2012-13 CONNECTICUT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FIVE-STRAIGHT FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES 13 final fours • 37 BiG EasT Championships 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010 naTional Champions #3/2 ConnECTiCuT husKiEs (15-1, 3-1 BiG EasT) 2012-13 SCHEDULE vs. Syracuse Record: 15-1 Overall; 3-1 BIG EAST Date: Saturday, January 19, 2013 Tipoff: 4:06 p.m. (ET) vs. novEmBEr site: Gampel Pavilion (10,167) • Storrs, Conn. 2 ^ INDIANA UNIV. (Pa.) - GP W, 105-28 Tv: Today’s contest will be televised on SNY with Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Meg Culmo (color 7 ^ holY familY - Xl W, 119-50 11 C of C - GP SNY W, 103-39 analyst) and Kerith Burke (sideline) on the call. 18 at #16/13 Texas A&M ESPN2 W, 81-50 radio/Web: Today’s game will be broadcast live on the UConn Radio Network with Bob Joyce 22 % vs. Wake Forest SNY W, 95-34 (play-by-play) and Debbie Fiske (color) on the call. 23 % vs. Marist SNY W, 81-39 up next: The Huskies will return to action on Monday, January 21 when the team welcomes Duke 24 % vs. #14/12 Purdue SNY W, 91-57 to Storrs. Game time is set for 7 p.m. EST at Gampel Pavilion and the contest will be televised 28 ColGaTE - Xl SNY W, 101-41 nationally by ESPN2. DECEmBEr 3 $ #9/10 marYlanD - Xl ESPN2 W, 63-48 2012-13 uConn/imG sporTs nETWorK 6 #10/10 PENN STATE - GP SNY W, 67-52 1080-AM WTIC (Hartford), 1400-AM WILI (Willimantic), 960-AM WELI (New Haven) 19 oaKlanD - Xl SNY W, 97-25 22 at Hartford SNY W, 102-45 29 at #1/1 Stanford ESPNU W, 61-35 uConn proBaBlE sTarTErs 2012-13 sTaTs 31 at Oregon Pac-12 Net. W, 95-51 # Player Pos. Elg. Ht. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FT% Min. 14 Bria Hartley G Jr. 5-7 North Babylon, N.Y. 9.3 3.0 .427 .679 24.2 JANUARY 5 * #5/5 noTrE DamE - Gp CBS L, 73-72 * - BIG EAST Pre. First Team | 2012 WBCA\State Farm All-American | Preseason AP HM All-American 9 at *Georgetown SNY W, 75-48 23 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis F So. 6-0 Anaheim Hills, Calif. 16.5 5.2 .546 .929 27.9 12 at *Marquette SNY W, 85-51 * - 2011-12 BIG EAST ROY | 2012 BIG EAST Championship MOP | Preseason AP HM All-American 15 * #15/13 louisvillE - Xl CBS SN W, 72-58 19 * rv/rv sYraCusE - Xl SNY 4 p.m. 5 Caroline Doty G Sr. 5-10 Doylestown, Pa. 4.1 2.6 .369 .000 16.8 21 #4/4 DUKE - GP ESPN2 7 p.m. Started in each of the last SEVEN games. Three assists shy of a triple-double on 12/31 at Oregon 26 at *Cincinnati SNY 8 p.m. 31 Stefanie Dolson C Jr. 6-5 Port Jervis, N.Y. 13.1 6.7 .608 .656 26.7 29 *villanova - Xl SNY 7 p.m. * - 2011-12 Hon. Mention All-BIG EAST | Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team | EIGHT pts. shy of 1K fEBruarY 34 Kelly Faris G Sr. 5-11 Plainfield, Ind. 10.6 4.3 .559 .760 28.8 2 at * St. John’s SNY 2 p.m. * - LEADS the country in assist/turnover ratio | Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List 5 *marquETTE - Gp SNY 7 p.m. 10 *DEPAUL - GP ESPNU 3:30 p.m. 12 at *Providence SNY 7 p.m. UCONN RESERVES 2012-13 STATS 16 at *Rutgers SNY 4 p.m. # Player Pos. Elg. Ht. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FT% Min. 18 * #1/1 BaYlor - Xl ESPN2 9 p.m. 3 Morgan Tuck F Fr. 6-2 Bolingbrook, Ill. 6.2 3.7 .421 .571 15.2 23 *SETON HALL - GP SNY 4 p.m. * - Returned to action at MU (1/12) after sitting out the GU game (1/9) with a right knee bone bruise 26 *piTTsBurGh - Xl SNY 7 p.m. 4 Moriah Jefferson G Fr. 5-7 Glen Heights, Texas 4.1 1.9 .308 .909 16.8 13 Brianna Banks G So. 5-9 Newnan, Ga. 8.4 1.8 .485 .710 18.6 marCh 30 Breanna Stewart F Fr. 6-4 Syracuse, N.Y. 14.6 7.3 .531 .851 22.1 2 at USF SNY 12 p.m. 4 at #2/3 Notre Dame ESPN2 7 p.m. Missed the MU game (1/12) with a sprained left ankle. Questionable for the Louisville game. 8-12 ! BIG EAST Tourn. ESPNU/ESPN2 TBA 32 Heather Buck C/F Sr. 6-3 Stonington, Conn. 0.8 1.5 .500 .500 5.5 41 Kiah Stokes C So. 6-3 Marion, Iowa 2.2 3.8 .600 .000 12.7 ^ - Exhibition *Played for the first time in five games (1/9) after recovering from a stress reaction in her right shin % - Paradise Jam, University of the Virgin Islands $ - Jimmy V Classic - Hartford, Connecticut SYRACUSE ROSTER * - BIG EAST Regular Season Contest # Player Ht. Pos. Elg. Hometown ! - XL Center - Hartford, Conn. 2 Elashier Hall G 5-11 Sr. Washington, D.C. All Times Eastern 3 Rachel Coffey G 5-7 Jr. Kingston, N.Y. Home Game Denoted in BolD Caps GP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. 4 La’Shay Taft G 5-7 Jr. Baltimore, Md. Xl - XL Center, Hartford, Conn. 5 Shanee Williams G 5-7 Sr. Queens, N.Y. SNY - SportsNet New York 11 Cornelia Fondren G 5-8 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 13 Brianna Butler G 5-11 Fr. King of Prussia, Pa. 15 Karen van den Nieuwendijk F 6-4 Sr. Amsterdam, Netherlands uConn aThlETiC CommuniCaTions 20 Brittney Sykes G 5-9 Fr. Newark, N.J. WBB SID - Pat McKenna 22 Taylor Ford F 6-0 Fr. Bronx, N.Y. email - [email protected] 23 Pachis Roberts F 5-11 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. Cell - 860-420-7311 32 Tiara Butler G 5-10 R-So. Waldorf, Md. Office - 860-486-2394 33 Phylesha Bullard G 5-11 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio mEDIA INTErviEWs: All interviews with players 34 Shakeya Leary C 6-3 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. or members of the coaching staff must be arranged 40 Kayla Alexander C 6-4 Sr. Milton, Ontario through Pat McKenna and the UConn Athletic Com- 44 Carmen Tyson-Thomas G 5-9 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. munications Office. No interviews will be granted on gameday until competition is over. Head Coach - Quentin Hillsman 2012-13 Game Notes | 1/19/13 vs. Syracuse | UConnHuskies.com 2012-13 CONNECTICUT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FIVE-STRAIGHT FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES 13 final fours • 37 BiG EasT Championships 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010 naTional Champions Back row (l-r): Associate Head Coach Chris Dailey, Morgan Tuck, Kiah Stokes, Stefanie Dolson, Breanna Stewart, Heather Buck, Assistant