three-point field goals rank fourth 4. Boston College 125 on the single-game team record list. The Huskies posted a 5. Villanova (1) 112 record 14 three-pointers in a 90-38 victory over Virginia Tech 6. Virginia Tech 111 Feb. 7 last season and then matched the effort a week in a 7. Georgetown 102 70-45 victory over Rutgers on Feb. 14. So far this season, 8. Miami 86 Taurasi leads UConn with 21 three-pointers on 36 attempts for 9. Seton Hall 75 a 58.3 percentage. Taurasi went 4-for-4 from downtown against Wake Forest last Monday night. As a team, UConn is 10. Syracuse 59 shooting 45.3% from three-point range. 11. Providence 56 12. Pittsburgh 41 RETURN GAME 13. St. John’s 23 Although the Huskies lost nearly half their letterwinners last 14. West Virginia 19 season, including All-Americans Svetlana Abrosimova and (First-place votes in parentheses) Shea Ralph, UConn returns approximatey two-thirds of its offensive and defensive games. Here’s a breakdown of what Connecticut returned in 2001-2002: BIG EAST PRESEASON AWARDS

• 65.1% (1977-3035) of total points BIG EAST PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR • 66.1% (754-1141) of field goals made Sue Bird, Connecticut • 66.0% (1510-2287) of field goals attempted • 64.1% (164-256) of 3-point field goals made BIG EAST PRESEASON ROOKIE OF THE YEAR • 61.8% (411-665) of 3-point field goals attempted Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame • 61.4% (305-497) of free throws made • 65.1% (471-723) of free throws attempted • 60.1% (922-1535) of rebounds PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM • 58.8% (446-759) of assists *Sue Bird, Connecticut, Sr., G, 5-9, Syosset, NY • 57.6% (250-434) of steals Rebekkah Brunson, Georgetown, So., F, 6-2, Oxon Hill, MD • 68.8% (119-173) of blocks Swin Cash, Connecticut, Sr., F, 6-2, McKeesport, PA • 63.1% (4419-7000) of total minutes played Becky Gottstein, Boston College, Sr., F, 6-1, Albany, NY Trish Juhline, Villanova, Jr., G, 5-10, Havertown, PA UP NEXT UConn hosts Holy Cross on Thursday, Dec. 6, in its second Alicia Ratay, Notre Dame, Jr., G, 5-11, Lake Zurich, IL contest of the season at the Hartford Civic Center. The Huskies opened up their record six-game slate in 2001-02 at PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM the Civic Center with a 84-38 win over Rhode Island on Nov. Chanivia Broussard, Miami, So., F, 6-0, Miami, FL 24. UConn leads the all-time series with the Crusaders, 9-2, Davalyn Cunningham, Rutgers, Sr., F, 6-0, Clinton, MD including a span of eight straight victories dating back to a Ericka Haney, Notre Dame, Sr., G/F, 6-1, Toledo, OH 65-49 Holy Cross win on Dec. 4, 1986. The Huskies and the Asjha Jones, Connecticut, Sr., F, 6-2, Piscataway, NJ Crusaders have squared off in each of the past four seasons. Diana Taurasi, Connecticut, So., G, 5-11, Chino, CA

• Eight Consecutive BIG EAST Regular season and Tournament Titles • game 1 # 1 CONNECTICUT 93, FAIRFIELD 50 game 2 # 1 CONNECTICUT 91, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 47 WNIT ROUND 1- FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2001, HARRY A. GAMPEL PAVILION, STORRS, CT WNIT ROUND 2- SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2001, HARRY A. GAMPEL PAVILION, STORRS, CT

