2015-16 UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 110-TIME0-TIME NATIONALNATIONAL CCHAMPIONSHAMPIONS EIGHT-STRAIGHT FINAL FOUR TRIPS • 16 FINAL FOURS • 43 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS #1/ #1 UCONN HUSKIES (34-0, 18-0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE) 2015-16 SCHEDULE vs. #5 seed #16/15 Mississippi State (28-7, 11-5 SEC) Record: 34-0 Overall; 18-0 The American Date: Saturday, March 26 Tipoff: 11:30 a.m. (ET) NOVEMBER Site: Webster Bank Arena (9,000) • Bridgeport, Conn. Mon. 16 at #7/10 Ohio State ESPN2 W, 100-56 TV: Today’s game will be televised nationally on ESPN with Dave O’Brien (play-by-play) and Doris Mon. 23 KANSAS STATE-XL SNY W, 97-57 Burke (color analyst) on the call. Sat. 28 RV/RV NEBRASKA-XL SNY W, 88-46 Radio/Web: Today’s game will be broadcast live on the UConn/IMG Radio Network with Bob Joyce Mon. 30 at NR/RV Chattanooga SNY W, 79-31 and Meg Culmo on the call. DECEMBER Up Next: With a win, UConn will advance to the Bridgeport regional fi nal, which is scheduled for Wed. 2 at #23/20 DePaul FS1 W, 86-70 Monday, March 28 at 7 p.m. Sat. 5 1 #3/3 NOTRE DAME-GP ESPN W, 91-81 Wed. 9 at Colgate SNY W, 94-50 2015-16 IMG UCONN RADIO NETWORK Fri. 11 2 vs. #11/9 Florida State ESPN2 W, 73-49 1080-AM WTIC (Hartford), 1400-AM WILI (Willimantic) 960-AM WELI (New Haven) WGCH-AM 1490 (Greenwich) Mon. 21 LSU-XL SNY W, 80-46 Mon. 28 3 vs. #6/5 Maryland ESPN2 W, 83-73 Wed. 30 at Cincinnati* SNY W, 107-45 UCONN PROBABLE STARTERS 2015-16 STATS # Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FT% Min. JANUARY 4 Moriah Jefferson G Sr. 5-7 Glenn Heights, Texas 12.8 2.6 .560 .907 30.5 Wed. 6 TULSA*-XL SNY W, 95-35 * - Winner of the 2015 Nancy Lieberman Award, honoring the nation’s top point guard ... Finalist for Fri. 8 at Houston* ESPN2 W, 76-37 the 2016 Honor Sun. 10 at #22/18 USF* ESPN W, 75-59 Wed. 13 at Memphis* SNY W, 86-46 * - 2015-16 American Athletic Conference First Team and Defensive Player of the Year Sat. 16 TEMPLE*-GP CBS SN W, 104-49 * - Finalist for the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith Trophy Wed. 20 UCF*-XL SNY W, 106-51 * - 2015-16 AP Preseason All-American | 2015 All-NCAA Tournament Team selection Sat. 23 at SMU* SNY W, 90-37 * - Second Husky with 600+ assts and 300+ stls, joining former national POY Jennifer Rizzotti Wed. 27 at Tulsa* SNY W, 94-30 * - WBCA, USBWA and Second Team Associated Press All-American Sat. 30 MEMPHIS*-XL SNY W, 83-40 11 Kia Nurse G So. 6-0 Hamilton, Ontario 9.4 1.9 .438 .727 27.6 FEBRUARY * - 2015-16 American Athletic Conference Third Team Wed. 3 at Tulane* SNY W, 96-38 * - Member of the Canadian Senior National Team | 2014-15 American Athletic Conference FOY Sat. 6 EAST CAROLINA*-GP SNY W, 92-46 33 Katie Lou Samuelson G/F Fr. 6-3 Huntington Beach, Calif. 10.9 3.3 .487 .854 23.3 Mon. 8 at #2/2 South Carolina ESPN2 W, 66-54 * - Four-time American Freshman of the Week | Avg. 15.3 ppg over last EIGHT games (25-49 3FG’s) Sun. 14 at Temple* ESPN2 W, 85-60 * - 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team Wed. 17 CINCINNATI*-GP SNY W, 88-34 3 Morgan Tuck F Sr. 6-2 Bolingbrook, Ill. 12.8 5.9 .500 .758 26.0 Sat. 20 at East Carolina* CBS SN W, 84-41 Wed. 24 SMU*-GP SNY W, 88-41 * - 2015-16 American Athletic Conference First Team Sat. 27 TULANE*-GP SNY W, 80-40 * - Became 41st member of UConn’s 1K point club on 12/28 against Maryland Mon. 29 #20/20 USF*-GP ESPN2 W, 79-59 * - Selected to the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy Watch Lists * - 2016 American Conference All-Tournament Team | 2015 All-NCAA Tournament Team MARCH 30 Breanna Stewart F Sr. 6-4 North Syracuse, N.Y. 19.2 8.4 .580 .824 28.5 Sat. 5 4 vs. East Carolina ESPN3 W, 92-51 * - 2015-16 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Sun. 6 4 vs. Tulane ESPNU W, 82-35 Mon. 7 4 vs. #20/20 USF ESPN2 W, 77-51 * - Finalist for the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith Trophy Sat. 19 5 ROBERT MORRIS ESPN2 W, 101-49 * - BECAME UCONN’S ALL-TIME RECORD HOLDER IN BLOCKED SHOTS ON 3/19 Mon. 21 5 DUQUESNE ESPN2 W, 97-51 * - Grabbed career rebound No. 1,000 on January 27 at Tulsa. Sixth member of UConn’s 1K reb. club Sat. 26 6 #16/15 Mississippi State