Coach Shea Ralph, Assistant Coach Marisa Moseley front row (l-r): Kelly Faris, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Moriah Jefferson, Head Coach Geno Auriemma, Bria Hartley, Brianna Banks, Caroline Doty 2012-13 numEriCal rosTEr no NAME hEiGhT POSITion EliGiBilTY homEToWn (hiGh sChool) 3 Morgan Tuck 6-2 Forward Freshman Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 4 Moriah Jefferson 5-7 Guard Freshman Glen Heights, Texas 5 Caroline Doty 5-10 Guard Senior Doylestown, Pa. (Germantown Academy) 13 Brianna Banks 5-9 Guard Sophomore Newnan, Ga. (Fayette County) 14 Bria Hartley 5-7 Guard Junior North Babylon, N.Y. (North Babylon) 23 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 6-0 Forward Sophomore Anaheim Hills, Calif. (Mater Dei) 30 Breanna Stewart 6-4 Forward Freshman Syracuse, N.Y. (Cicero North) 31 Stefanie Dolson 6-5 Center Junior Port Jervis, N.Y. (Minisink Valley) 32 Heather Buck 6-3 Center/Forward Senior Stonington, Conn. (Stonington) 34 Kelly Faris 5-11 Guard Senior Plainfield, Ind. (Heritage Christian) 41 Kiah Stokes 6-3 Center Sophomore Marion, Iowa (Linn-Mar) 2012-13 alphaBETiCal rosTEr no NAME hEiGhT POSITion EliGiBilTY homEToWn (hiGh sChool) 13 Brianna Banks 5-9 Guard Sophomore Newnan, Ga. (Fayette County) 32 Heather Buck 6-3 Center/Forward Senior Stonington, Conn. (Stonington) 31 Stefanie Dolson 6-5 Center Junior Port Jervis, N.Y. (Minisink Valley) 5 Caroline Doty 5-10 Guard Senior Doylestown, Pa. (Germantown Academy) 34 Kelly Faris 5-11 Guard Senior Plainfield, Ind. (Heritage Christian) 14 Bria Hartley 5-7 Guard Junior North Babylon, N.Y. (North Babylon) 4 Moriah Jefferson 5-7 Guard Freshman Glen Heights, Texas 23 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 6-0 Forward Sophomore Anaheim Hills, Calif. (Mater Dei) 30 Breanna Stewart 6-4 Forward Freshman Syracuse, N.Y. (Cicero North) 41 Kiah Stokes 6-3 Center Sophomore Marion, Iowa (Linn-Mar) 3 Morgan Tuck 6-2 Forward Freshman Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) Head Coach: Geno Auriemma (28th season, West Chester ‘81) Associate Head Coach: Chris Dailey (28th season, Rutgers ‘82) Assistant Coaches: Shea Ralph (fifth season, Connecticut ‘01), Marisa Moseley (fourth season, Boston University ‘04) pro-nuhn-see-A-shuhns Kiah Stokes (KEY-uh) Bria Hartley (BREE-uh) Brianna Banks (bree-ON-uh) Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (kuh-LEEN-uh mos-KEHD-uh) Moriah Jefferson (moe-RIE-uh) Stefanie Dolson (DOLE-sin) Geno Auriemma (or-ee-EHM-uh) Breanna Stewart (bree-ANN-uh) Marisa Moseley (muh-RISS-uh MOSE-lee) Kelly Faris (FARE-iss) Caroline Doty (LINE. DOH-tee) 2012-13 Game Notes | 1/19/13 vs. Syracuse | UConnHuskies.com 2012-13 CONNECTICUT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FIVE-STRAIGHT FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES 13 final fours • 37 BiG EasT Championships 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010 naTional Champions MORGAN TUCK MORIAH JEFFERSON CAROLINE DOTY BRIANNA BANKS Fr. • 6-2 • F • #3 Fr. • 5-7 • G • #4 Gr. • 5-10 • G • #5 So.