VISITOR TEAM: FAIRFIELD (0-1) REBOUNDS VISITOR TEAM: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (1-1) REBOUNDS No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 04 Isidora, Schrene f 5-20 0-5 2-2 2 1 3 1 12 1 6 0 3 36 42 Cotton, Cormisha f 2-7 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 24 33 Hurford, Amy f 1-2 0-0 6-6 2 2 4 2 8 0 1 1 2 36 55 Moody, Cheryl f 2-10 0-1 2-2 2 4 6 2 6 1 1 0 1 31 32 Brown, Ayanna c 2-4 0-0 2-3 1 1 2 4 6 0 3 1 1 19 05 Boz, Deniz g 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 4 7 0 1 31 11 Dash, Cathy g 5-14 0-3 3-6 3 1 4 3 13 1 3 0 0 23 12 Slavtcheva, Gergana g 4-21 2-6 0-0 2 4 6 3 10 3 5 0 0 35 22 Chartier, Marybeth g 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 2 0 3 3 0 4 39 23 Shafer, Mandy g 3-13 3-7 0-0 1 1 2 2 9 3 2 2 1 30 13 Dewalt, Kelsie 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 4 0 3 0 0 16 00 Cinite, Dace 3-6 1-1 2-3 1 0 1 2 9 1 1 0 0 20 14 Rusie, Katherine 1-2 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 10 20 Heller, Anita 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 21 Rutherford, Yvette 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 12 21 Mesa, Silvia 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 45 Hammerer, Katie 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 9 34 Perostiyska, Vera 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM ...... 2 2 4 1 45 Tomova, Milena 3-7 0-0 3-4 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 0 1 17 TOTALS 16-50 1-11 17-21 11 13 24 17 50 5 23 3 11 200 50 Roxborough, Karen 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM ...... 4 3 7 TOT-FG 1stH: 10-25 40.0% 2ndH: 6-25 24.0% Game: 32.0% Deadball TOTALS 17-68 6-15 7-9 15 16 31 18 47 13 17 2 4 200 3pt-FG 1stH: 1-5 20.0% 2ndH: 0-6 00.0% Game: 09.1% Rebounds FThrow 1stH: 6-6 100.% 2ndH: 11-15 73.3% Game: 81.0% 1 TOT-FG 1stH: 8-33 24.2% 2ndH: 9-35 25.7% Game: 25.0% Deadball 3pt-FG 1stH: 3-8 37.5% 2ndH: 3-7 42.9% Game: 40.0% Rebounds HOME TEAM: CONNECTICUT (1-0) REBOUNDS FThrow 1stH: 6-7 85.7% 2ndH: 1-2 50.0% Game: 77.8% 0 No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 32 Cash, Swin f 8-10 0-0 2-4 4 6 10 3 18 0 3 0 0 22 HOME TEAM: CONNECTICUT (2-0) REBOUNDS 34 Williams, Tamika f 6-7 0-0 0-4 2 2 4 0 12 2 0 0 0 18 No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 15 Jones, Asjha c 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 4 4 1 3 0 0 16 32 Cash, Swin f 6-11 0-0 5-7 1 5 6 1 17 1 2 1 2 30 03 Taurasi, Diana g 6-11 4-6 0-0 2 4 6 2 16 7 0 2 0 26 34 Williams, Tamika f 1-1 0-0 5-6 1 5 6 0 7 1 1 0 0 21 10 Bird, Sue g 7-8 3-4 4-4 2 4 6 0 21 12 4 0 2 28 15 Jones, Asjha c 4-9 0-0 0-2 3 6 9 3 8 1 2 0 0 22 02 Valley, Ashley 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 1 10 03 Taurasi, Diana g 9-16 3-5 0-0 0 7 7 4 21 4 1 2 1 28 05 Conlon, Maria 3-6 3-6 0-0 0 3 3 2 9 2 0 1 2 18 10 Bird, Sue g 4-6 1-3 2-2 1 1 2 2 11 7 6 0 3 31 12 Marron, Stacey 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 5 02 Valley, Ashley 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 20 Valley, Morgan 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 20 05 Conlon, Maria 1-4 1-3 0-0 2 1 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 16 22 Battle, Ashley 0-4 0-0 2-3 2 3 5 2 2 0 4 0 2 17 12 Marron, Stacey 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 Moore, Jessica 2-3 0-0 1-5 0 1 1 4 5 0 1 0 1 20 20 Valley, Morgan 1-2 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 0 4 4 1 0 0 12 TEAM ...... 2 1 3 22 Battle, Ashley 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 12 TOTALS 36-58 12-20 9-20 16 26 42 19 93 28 19 3 10 200 31 Moore, Jessica 4-6 0-0 5-7 1 2 3 2 13 0 0 2 0 19 TEAM ...... 3 3 6 TOT-FG 1stH: 20-30 66.7% 2ndH: 16-28 57.1% Game: 62.1% Deadball TOTALS 33-60 5-13 20-28 13 38 51 15 91 21 13 5 7 200 3pt-FG 1stH: 4-8 50.0% 2ndH: 8-12 66.7% Game: 60.0% Rebounds FThrow 1stH: 3-10 30.0% 2ndH: 6-10 60.0% Game: 45.0% 4 TOT-FG 1stH: 16-33 48.5% 2ndH: 17-27 63.0% Game: 55.0% Deadball 3pt-FG 1stH: 4-10 40.0% 2ndH: 1-3 33.3% Game: 38.5% Rebounds OFFICIALS: Bonita Spence, Frank Geiselman, Patti Fernandes FThrow 1stH: 13-16 81.3% 2ndH: 7-12 58.3% Game: 71.4% 6 ATTENDANCE: 10, 027 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL OFFICIALS: Wesley Dean, Susan Blauch, Denise Brooks-Clauser FAIRFIELD 27 23 50 ATTENDANCE: 10, 027 CONNECTICUT 47 46 93 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 25 22 47 GAME RECAP: Senior Sue Bird notched her first career double-double... The Huskies closed the first half with a 31-15 run CONNECTICUT 49 42 91 to make the halftime score 47-27... Bird contributed 12 points and four assists in the run and finished with 21 points and a GAME RECAP: Behind a game-high 21 points from sophomore guard Diana Taurasi (Chino, CA), the University of Connecti- career-high 12 assists... UConn picked up where it left off in the second half, as sophomore Diana Taurasi nailed three three- cut women’s basketball team stormed past Florida International in the second round of the WNIT Sunday afternoon at pointers to lead a 11-2 Connecticut run... Head coach Geno Auriemma is now 13-4 in season-opening contests... Senior Swin Gampel Pavilion... UConn opened the contest on a 10-0 run, with five points by Taurasi and in the second half used a 20- Cash registered 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies, the 15th double-double of her career... Cash also posted a double- 5 run keyed by the backcourt play of Taurasi and senior Sue Bird. double in last season’s opener vs. Georgia with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

game 3 # 1 CONNECTICUT 94, NORTH CAROLINA 74 game 4 # 1 CONNECTICUT 69, #3 VANDERBILT 50 WNIT SEMIFINAL- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2001, HARRY A. GAMPEL PAVILION, STORRS, CT WNIT FINAL- SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2001, HARRY A. GAMPEL PAVILION, STORRS, CT

