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: 6-0 | American: 0-0 #2/2 UCONN at #1/1 NOTRE DAME Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 4-0 6-0, 0-0 AMERICAN 7-0, 0-0 ACC DEC. 2 | 4 PM | SOUTH BEND, IND. | JOYCE CENTER (9,149) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULTS TV: ESPN | Adam Amin, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe 11/11 #--/RV OHIO STATE+ W, 85-53 Radio: UConn/IMG Radio Network | Bob Joyce (pxp), Debbie Fiske (color) 11/17 vs. Vanderbilt1 W, 80-42 Live Stats: notredame.statbroadcast.com 11/22 vs. Ole Miss2 W, 90-50 11/23 vs. St. John’s2 W, 65-55 FAST BREAK 11/24 vs. Purdue2 W, 86-40 • The No. 2/2 UConn women’s basketball team faces off against No. 1/1 Notre Dame in the Jimmy V Women’s 11/28 #16/14 DEPAUL^ W, 99-63 Classic Sunday on ESPN. 12/02 at #1/1 Notre Dame3 (ESPN) 4 p.m. • The Huskies are 36-12 all-time vs. the Fighting Irish, including 4-1 in No. 1 vs. No. 2 games. UConn is 1-0 vs. 12/04 at Saint Louis (CBSSN) 7 p.m. Notre Dame as the second-ranked team. 12/08 SETON HALL ^ (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. 12/19 at Oklahoma (FS1) 8:30 p.m. • UConn has won 121 straight regular season wins, dating back to Nov. 17, 2014. The Huskies have strung 12/22 at Cal (Pac-12 Network) 3 p.m. together 158 straight regular season games without a regulation loss, back to Feb. 18, 2013. 01/03 at Baylor (ESPN) 9 p.m. 01/06 at Houston* (CBSSN) Noon • The Huskies are 8-2 all-time in the Jimmy V Women’s Classic. This is UConn’s eighth straight appearance. 01/09 CINCINNATI*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 01/13 USF*+ (ESPN) 1 p.m. • Connecticut picked up its first ranked win of the season with a 99-63 victory over No. 16 DePaul Wednesday. 01/20 at Temple* (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. 01/23 SMU*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. • The Huskies’ game at Notre Dame begins a streak of six of the next seven games on the road. 01/27 UCF*^ (ESPN2) 4 p.m. 01/31 at Louisville (ESPN) 7 p.m. • Napheesa Collier, Crystal Dangerfield and Katie Lou Samuelson were named preseason All-American Athletic Conference First Team and to the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award and Wade Trophy watch lists. 02/02 at Cincinnati* (SNY/ESPN3) Noon 02/06 ECU*^ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. • UConn has two newcomers on this season’s roster: No. 1 recruit Christyn Williams and No. 5 Olivia 02/09 TEMPLE*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. Nelson-Ododa. 02/11 SOUTH CAROLINA^ (ESPN2) 7 p.m. 02/17 at UCF* (SNY/ESPN3) 2 p.m. • Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma is in his 34th season at UConn. He became the fastest coach in 02/20 MEMPHIS*^ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. men’s or women’s basketball to reach 1,000 wins last season. 02/24 at Tulsa* (SNY/ESPN3) 3 p.m. 02/26 at Wichita State* (SNY/ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. • UConn is coming off a 36-1 season with the team’s record 11th straight NCAA Final Four appearance. The 03/02 HOUSTON*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m Huskies won both The American regular season and tournament titles. 03/04 at USF* (ESPN2) 7 p.m. 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 NOTES 3 Megan Walker 6-1 So. G/F Set career high with nine boards vs. Ole Miss 4 Mikayla Coombs 5-8 So. G Scored six points vs. #16 DePaul 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 Jr. G Leads team with 5.0 APG 10 Molly Bent 5-9 Jr. G Tallied two rebounds, one steal vs. Ohio State 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Fr. G No. 1 overall recruit and HS Player of the Year 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-4 Fr. F No. 5 ranked recruit by ESPN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 24 Napheesa Collier 6-2 Sr. F Has four double-doubles on the season WBB Contact - Anna LaBonte 25 Kyla Irwin 6-2 Jr. F Scored five points vs. Ohio State Email - [email protected] 32 Batouly Camara 6-2 R-Jr. F Currently out with sprained MCL Cell - 860-617-6092 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 Sr. G/F Third in UConn record books for career threes Office - 860-486-2241 34 Lexi Gordon 6-0 So. G/F Appeared in four games this season 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 6-2 F Sr. 3L O’Fallon, Mo./Incarnate Word All-Time Record ........................ 1,125-297 (.791) 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 .......................... 168-13 (.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 6-6 13.2 4.0 5.3 0.0 0.7 Conference Tournament Titles .........................23 24 Napheesa Collier 6-2 Sr. F 6-6 18.3 9.8 3.8 0.5 1.0 1989, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 Sr. G/F 6-6 20.0 6.2 3.0 0.3 1.0 ‘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 6-6 11.5 5.5 2.3 0.0 0.7 Final Four Appearances ..................................19 4 Mikayla Coombs 5-8 So. G 6-0 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.0 0.8 NCAA Championships .....................................11 10 Molly Bent 5-9 Jr. G 5-0 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.3 .1995, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘09, ‘10, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 25 Kyla Irwin 6-2 Jr. F 5-0 2.0 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.2 32 Batouly Camara 6-2 R-Jr. F 6-0 2.4 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 34 Lexi Gordon 6-0 So. G/F 4-0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 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 6-6 10.8 4.0 1.7 0.3 1.3 Career Record (34th Yr.) .......... 1,033-136 (.884) 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-4 Fr. F 6-0 4.5 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 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 ...................... (860) 486-4756 Kyla Irwin KIE-luh Olivia Nelson-Ododa uh-DOE-duh 2 2018-19 UConn Game Notes | at #1 Notre Dame | Dec. 2 | Jimmy V Women’s Classic BASKETBALL. IT’S A CONNECTICUT THING.