2018-19 UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 NCAA Champions BASKETBALL. IT’S A CONNECTICUT THING. 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Overall: 1-0 | American: 0-0 #2/2 UCONN vs. VANDERBILT Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 1-0, 0-0 AMERICAN 1-3, 0-0 SEC SAT., NOV. 17 | 6 P.M. | UNCASVILLE, CONN. | MOHEGAN SUN ARENA (9,323) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULTS TV: SNY | Eric Frede (pxp), Meghan Culmo (color), Justine Ward (sideline) 11/11 #--/RV OHIO STATE+ (CBSSN) W, 85-53 Radio: UConn/IMG Radio Network | Bob Joyce (pxp), Debbie Fiske (color) 11/17 vs. Vanderbilt1 (SNY/ESPN3) 6 p.m. Live Stats: uconn.statbroadcast.com 11/22 vs. Ole Miss2 7:30 p.m. 11/23 vs. St. John’s2 7:30 p.m. FAST BREAK 11/24 vs. Purdue2 7:30 p.m. • The UConn women’s basketball team takes on Vanderbilt in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase 11/28 DEPAUL^ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. Saturday in Mohegan Sun Arena. 12/02 at Notre Dame3 (ESPN) 4 p.m. 12/04 at Saint Louis (CBSSN) 7 p.m. •The Huskies are 19-0 all-time at Mohegan Sun and have played a non-conference game there for the past 12/08 SETON HALL ^ (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. five seasons. 12/19 at Oklahoma (FS1) 8:30 p.m. 12/22 at Cal (Pac-12 Network) 3 p.m. • UConn was picked No. 2 in the preseason USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll and the most recent AP Poll. 01/03 at Baylor (ESPN) 9 p.m. 01/06 at Houston* (CBSSN) Noon • Beginning with their game vs. Vanderbilt, the Huskies will play their next four games at neutral sites. Eight of 01/09 CINCINNATI*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. UConn’s next 10 games will be played away from home. 01/13 USF*+ (ESPN) 1 p.m. 01/20 at Temple* (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. • Napheesa Collier, Crystal Dangerfield and Katie Lou Samuelson were named preseason All-American 01/23 SMU*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. Athletic Conference First Team. Samuelson was picked as the league’s preseason Player of the Year. 01/27 UCF*^ (ESPN2) 4 p.m. 01/31 at Louisville (ESPN) 7 p.m. • UConn has two newcomers on this season’s roster: No. 1 recruit Christyn Williams and No. 5 Olivia 02/02 at Cincinnati* (SNY/ESPN3) Noon Nelson-Ododa. 02/06 ECU*^ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 02/09 TEMPLE*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. • Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma is in his 34th season at UConn. He became the fastest coach in 02/11 SOUTH CAROLINA^ (ESPN2) 7 p.m. men’s or women’s basketball to reach 1,000 wins last season. 02/17 at UCF* (SNY/ESPN3) 2 p.m. 02/20 MEMPHIS*^ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. • UConn is coming off a 36-1 season with the team’s record 11th straight NCAA Final Four appearance. The 02/24 at Tulsa* (SNY/ESPN3) 3 p.m. Huskies won both The American regular season and tournament titles. 02/26 at Wichita State* (SNY/ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. 03/02 HOUSTON*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m • The Huskies opened the season with an 85-53 win over Ohio State last Sunday. Senior Katie Lou Samuelson 03/04 at USF* (ESPN2) 7 p.m. led the team with 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists, one block and three steals. PROBABLE STARTERS Home games in CAPS + Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.) ^ XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) 1 - Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase (Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.) 2 - Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) 3 - Jimmy V Women’s Classic Rankings AP/USA Today Coaches All times Eastern #3 WALKER #5 DANGERFIELD #13 WILLIAMS COLLIER #24 #33 SAMUELSON 2018-19 HUSKIES NO. NAME HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG 3 Megan Walker 6-1 So. G/F 1-1 15.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 4 Mikayla Coombs 5-8 So. G 1-0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 Jr. G 1-1 18.0 5.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 10 Molly Bent 5-9 Jr. G 1-0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Fr. G 1-1 7.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-4 Fr. F 1-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 24 Napheesa Collier 6-1 Sr. F 1-1 17.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 WBB Contact - Anna LaBonte 25 Kyla Irwin 6-2 Jr. F 1-0 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 Email - [email protected] 32 Batouly Camara 6-2 R-Jr. F 1-0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cell - 860-617-6092 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 Sr. G/F 1-1 19.0 7.0 5.0 1.0 3.0 Office - 860-486-2241 34 Lexi Gordon 6-0 So. G/F 1-0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 BASKETBALL. IT’S A CONNECTICUT THING. QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFO Location ..........................................Storrs, Conn. Founded ......................................................1881 Enrollment ................................................32,182 Colors .......................National Flag Blue & White Nickname ................................................Huskies Conference .......... American Athletic Conference President .......................................Susan Herbst Director of Athletics ......................David Benedict SWA ........................................Adrianne Swinney Home Court ................ Gampel Pavilion (10,167) .............................................. XL Center (15,558) TEAM INFORMATION 2017-18 Record ............................................36-1 Home .........................................................13-0 Away ..........................................................14-0 Neutral .........................................................9-1 American Athletic Conference Record ..........16-0 Home ...........................................................8-0 Away ............................................................8-0 Finish .........................................................First 2018-18 HUSKIES Tournament .....................................Champions NO. NAME HT POS YR EXP HOMETOWN/PREV. SCHOOL NCAA Tournament ......................3-1 (Final Four) 3 Megan Walker 6-1 G/F So. 1L Chesterfield, Va./Monacan HS AP Final Ranking ............................................1st 4 Mikayla Coombs 5-8 G So. 1L Buford, Ga./Wesleyan School USA Today Final Ranking ...............................3rd Starters Returning/Lost ...................................3/2 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 G Jr. 2L Murfreesboro, Tenn./Blackman HS Letterwininers Returning/Lost .........................6/3 10 Molly Bent 5-9 G Jr. 2L Centerville, Mass./Tabor Academy Newcomers ........................................................2 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 G Fr. HS Little Rock, Ark./Central Arkansas HS 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-4 F Fr. HS Winder, Ga./Winder Barrow HS PROGRAM HISTORY 24 Napheesa Collier 6-1 F Sr. 3L O’Fallon, Mo./Incarnate Word All-Time Record ........................ 1,120-297 (.790) 25 Kyla Irwin 6-2 F Jr. 2L State College, Pa./State College HS Gampel Pavilion Record ................ 329-19 (.945) 32 Batouly Camara 6-2 F R-Jr. 2L New York, N.Y./Blair Academy XL Center Record .......................... 167-13 (.928) 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 G/F Sr. 3L Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei All-Time Conference Record ......... 492-89 (.847) 34 Lexi Gordon 6-0 G/F So. 1L Fort Worth, Texas/L.D. Bell HS Conference Regular Season Titles ..................24 Conference Tournament Record ..... 82-13 (.863) 1989, ‘90, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, QUICK STATS .............................. ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, RETURNING STARTERS (3) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG ...................................... ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 Jr. G 1-1 18.0 5.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 Conference Tournament Titles .........................23 24 Napheesa Collier 6-1 Sr. F 1-1 17.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1989, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 Sr. G/F 1-1 19.0 7.0 5.0 1.0 3.0 ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18 NCAA Tournament Appearances .....................30 RETURNING PLAYERS (6) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG NCAA Tournament Record ............ 118-19 (.861) 3 Megan Walker 6-1 So. G/F 1-1 15.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 Final Four Appearances ..................................19 4 Mikayla Coombs 5-8 So. G 1-0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 NCAA Championships .....................................11 10 Molly Bent 5-9 Jr. G 1-0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 .1995, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘09, ‘10, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 25 Kyla Irwin 6-2 Jr. F 1-0 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 32 Batouly Camara 6-2 R-Jr. F 1-0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 34 Lexi Gordon 6-0 So. G/F 1-0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 COACHING STAFF Head Coach ...............................Geno Auriemma NEWCOMERS (2) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG Alma Mater .............................. West Chester ‘81 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Fr. G 1-1 7.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 Career Record (34th Yr.) .......... 1,027-136 (.884) 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-4 Fr. F 1-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 Associate Head Coach .................... Chris Dailey Alma Mater ....................................... Rutgers ‘82 Assistant Coach ................................Shea Ralph PRONUNCIATION Alma Mater .................................Connecticut ‘01 Geno Auriemma or-ee-EHM-uh Assistant Coach ............................Jasmine Lister Batouly Camara buh-TWO-lee ka-MAR-uh Alma Mater ....................................Vanderbilt ‘14 Napheesa Colloer nuh-FEE-suh WBB Office Phone .....................