VISITOR TEAM: NORTH CAROLINA (2-1) REBOUNDS VISITOR TEAM: VANDERBILT (3-1) REBOUNDS No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 40 Baptist, Chrystal f 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 4 2 0 2 0 0 15 13 Klimesova, Zuzi f 8-15 0-1 0-0 4 7 11 2 16 4 2 0 1 39 15 Sutton, Candace c 4-9 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 3 10 0 1 1 1 31 42 Benningfield, Jenni f 2-4 2-4 1-2 0 4 4 2 7 1 0 0 1 28 14 Brown, Coretta g 5-18 4-9 3-4 3 4 7 0 17 2 2 0 0 39 21 Anderson, Chantelle c 5-10 0-0 0-2 2 0 2 3 10 1 5 0 0 29 25 Metcalf, Leah g 7-23 5-12 6-8 0 2 2 4 25 5 3 0 4 35 22 McElhiney, Ashley g 4-9 2-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 10 4 2 0 2 40 42 Teasley, Nikki g 4-13 2-6 0-1 0 2 2 3 10 2 2 0 2 24 33 Danker, Jillian g 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 27 10 Thomas, Jennifer 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 9 10 Smith, Katie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 13 Laaksonen, Jenni 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 17 20 Ramsey, Abi 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 Chambers, Courtney 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 23 Colli, Juli 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 Bell, Nikita 3-8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 3 22 24 Hager, Hillary 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 33 McBee, Kenya 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 32 Early, Ashley 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 TEAM ...... 2 4 6 50 Storey, Candice 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 TOTALS 25-78 11-27 13-17 9 22 31 20 74 9 11 2 10 200 TEAM ...... 0 3 3 TOTALS 22-53 5-19 1-4 6 20 26 11 50 14 13 0 4 200 TOT-FG 1stH: 10-42 23.8% 2ndH: 15-36 41.7% Game: 32.1% Deadball 3pt-FG 1stH: 5-14 35.7% 2ndH: 6-13 46.2% Game: 40.7% Rebounds TOT-FG 1stH: 12-26 46.2% 2ndH: 10-27 37.0% Game: 41.5% Deadball FThrow 1stH: 9-10 90.0% 2ndH: 4-7 57.1% Game: 76.5% 2 3pt-FG 1stH: 2-728.6% 2ndH: 3-12 25.0% Game: 26.3% Rebounds FThrow 1stH: 1-4 25.0% 2ndH: 0-00.0% Game: 25.0% 1 HOME TEAM: CONNECTICUT (3-0) REBOUNDS No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN HOME TEAM: CONNECTICUT (4-0) REBOUNDS 32 Cash, Swin f 8-17 0-0 0-1 4 7 11 2 16 0 1 0 0 24 No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 34 Williams, Tamika f 5-8 0-0 0-1 6 13 19 0 10 3 3 0 1 25 32 Cash, Swin f 9-15 0-0 1-1 3 7 10 3 19 2 2 1 1 32 15 Jones, Asjha c 7-12 0-1 3-5 4 3 7 3 17 0 2 1 1 24 34 Williams, Tamika f 4-5 0-0 3-4 1 3 4 0 11 0 1 0 0 21 03 Taurasi, Diana g 5-15 2-7 2-3 0 5 5 4 14 6 4 0 0 29 15 Jones, Asjha c 2-9 0-0 1-2 2 5 7 3 5 3 0 1 0 24 10 Bird, Sue g 7-15 0-3 6-6 2 2 4 1 20 3 4 0 4 30 03 Taurasi, Diana g 5-10 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 2 12 5 4 0 1 35 02 Valley, Ashley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 Bird, Sue g 5-9 1-1 2-2 0 1 1 0 13 5 0 0 2 34 05 Conlon, Maria 2-7 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 6 1 1 0 0 17 02 Valley, Ashley 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 Marron, Stacey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 05 Conlon, Maria 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 11 20 Valley, Morgan 1-3 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 9 12 Marron, Stacey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 Battle, Ashley 3-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 6 1 4 0 0 15 20 Valley, Morgan 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 31 Moore, Jessica 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 7 7 2 2 2 3 0 0 23 22 Battle, Ashley 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 14 TEAM ...... 4 3 7 31 Moore, Jessica 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 18 TOTALS 39-82 5-16 11-16 24 46 70 15 94 19 23 1 6 200 TEAM ...... 0 3 3 TOTALS 29-60 4-10 7-9 11 27 38 11 69 16 9 3 4 200 TOT-FG 1stH: 20-45 44.4% 2ndH: 19-37 51.4% Game: 47.6% Deadball 3pt-FG 1stH: 3-10 30.0% 2ndH: 2-6 33.3% Game: 31.3% Rebounds TOT-FG 1stH: 17-34 50.0% 2ndH: 12-26 46.2% Game: 48.3% Deadball FThrow 1stH: 8-11 72.7% 2ndH: 3-5 60.0% Game: 68.8% 2 3pt-FG 1stH: 1-2 50.0% 2ndH: 3-8 37.5% Game: 40.0% Rebounds FThrow 1stH: 1-1 100.0% 2ndH: 6-8 75.0% Game: 77.8% 2 OFFICIALS: Patty Broderick, Kim Watt, Kathy Lynch TECHNICAL FOULS: University of North Carolina - Laaksonen (1)/ University of Connecticut- Valley, M(1) OFFICIALS: Dennis DeMayo, Nan Sisk, Bonita Spence ATTENDANCE: 10,027 TECHNICAL FOULS: Vanderbilt University - None/ University of Connecticut- None SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 10,027 NORTH CAROLINA 34 40 74 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL CONNECTICUT 51 43 94 NORTH CAROLINA 27 23 50 GAME RECAP: Tamika Williams pulled down a career-high 19 rebounds, including 16 first half rebounds, to lead all CONNECTICUT 36 33 69 players... The Huskies outscored the Tarheels 60-22 in the paint and pulled down 70 rebounds, tying the second-highest mark GAME RECAP: Swin Cash posted her third double-double of the season, scoring a game-high 19 points and pulling down in a single game... The Huskies had more offensive rebounds than the Tarheels had defensive rebounds... Diana Taurasi 10 boards...All 19 of Cash’s points came in the first half, helping UConn to a 36-27 halftime lead...Senior Sue Bird keyed used her own 10-0 run to pull the Huskies away from the ‘Heels in the first half. two Connecticut second-half runs, finishing with 13 points in the contest...Diana Taurasi and Tamika Williams also registered • Eight Consecutive BIG EAST Regulardouble-figures season for theand Huskies Tournament with 12 and 11 points, Titles respectively...Cash • was named Tournament MVP and Bird was named the WNIT All-Tournament Team. game 5 # 1 CONNECTICUT 84, RHODE ISLAND 38 game 6 # 1 CONNECTICUT 88, WAKE FOREST 38 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2001, HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER, HARTFORD, CT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2001, JOEL COLISEUM, WINSTON-SALEM, NC

