2019-20 UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 NCAA Champions BASKETBALL. IT’S A CONNECTICUT THING. 2019-20 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Overall: 20-3 | American: 10-0 #5/6 UCONN at USF Home: 9-2 | Away: 10-1 | Neutral: 1-0 20-3, 10-0 AMERICAN 15-9, 7-3 AMERICAN FEB. 16 | 2 P.M. | TAMPA, FLA. | YUENGLING CENTER (10,411) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULTS TV: SNY | Allen Bestwick (pxp), Meghan Culmo (analyst), Maria Marino (sideline) 11/10 CAL+ W, 72-61 11/13 at Vanderbilt W, 64-51 Radio: UConn IMG Sports Network | Bob Joyce (pxp), Debbie Fiske (analyst) 11/17 at Temple* W, 83-54 Live Stats: southflorida.statbroadcast.com 11/19 VIRGINIA^ W, 83-44 11/24 at Ohio State W, 73-62 FAST BREAK 11/26 at Dayton W, 75-37 • The No. 5 UConn women’s basketball team returns to conference play at USF Sunday. 12/05 at Seton Hall W, 92-78 12/08 NOTRE DAME1+ W, 81-57 • The Huskies are 29-0 all-time vs. USF. 12/16 at #16/16 DePaul W, 84-74 2 12/22 vs. Oklahoma W, 97-53 • UConn is coming off a 70-52 loss at No. 1 South Carolina last Monday. Senior Crystal Dangerfield led the 01/02 WICHITA STATE*^ W, 83-55 Huskies with a season-high 25 points. 01/05 at SMU* W, 80-42 01/09 #6/6 BAYLOR^ L, 74-58 01/11 HOUSTON*^ W, 91-51 • The Huskies haven’t dropped a conference game since joining the American Athletic Conference. UConn is 01/14 at Memphis* W, 68-56 112-0 in regular-season play and 130-0 including tournament play. 01/16 at UCF* W, 59-52 01/19 TULSA*+ W, 92-34 • UConn has won 204 straight games against unranked opponents, dating back to Feb. 2012. 01/23 TENNESSEE3^ W, 60-45 01/25 at ECU* W, 98-42 • Since the 1993-94 season, the Huskies have posted a 290-27 (.922) record in non-conference play. 01/30 CINCINNATI*+ W, 80-50 02/03 #3/3 OREGON+ L, 74-56 • The Huskies have had a tough out-of-conference straight in 2020 as Connecticut faced No. 6 Baylor, No. 02/07 MEMPHIS*+ W, 94-55 23 Tennessee and the USA Women’s National Team in January and No. 3 Oregon and No. 1 South Carolina 02/10 at #1/2 South Carolina L, 70-52 earlier this month. 02/16 at USF* (SNY/ESPN3) 2 p.m. 02/19 TULANE*^ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 02/22 UCF*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. • The Huskies are ranked No. 5 in the latest AP Poll and No. 6 in the most recent WBCA Coaches Poll. 02/26 at Cincinnati* (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 02/29 at Houston* (SNY/ESPN3) 3 p.m. • UConn is coming off a 35-3 record and the team’s record 12th straight and 20th overall appearance in the 03/02 USF*^ (ESPN2) 7 p.m. NCAA Final Four. Home games in CAPS + Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.) ^ XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) PROBABLE STARTERS 1 - Women’s Jimmy V Classic 2 - Hall of Fame Showcase (Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.) 3 - Basketball Hall of Fame Revival Series Rankings AP/USA Today Coaches All times Eastern DANGERFIELD MAKURAT WALKER WILLIAMS NELSON-ODODA 2019-20 HUSKIES NO. NAME HT CL POS NOTES 3 Megan Walker 6-1 Jr. F Recorded 22 points and seven rebounds vs. USA 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 Sr. G Ranks sixth in UConn history for career assists 10 Molly Bent 5-9 Sr. G Scored 10 points vs. Memphis 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 So. G First career double-double at DePaul 14 Evelyn Adebayo 6-2 R-Sr. F Played 18 minutes at ECU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 So. F Top four nationally in blocks WBB Contact - Anna LaBonte 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 Jr. G Transfer from Tennessee; sitting out 2019-20 Email - [email protected] 24 Anna Makurat 6-1 Fr. G Made 11 assists and started vs. Memphis Cell - 860-617-6092 25 Kyla Irwin 6-2 Sr. F Set career high with 14 pts. at SMU Office - 860-486-2241 32 Batouly Camara 6-2 R-Sr. F Made first appearance of season vs. Oregon 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 Fr. G Posted 13 pts, 7 rebounds, 5 steals vs. Tenn. 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 ........................Thomas C. Katsouleas Director of Athletics .....................David Benedict SWA ....................................... Adrianne Swinney Home Court ................Gampel Pavilion (10,167) ..............................................XL Center (15,558) TEAM INFORMATION 2018-19 Record ...........................................35-3 Home ........................................................14-0 Away .........................................................12-2 Neutral ........................................................9-1 American Athletic Conference Record .........16-0 Home ..........................................................8-0 Away ...........................................................8-0 Finish ........................................................ First 2019-20 HUSKIES Tournament ....................................Champions NO. NAME HT POS YR HOMETOWN/PREV. SCHOOL NCAA Tournament ......................3-1 (Final Four) 3 Megan Walker 6-1 F Jr. Chesterfield, Va./Monacan HS AP Final Ranking .......................................... 2nd 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 G Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn./Blackman HS USA Today Final Ranking ..............................3rd 10 Molly Bent 5-9 G Sr. Centerville, Mass./Tabor Academy Starters Returning/Lost .................................. 3/2 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 G So. Little Rock, Ark./Central Arkansas HS Letterwininers Returning/Lost ........................ 7/3 14 Evelyn Adebayo 6-2 F R-Sr. London, England/Murray State Newcomers ....................................................... 4 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 F So. Winder, Ga./Winder Barrow HS 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 G Jr. Salem, Ore./Tennessee PROGRAM HISTORY 24 Anna Makurat 6-1 G Fr. Sierakowice, Poland/Sport Championship School All-Time Record ........................1,164-304 (.793) 25 Kyla Irwin 6-2 F Sr. State College, Pa./State College HS Gampel Pavilion Record ................335-20 (.944) XL Center Record ..........................171-14 (.923) 32 Batouly Camara 6-2 F R-Sr. New York, N.Y./Kentucky All-Time Conference Record .........517-89 (.851) 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 G Fr. Ossining, N.Y./Ossining Conference Regular Season Titles ................. 25 Conference Tournament Record .....85-13 (.867) QUICK STATS .......................... 1989, ‘90, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, Returning Starters (3) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, 3 Megan Walker 6-1 Jr. F 23-23 19.0 8.9 3.1 0.5 1.4 ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 Jr. G 21-21 15.9 3.3 4.1 0.1 2.0 Conference Tournament Titles ........................ 24 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 So. G 23-23 15.0 5.0 2.4 0.2 1.2 1989, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, Returning Letterwinners (4) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, 10 Molly Bent 5-9 Sr. G 18-2 2.2 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.7 ‘18, ‘19 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-5 So. F 23-23 11.1 8.7 2.8 3.4 1.1 NCAA Tournament Appearances .................... 31 25 Kyla Irwin 6-2 Sr. F 21-17 3.0 2.7 1.9 0.1 0.2 NCAA Tournament Record ............122-20 (.859) 32 Batouly Camara 6-2 R-Sr. F 2-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Final Four Appearances ................................. 20 NCAA Championships .....................................11 Newcomers (4) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG 1995, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘09, ‘10, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 14 Evelyn Adebayo 6-2 R-Sr. F 14-0 1.1 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 22 Evina Westbrook 6-0 Jr. G Redshirting 24 Anna Makurat 6-1 Fr. G 23-6 6.4 4.1 2.9 0.2 1.2 COACHING STAFF 44 Aubrey Griffin 6-1 Fr. G 23-0 6.4 4.1 2.9 0.2 1.2 Head Coach .............................. Geno Auriemma Alma Mater ..............................West Chester ‘81 Career Record (35th Yr.) ..........1,082-142 (.883) PRONUNCIATION Associate Head Coach ....................Chris Dailey Geno Auriemma or-ee-EHM-uh Alma Mater .......................................Rutgers ‘82 Evelyn Adebayo ah-day-BUY-oh Assistant Coach ............................... Shea Ralph Batouly Camara buh-TWO-lee ka-MAR-uh Alma Mater ................................ Connecticut ‘01 Kyla Irwin KYE-luh Assistant Coach ............................Jamelle Elliott Anna Makurat ah-nuh MAH-kerr-aht Alma Mater ................................ Connecticut ‘97 Olivia Nelson-Ododa uh-DOE-duh WBB Office Phone ......................(860) 486-4756 2 Game 24 | at USF | Yuengling Center | Feb. 16 BASKETBALL. IT’S A CONNECTICUT THING. THE MATCHUP LAST TIME OUT ME-GAN WALK-ER QUICK FACTS • The fifth-ranked Huskies fell to No. 1 South Car- • As an upperclassman, junior Megan Walker has Overall ............................................ UConn, 29-0 olina, 70-52, last Monday. improved her game this season. • Senior Crystal Dangerfield led UConn in the • After averaging 5.8 points and 3.3 rebounds as a Auriemma vs. USF .......................................29-0 game with 25 points. Junior Megan Walker and freshman and 12.1 points and 6.7 rebounds as a First Meeting ................................. Dec. 28, 2002 sophomore Olivia Nelson-Ododa each scored 10 sophomore, Walker is averaging 19.0 points and Last Meeting ...............................March 10, 2019 points. 8.9 rebounds per game this season. Last UConn Win .........................March 10, 2019 • UConn’s offense struggled early as the Huskies • Walker has scored in double digits in 21 games Last USF Win ................................................N/A notched just two points in the first quarter.