VISITOR TEAM: RHODE ISLAND (2-1) REBOUNDS VISITOR TEAM: CONNECTICUT (6-0) REBOUNDS No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 44 Kuyateh, Yatar f 3-16 0-1 3-6 2 2 4 1 9 2 4 1 1 37 32 Cash, Swin f 5-6 0-0 4-5 4 5 9 0 14 1 1 1 1 20 34 Bajagic, Vedrana c 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 9 34 Williams, Tamika f 5-6 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 10 0 2 0 2 18 03 Djuric, Meda g 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 13 15 Jones, Asjha c 5-7 0-0 3-3 0 2 2 2 13 2 3 2 4 17 10 Goodrich, Hilary g 5-14 4-10 0-0 2 2 4 2 14 0 2 1 1 35 03 Taurasi, Diana g 5-5 4-4 0-0 0 3 3 0 14 5 0 1 0 19 31 Banjac, Dragana g 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 Bird, Sue g 5-8 1-2 1-2 0 3 3 1 12 7 0 0 4 22 12 Johnson, Shayla 1-6 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 17 02 Valley, Ashley 1-5 0-3 3-4 0 3 3 1 5 5 2 1 1 20 05 Conlon, Maria 1-4 0-2 2-3 0 3 3 1 4 0 1 0 1 15 15 Laws, Ivy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 Marron, Stacey 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 Stailing, Katie 0-3 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 16 20 Valley, Morgan 1-3 0-1 3-5 3 1 4 0 5 1 1 0 0 22 32 O’Neil Lindsey 1-8 1-5 0-0 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 24 22 Battle, Ashley 4-7 1-2 0-0 1 6 7 3 9 0 3 0 2 20 42 Vernoy, Roslyn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 31 Moore, Jessica 1-6 0-1 0-3 1 4 5 3 2 0 1 2 0 23 43 Washington, Chrys 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 TEAM ...... 2 2 4 TEAM ...... 1 6 7 1 TOTALS 33-59 6-16 16-25 12 34 46 13 88 21 14 7 15 200 TOTALS 12-58 6-21 8-12 12 19 31 15 38 4 21 4 8 200 TOT-FG 1stH: 19-27 70.4% 2ndH: 14-32 43.8% Game: 55.9% Deadball TOT-FG 1stH: 6-31 19.4% 2ndH: 6-27 22.2% Game: 20.7% Deadball 3pt-FG 1stH: 5-7 71.4% 2ndH: 1-9 11.1% Game: 37.5% Rebounds 3pt-FG 1stH: 4-11 36.4% 2ndH: 2-10 20.0% Game: 28.6% Rebounds FThrow 1stH: 7-8 87.5% 2ndH: 9-17 52.9% Game: 64.0% 4 FThrow 1stH: 3-4 75.0% 2ndH: 5-8 62.5% Game: 66.7% 3 HOME TEAM: WAKE FOREST (2-2) REBOUNDS HOME TEAM: CONNECTICUT (5-0) REBOUNDS No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 24 Listenbee, Tiffani f 2-7 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 18 32 Cash, Swin f 5-7 0-0 3-4 6 4 10 0 13 2 1 2 0 21 40 Hill, Eafton f 5-14 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 10 0 1 1 1 25 15 Jones, Asjha c 8-12 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 3 17 3 1 2 1 19 34 Robinson, LaChina c 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 21 03 Taurasi, Diana g 2-4 2-3 3-4 0 6 6 0 9 4 2 3 0 25 03 Brown, Bianca g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 14 05 Conlon, Maria g 3-8 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 1 7 4 3 0 1 27 30 Brown, Tonia g 1-7 1-6 0-0 1 1 2 3 3 1 4 0 0 24 10 Bird, Sue g 4-15 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 10 6 4 0 5 27 10 Klopfer, Val 1-4 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 15 02 Valley, Ashley 2-5 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 1 5 2 3 0 0 13 12 Bjorklund, Johanna 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 Marron, Stacey 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 22 Alston, Tracy 1-4 0-1 0-2 3 7 10 2 2 5 1 0 0 22 20 Valley, Morgan 2-5 1-1 0-0 0 5 5 3 5 3 2 0 1 21 23 Harris, Adell 2-8 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 13 33 Bell, Meredith 2-13 2-8 0-0 0 0 0 1 6 1 3 0 0 22 22 Battle, Ashley 3-9 0-1 3-6 8 5 13 3 9 0 1 0 0 17 43 Ferrell, Erin 1-2 0-0 3-4 1 5 6 1 5 0 2 0 0 18 31 Moore, Jessica 4-6 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 2 9 2 0 0 1 24 54 Pearson, LaTisha 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 TEAM ...... 3 1 4 TEAM ...... 5 0 5 TOTALS 33-72 7-13 11-18 25 35 60 13 84 26 17 7 9 200 TOTALS 15-62 3-23 5-8 14 19 33 19 38 12 20 1 1 200 TOT-FG 1stH: 16-35 45.7% 2ndH: 17-37 45.9% Game: 45.8% Deadball TOT-FG 1stH: 7-30 23.3% 2ndH: 8-32 25.0% Game: 24.2% Deadball 3pt-FG 1stH: 3-7 42.9% 2ndH: 4-6 66.7% Game: 53.8% Rebounds 3pt-FG 1stH: 1-13 07.7% 2ndH: 2-10 20.0% Game: 13.0% Rebounds FThrow 1stH: 8-12 66.7% 2ndH: 3-6 50.0% Game: 61.1% 2 FThrow 1stH: 3-4 75.0% 2ndH: 2-4 50.0% Game: 62.5% 2 OFFICIALS: Bill Titus, Kathy Jenkins, Daryl Humphrey OFFICIALS: Sally Bell, Eric Brewton, Joe Cunningham ATTENDANCE: 16,294 ATTENDANCE: 1,137 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL RHODE ISLAND 19 19 38 WAKE FOREST 18 20 38 CONNECTICUT 43 41 84 CONNECTICUT 50 38 88

GAME RECAP: Led by 17 points from senior Asjha Jones (Piscataway, NJ), the No. 1 University of Connecticut women’s GAME RECAP: In its first road contest of the season, Connecticut overwhelmed ACC foe Wake Forest, 88-38, in Winston- basketball team rolled over Rhode Island, 84-38, in its first contest of the season at the Hartford Civic Center...The Huskies Salem, NC...Senior Swin Cash (McKeesport, PA) and sophomore Diana Taurasi (Chino, CA) each had 14 points to pace the began the game with a 10-3 run, but Rhode Island kept the lead with within 11 points until the 9:22 mark in the half. UConn Huskies....UConn opened up a 10-0 spread before Wake Forest could claim its first basket at the 17:08 mark...The Huskies then posted a 16-3 run, making the halftime advantage 43-19...Jones scored 12 of her game-high 17 points in the first half. then went on a devastating 29-4 run to put the game out of reach...Wake Forest did not reach double-digit points until the She also became the 21st player in UConn history to score 1,000 or more career points on a layup with 8:55 left in the 7:13 mark. ...Connecticut held the Demon Deacons to a first half field-goal percentage of 23.3 while shooting 70.4 from the half....UConn picked up where it left off in the second half, recording a 17-0 run to begin the half. field for itself in the half...For the game, Wake Forest shot only 24.2 from the field and coughed up 20 turnovers...UConn posted 15 steals as a team.

# 1 CONNECTICUT 103, BALL STATE 69 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2001, HARRY A. GAMPEL PAVILION, STORRS, CT VISITOR TEAM: BALL STATE (3-2) REBOUNDS No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 00 Bowie, Tamara f 7-14 3-5 0-2 2 3 5 3 17 2 3 1 1 34 32 Reiter, Jessica f 5-13 1-5 2-2 3 3 6 0 13 1 5 0 3 34 20 Fuller, Amy c 1-5 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 3 1 0 0 14 04 Goff, Johna g 6-12 4-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 16 2 1 0 0 32 21 Crook, Shala g 2-7 1-2 0-0 1 4 5 2 5 9 3 0 2 32 05 Nohl, Jessica 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 22 Just, Julie 0-2 0-2 0-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 19 30 Endress, Kate 3-12 3-8 2-2 1 2 3 3 11 2 1 0 0 26 TEAM ...... 2 1 3 TOTALS 26-69 13-30 4-7 9 16 25 15 69 20 15 1 6 200 TOT-FG 1stH: 14-33 42.4% 2ndH: 12-36 33.3% Game: 37.7% Deadball 3pt-FG 1stH: 8-14 57.1% 2ndH: 5-16 31.3% Game: 43.3% Rebounds FThrow 1stH: 2-5 40.0% 2ndH: 2-2 100.0% Game: 57.1% 2 HOME TEAM: CONNECTICUT (7-0) REBOUNDS No. N A M E FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 32 Cash, Swin f 7-15 0-0 4-5 4 5 9 1 18 2 2 2 1 27 34 Williams, Tamika f 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 6 3 0 0 0 15 15 Jones, Asjha c 9-13 1-1 0-0 0 5 5 2 19 1 3 2 1 21 03 Taurasi, Diana g 6-10 4-6 1-2 1 6 7 1 17 12 4 2 2 33 10 Bird, Sue g 3-7 2-5 3-4 1 1 2 2 11 5 2 0 1 24 02 Valley, Ashley 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 7 05 Conlon, Maria 3-4 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 8 3 1 0 0 18 12 Marron, Stacey 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 20 Valley, Morgan 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 11 22 Battle, Ashley 3-5 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 0 6 0 0 0 2 16 31 Moore, Jessica 5-7 0-0 0-2 3 8 11 3 10 1 1 0 1 24 TEAM ...... 1 2 3 TOTALS 43-71 9-18 8-13 13 35 48 12 103 29 14 6 9 200 TOT-FG 1stH: 21-37 56.8% 2ndH: 22-34 64.7% Game: 60.6% Deadball 3pt-FG 1stH: 5-12 41.7% 2ndH: 4-6 66.7% Game: 50.0% Rebounds FThrow 1stH: 7-9 77.8% 2ndH: 1-4 25.0% Game: 61.5% 4 OFFICIALS: Barbara Smith, Jack Riordan, Denise Brooks-Clauser ATTENDANCE: 10,027 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd TOTAL BALL STATE 38 31 69 CONNECTICUT 54 49 103 GAME RECAP: Surviving the sharp-shooting of Ball State, UConn pulled away to a 103-69 victory...Sophomore Diana Taurasi (Chino, CA) posted an impressive all-round game with 17 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds to pace the Huskies...The Huskies, who previously only had trailed 29 seconds during the season, were in an unfamiliar position when a Shala Crook layup gave Ball State its first advantage, 12-10, with 15:56 left in the half...A jumper by Johna Goff put Ball State up, 22-17, at the 12:35 mark. The five-point advantage was the largest of the night for the Cardinals, who matched the spread at 27-22 with 10:20 left in the half. Ball State connected on 13 three-pointers in the game, a record against UConn...With the score tied at 30-30 with 8:09 left in the half, Taurasi and senior Sue Bird (Syosset, NY) led a 24-8 Husky run to close the first half...A layup by senior Swin Cash (McKeesport, PA) gave UConn its largest lead of the night with a 87- 49 score at the 8:57 mark in the second half...The Huskies then cruised to the 34-point victory. • Eight Consecutive BIG EAST Regular season and Tournament Titles • UConn Basketball Career Highs

Bird Top Career Cash Top Career Jones Top Career Williams Top Career Performances Performances Performances Performances

Career-- All Games Career-- All Games Career-- All Games Career-- All Games Points 25 Tennessee (1/8/00) Points 20 Five times Points 21 Notre Dame (3/2/99) Points 25 Miami (2/6/99) FG Made 8 Twice FG Made 9 Vanderbilt (11/18/01) FG Made 9 Three times FG Made 11 B.C. (1/26/00) FG Atts. 21 Notre Dame (3/30/01) FG Atts. 17 UNC (11/15/01) FG Atts. 15 Providence (2/29/00) FG Atts. 14 B.C. (1/26/00) 3-Pt. FG 5 VaTech (2/7/01) 3-Pt. FG None Recorded 3-Pt. FG 2 Three times 3-Pt. FG None Recorded 3-Pt. FGA 11 Notre Dame (3/30/01) 3-Pt. FGA None Recorded 3-Pt. FGA 4 Colorado St. (3/19/01) 3-Pt. FGA 1 Twice FT 7 Tennessee (1/8/00) FT 10 Arkansas (11/14/98) FT 10 Syracuse (2/3/99) FT 13 Miami (2/6/99) FT Att. 8 Tennessee (1/8/00) FT Att. 13 Arkansas (11/14/98) FT Att. 10 Syracuse (2/3/99) FT Att. 17 Miami (2/6/99) Off. Reb. 4 Miami (12/5/00) Off. Reb. 9 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Off. Reb. 6 Three times Off. Reb. 7 Syracuse (2/23/99) Def. Reb. 6 Twice Def. Reb. 13 Long Island (3/17/01) Def. Reb. 9 Two Times Def. Reb. 13 UNC (11/15/01) Total Reb. 7 St. John's (2/15/00) Total Reb. 20 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Total Reb. 13 Three times Total Reb. 19 UNC (11/15/01) Assists 12 Fairfield (11/9/01) Assists 4 Twice Assists 5 G. Washington (11/29/00) Assists 5 Twice TO 6 Twice TO 6 Twice TO 6 Syracuse (2/3/99) TO 6 Illinois (11/30/99) Blocks 1 Four Times Blocks 4 Twice Blocks 4 Long Island (3/17/01) Blocks 2 Three times Steals 6 Seton Hall (2/5/00) Steals 4 Twice Steals 5 Holy Cross (12/7/00) Steals 5 Syracuse (2/23/99) Minutes 38 Notre Dame (3/30/01) Minutes 36 Tennessee (2/1/01) Minutes 31 Rutgers (1/27/99) Minutes 35 ODU (2/13/99) Career-- BIG EAST Career-- BIG EAST Career-- BIG EAST Career-- BIG EAST Regular Season Games Regular Season Games Regular Season Games Regular Season Games Points 20 Twice Points 20 Twice Points 20 Syracuse (2/3/99) Points 25 Miami (2/6/99) FG Made 7 Miami (1/29/00) FG Made 8 W. Virginia (2/20/01) FG Made 7 West Virginia (2/23/00) FG Made 11 B.C. (1/26/00) FG Atts. 20 Notre Dame (1/15/01) FG Atts. 14 W. Virginia (2/20/01) FG Atts. 15 Providence (2/29/00) FG Atts. 14 B.C. (1/26/00) 3-Pt. FG 5 VaTech (2/7/01) 3-Pt. FG None Recorded 3-Pt. FG 2 Twice 3-Pt. FG None Recorded 3-Pt. FGA 11 Notre Dame (1/15/01) 3-Pt. FGA None Recorded 3-Pt. FGA 2 Three times 3-Pt. FGA 1 Villanova (1/29/98) FT 5 Seton Hall (2/2/017) FT 9 Syracuse (1/27/01) FT 10 Syracuse (2/3/99) FT 13 Miami (2/6/99) FT Att. 5 Seton Hall (2/27/01) FT Att. 12 Twice FT Att. 10 Syracuse (2/3/99) FT Att. 17 Miami (2/6/99) Off. Reb. 4 Miami (12/5/00) Off. Reb. 9 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Off. Reb. 6 Twice Off. Reb. 7 Syracuse (2/23/99) Def. Reb. 6 Twice Def. Reb. 11 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Def. Reb. 9 Two Times Def. Reb. 7 Three times Total Reb. 7 Twice Total Reb. 20 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Total Reb. 13 Two times Total Reb. 12 Two times Assists 9 Boston College (2/11/01) Assists 4 Seton Hall (2/27) Assists 4 Twice Assists 4 Twice TO 5 Twice TO 4 Three times TO 6 Syracuse (2/3/99) TO 5 Twice Blocks 1 Three times Blocks 4 Miami (12/5/00) Blocks 3 Twice Blocks 2 Twice Steals 6 Seton Hall (2/5/00) Steals 4 Twice Steals 3 Syracuse (2/3/99) Steals 5 Syracuse (2/23/99) Minutes 37 Twice Minutes 32 Three times Minutes 31 Rutgers (1/27/99) Minutes 33 Rutgers (1/21/99) 2001-2002 Season 2001-2002 Season 2001-2002 Season 2001-2002 Season Points 21 Fairfield (11/9/01) Points 19 Vanderbilt (11/18/01) Points 19 Ball State (11/30/01) Points 12 Fairfield (11/9/01) FG Made 7 Fairfield (11/9/01) FG Made 9 Vanderbilt (11/18/01) FG Made 9 Ball State (11/30/01) FG Made 6 Fairfield (11/9/01) FG Atts. 15 URI (11/24/01) FG Atts. 17 UNC (11/15/01) FG Atts. 13 Ball State (11/30/01) FG Atts. 8 UNC (11/15/01) 3-Pt. FG 3 Fairfield (11/9/01) 3-Pt. FG - 3-Pt. FG 1 Ball State (11/30/01) 3-Pt. FG - 3-Pt. FGA 5 Twice 3-Pt. FGA - 3-Pt. FGA 1 Ball State (11/30/01) 3-Pt. FGA - FT 6 UNC (11/15/01) FT 5 FIU (11/11/01) FT 3 Twice FT 5 FIU (11/11/01) FT Att. 6 UNC (11/15/01) FT Att. 7 FIU (11/11/01) FT Att. 5 UNC (11/15/01) FT Att. 6 FIU (11/11/01) Off. Reb. 2 Fairfield (11/9/01) Off. Reb. 6 URI (11/24/01) Off. Reb. 4 UNC (11/15/01) Off. Reb. 6 UNC (11/15/01) Def. Reb. 4 Fairfield (11/9/01) Def. Reb. 7 Twice Def. Reb. 6 FIU (11/11/01) Def. Reb. 13 UNC (11/15/01) Total Reb. 6 Fairfield (11/9/01) Total Reb. 11 UNC (11/15/01) Total Reb. 9 FIU (11/11/01) Total Reb. 19 UNC (11/15/01) Assists 12 Fairfield (11/9/01) Assists 2 Twice Assists 3 URI (11/24/01) Assists 3 Twice TO 6 FIU (11/11/01) TO 3 Fairfield (11/9/01) TO 3 Three times TO 3 UNC (11/15/01) Blocks -- Blocks 2 Twice Blocks 2 Three times Blocks - Steals 5 URI (11/24/01) Steals 2 FIU (11/11/01) Steals 4 WFU (11/26/01) Steals 2 WFU (11/26/01) Minutes 31 FIU (11/11/01) Minutes 32 Vanderbilt (11/18/01) Minutes 24 Vanderbilt (11/18/01) Minutes 25 UNC (11/15/01)

• Eight Consecutive BIG EAST Regular season and Tournament Titles • UConn Basketball Career Highs

Conlon Top Career Taurasi Top Career M. Valley Top Career Battle Top Career Performances Performances Performances Performances

Career-- All Games Career-- All Games Career-- All Games Career-- All Games Points 16 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Points 24 Twice Points 11 Long Island (3/17/01) Points 9 Twice FG Made 5 W. Virginia (2/20/01) FG Made 9 Twice FG Made 4 Long Island (3/17/01) FG Made 4 WFU (11/26/01) FG Atts. 8 Twice FG Atts. 16 Twice FG Atts. 8 Long Island (3/17/01) FG Atts. 9 URI (11/24/01) 3-Pt. FG 4 W. Virginia (2/20/01) 3-Pt. FG 6 Three times 3-Pt. FG 2 MIami (1/23/01) 3-Pt. FG 1 WFU (11/26/01) 3-Pt. FGA 6 Twice 3-Pt. FGA 12 Three times 3-Pt. FGA 3 Four times 3-Pt. FGA 2 WFU (11/26/01) FT 2 Four times FT 5 Washington (11/24/00) FT 4 Holy Cross (12/7/00) FT 3 URI (11/24/01) FT Att. 3 Twice FT Att. 12 Notre Dame (3/6/01) FT Att. 5 WFU (11/26/01) FT Att. 6 URI (11/24/01) Off. Reb. 2 FIU (11/11/01) Off. Reb. 3 Colorado St. (3/19/01) Off. Reb. 3 WFU (11/26/01) Off. Reb. 8 URI (11/24/01) Def. Reb. 3 Four times Def. Reb. 9 Louisiana Tech (3/26) Def. Reb. 6 Long Island (3/17/01) Def. Reb. 6 WFU (11/26/01) Total Reb. 4 URI (11/24/01) Total Reb. 10 Louisiana Tech (3/26) Total Reb. 8 Long Island (3/17/01) Total Reb. 13 URI (11/24/01) Assists 4 Twice Assists 12 Ball State (11/30/01) Assists 5 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Assists 2 Twice TO 3 URI (11/24/01) TO 4 Six times TO 5 Holy Cross (12/7/00) TO 4 Twice Blocks 1 Twice Blocks 3 Six times Blocks 1 Four times Blocks 0 Steals 2 Four times Steals 3 Twice Steals 4 Holy Cross (12/7/00) Steals 3 Pepperdine (11/21/00) Minutes 27 URI (11/24/01) Minutes 35 Twice Minutes 23 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Minutes 20 WFU (11/26/01) Career-- BIG EAST Career-- BIG EAST Career-- BIG EAST Career-- BIG EAST Regular Season Games Regular Season Games Regular Season Games Regular Season Games Points 16 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Points 16 BC (2/11/01) Points 8 Twice Points 2 MIami (12/5/00) FG Made 5 W. Virginia (2/20/01) FG Made 6 Twice FG Made 3 Twice FG Made 1 MIami (12/5/00) FG Atts. 7 W. Virginia (2/20/01) FG Atts. 13 Twice FG Atts. 6 Twice FG Atts. 1 MIami (12/5/00) 3-Pt. FG 4 W. Virginia (2/20/01) 3-Pt. FG 5 Rutgers (2/14/01) 3-Pt. FG 2 MIami (1/23/01) 3-Pt. FG 0 3-Pt. FGA 6 W. Virginia (2/20/01) 3-Pt. FGA 12 Rutgers (2/14/01) 3-Pt. FGA 3 MIami (1/23/01) 3-Pt. FGA 0 FT 2 Twice FT 2 Twice FT 2 Twice FT 0 FT Att. 2 Three times FT Att. 2 Twice FT Att. 3 W. Virginia (2/20/01) FT Att. 1 MIami (12/5/00) Off. Reb. 1 Pittsburgh (1/20/01) Off. Reb. 1 Four times Off. Reb. 2 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Off. Reb. 0 Def. Reb. 1 Four times Def. Reb. 4 Three times Def. Reb. 4 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Def. Reb. 1 Total Reb. 1 Five times Total Reb. 5 Pittsburgh (1/20/01) Total Reb. 6 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Total Reb. 1 Assists 2 St. John’s (2/23/01) Assists 6 Three times Assists 5 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Assists 1 MIami (12/5/00) TO 1 Twice TO 4 Miami (12/5/00) TO 1 Five times TO 3 MIami (12/5/00) Blocks 1 Villanova (2/4/00) Blocks 2 Three times Blocks 1 Three times Blocks 0 MIami (12/5/00) Steals 2 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Steals 2 Four times Steals 3 MIami (1/23/01) Steals 2 MIami (12/5/00) Minutes 17 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Minutes 32 VaTech (2/7/01) Minutes 23 W. Virginia (2/20/01) Minutes 12 MIami (12/5/00) 2001-2002 Season 2001-2002 Season 2001-2002 Season 2001-2002 Season Points 9 Fairfield (11/9/01) Points 21 FIU (11/11/01) Points 5 Twice Points 9 Twice FG Made 3 Three times FG Made 9 FIU (11/11/01) FG Made 2 URI (11/24/01) FG Made 4 WFU (11/26/01) FG Atts. 8 URI (11/24/01) FG Atts. 16 FIU (11/11/01) FG Atts. 5 URI (11/24/01) FG Atts. 9 URI (11/24/01) 3-Pt. FG 3 Fairfield (11/9/01) 3-Pt. FG 4 Three times 3-Pt. FG 1 Twice 3-Pt. FG 1 WFU (11/26/01) 3-Pt. FGA 7 UNC (11/15/01) 3-Pt. FGA 6 Fairfield (11/9/01) 3-Pt. FGA 1 Six times 3-Pt. FGA 2 WFU (11/26/01) FT 2 WFU (11/26/01) FT 3 URI (11/24/01) FT 3 WFU (11/26/01) FT 3 URI (11/24/01) FT Att. 3 WFU (11/26/01) FT Att. 4 URI (11/24/01) FT Att. 5 WFU (11/26/01) FT Att. 6 URI (11/24/01) Off. Reb. 2 FIU (11/11/01) Off. Reb. 2 Fairfield (11/9/01) Off. Reb. 3 WFU (11/26/01) Off. Reb. 8 URI (11/24/01) Def. Reb. 3 Four times Def. Reb. 7 FIU (11/11/01) Def. Reb. 5 URI (11/24/01) Def. Reb. 6 WFU (11/26/01) Total Reb. 4 URI (11/24/01) Total Reb. 7 Twice Total Reb. 5 URI (11/24/01) Total Reb. 13 URI (11/24/01) Assists 4 URI (11/24/01) Assists 12 Ball State (11/30/01) Assists 4 FIU (11/11/01) Assists 1 UNC (11/15/01) TO 3 URI (11/24/01) TO 4 Three times TO 3 Fairfield (11/9/01) TO 4 Twice Blocks 1 Fairfield (11/9/01) Blocks 3 URI (11/24/01) Blocks - Blocks - Steals 2 Fairfield (11/9/01) Steals 2 Ball State (11/30/01) Steals 1 Twice Steals 2 Three times Minutes 27 URI (11/24/01) Minutes 35 Vanderbilt (11/18/01) Minutes 22 WFU (11/26/01) Minutes 20 WFU (11/26/01)

• Eight Consecutive BIG EAST Regular season and Tournament Titles • UConn Basketball Career Highs

Marron Top Career Moore Top Career A. Valley Top Career Performances Performances Performances

Career-- All Games Career-- All Games Career-- All Games Points 3 Fairfield (11/9/01) Points 13 FIU (11/11/01) Points 5 Twice FG Made 1 Twice FG Made 5 Ball State (11/30/01) FG Made 2 Twice FG Atts. 2 Three times FG Atts. 7 Ball State (11/30/01) FG Atts. 5 Twice 3-Pt. FG 1 Fairfield (11/9/01) 3-Pt. FG 0 3-Pt. FG 1 Twice 3-Pt. FGA 2 Fairfield (11/9/01) 3-Pt. FGA 1 WFU (11/26/01) 3-Pt. FGA 3 WFU (11/26/01) FT - FT 5 FIU (11/11/01) FT 3 WFU (11/26/01) FT Att. - FT Att. 7 FIU (11/11/01) FT Att. 4 WFU (11/26/01) Off. Reb. 1 URI (11/24/01) Off. Reb. 3 Ball State (11/30/01) Off. Reb. 2 URI (11/24/01) Def. Reb. 2 URI (11/24/01) Def. Reb. 8 Ball State (11/30/01) Def. Reb. 3 WFU (11/26/01) Total Reb. 3 URI (11/24/01) Total Reb. 11 Ball State (11/30/01) Total Reb. 3 Twice Assists - Assists 2 Twice Assists 5 WFU (11/26/01) TO 1 Twice TO 3 UNC (11/15/01) TO 3 URI (11/24/01) Blocks - Blocks 2 Twice Blocks 1 WFU (11/26/01) Steals 1 Fairfield (11/9/01) Steals 1 Three times Steals 1 Three times Minutes 6 URI (11/24/01) Minutes 24 Twice Minutes 20 WFU (11/26/01) Career-- BIG EAST Career-- BIG EAST Career-- BIG EAST Regular Season Games Regular Season Games Regular Season Games Points Points Points FG Made FG Made FG Made FG Atts. FG Atts. FG Atts. 3-Pt. FG 3-Pt. FG 3-Pt. FG 3-Pt. FGA 3-Pt. FGA 3-Pt. FGA FT FT FT FT Att. FT Att. FT Att. Off. Reb. Off. Reb. Off. Reb. Def. Reb. Def. Reb. Def. Reb. Total Reb. Total Reb. Total Reb. Assists Assists Assists TO TO TO Blocks Blocks Blocks Steals Steals Steals Minutes Minutes Minutes 2001-2002 Season 2001-2002 Season 2001-2002 Season Points 3 Fairfield (11/9/01) Points 13 FIU (11/11/01) Points 5 Twice FG Made 1 Twice FG Made 5 Ball State (11/30/01) FG Made 2 Twice FG Atts. 2 Three times FG Atts. 7 Ball State (11/30/01) FG Atts. 5 Twice 3-Pt. FG 1 Fairfield (11/9/01) 3-Pt. FG 0 3-Pt. FG 1 Twice 3-Pt. FGA 2 Fairfield (11/9/01) 3-Pt. FGA 1 WFU (11/26/01) 3-Pt. FGA 3 WFU (11/26/01) FT - FT 5 FIU (11/11/01) FT 3 WFU (11/26/01) FT Att. - FT Att. 7 FIU (11/11/01) FT Att. 4 WFU (11/26/01) Off. Reb. 1 URI (11/24/01) Off. Reb. 3 Ball State (11/30/01) Off. Reb. 2 URI (11/24/01) Def. Reb. 2 URI (11/24/01) Def. Reb. 8 Ball State (11/30/01) Def. Reb. 3 WFU (11/26/01) Total Reb. 3 URI (11/24/01) Total Reb. 11 Ball State (11/30/01) Total Reb. 3 Twice Assists - Assists 2 Twice Assists 5 WFU (11/26/01) TO 1 Twice TO 3 UNC (11/15/01) TO 3 URI (11/24/01) Blocks - Blocks 2 Twice Blocks 1 WFU (11/26/01) Steals 1 Fairfield (11/9/01) Steals 1 Three times Steals 1 Three times Minutes 6 URI (11/24/01) Minutes 24 Twice Minutes 20 WFU (11/26/01)

• Eight Consecutive BIG EAST Regular season and Tournament Titles •