ESPN 11:30 a.m. * - Scored her 2,000th career point on November 23 against Kansas State Mon. 28 ^6 Texas or UCLA ESPN 7 p.m. * - Has been selected as the American Athletic Conf. Player of the Week FIVE Times this year 1 - Jimmy V Classic - Storrs, Conn. | 2 - Hall of Fame Women’s * - 2015-16 AP Preseason All-American | First Player in NCAA history to win three Final Four MOP Awards Challenge - Uncasville, Conn. | 3 - Maggie Dixon Classic - New * - Earned National Player of the Year Honors from the Associated Press, WBCA (Wade Trophy), York, N.Y. | 4 - American Athletic Conference Champion- USBWA (Ann Meyers Drysdale Award) and won the Honda Award for women’s basketball ship Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. | 5- NCAA First and Second Rounds - Storrs, Conn. | 6 - NCAA Bridgeport Regional | All Times Eastern | Home Game Denoted in BOLD UCONN RESERVES 2015-16 STATS CAPS # Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FT% Min. * - American Regular Season Contest ^ - If Necessary 2 Briana Pulido G Sr. 5-7 Miami, Fla. 0.3 0.2 3-17 -- 2.7 GP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. | XL - XL Center, Hartford, Conn. 12 Saniya Chong G Jr. 5-8 Ossining, N.Y. 4.1 1.4 .418 .885 13.5 * - Returned to action on 12/28 after missing previous three games with an IT band injury 15 Gabby Williams G So. 5-11 Sparks, Nev. 9.1 5.8 .640 .780 19.0 * - Tied her career high with 19 points and was 9-9 from the fl oor at Temple on 2/14 * - 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Sixth Player of the Year UCONN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS * - American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team WBB SID - Pat McKenna 20 Tierney Lawlor G Jr. 5-7 Ansonia, Conn. 0.3 0.1 3-7 1-2 3.1 email - [email protected] 22 Courtney Ekmark G So. 6-0 Phoenix, Ariz. 2.1 1.2 .436 3-6 9.4 Cell - 860-420-7311 24 Napheesa Collier G/F Fr. 6-1 O’Fallon, Mo. 6.9 5.4 .527 .907 17.6 Offi ce - 860-486-2394 * - 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team MEDIA INTERVIEWS: All interviews with players * - Earned starts in each of the last two games | Two-time American Freshman of the Week or members of the coaching staff must be arranged *51 Natalie Butler C Jr. 6-5 Fairfax Station, Va. 6.1 4.3 .573 .622 13.0 through Pat McKenna and the UConn Athletic Com- * - 2013-14 Big East Rookie of the Year at Georgetown munications Offi ce. No interviews will be granted * - Redshirted the 2014-15 season | Had surgery performed on her thumb on October 19; saw fi rst game on gameday until competition is over. action on December 30 at Cincinnati when she scored 11 points and hauled in eight rebounds 2015-16 Game Notes | NCAA Tournament Regional Semifi nal | UConnHuskies.com 2015-16 UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 110-TIME0-TIME NATIONALNATIONAL CCHAMPIONSHAMPIONS EIGHT-STRAIGHT FINAL FOUR TRIPS • 16 FINAL FOURS • 43 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Back Row (L-R): Associate Head Coach Chris Dailey, Morgan Tuck, Katie Lou Samuelson, Natalie Butler, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Courtney Ekmark, Assistant Coach Marisa Moseley, Assistant Coach Shea Ralph Front Row (L-R): Kia Nurse, Briana Pulido, Moriah Jefferson, Head Coach Geno Auriemma, Tierney Lawlor, Saniya Chong, Gabby Williams 2015-16 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME HEIGHT POSITION CLASS/ELG. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 2 Briana Pulido 5-7 Guard Senior/Senior Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep) 3 Morgan Tuck 6-2 Forward Senior/Junior Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 4 Moriah Jefferson 5-7 Guard Senior/Senior Glenn Heights, Texas 11 Kia Nurse 6-0 Guard Sophomore/Sophomore Hamilton, Ontario (St. Thomas Moore) 12 Saniya Chong 5-8 Guard Junior/Junior Ossining, N.Y. (Ossining) 15 Gabby Williams 5-11 Guard Sophomore/Sophomore Sparks, Nev. (Reed) 20 Tierney Lawlor 5-7 Guard Junior/Junior Ansonia, Conn. (Ansonia) 22 Courtney Ekmark 6-0 Guard Sophomore/Sophomore Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary’s) 24 Napheesa Collier 6-1 Guard/Forward Freshman/Freshman O’Fallon, Missouri (Incarnate Word Academy) 30 Breanna Stewart 6-4 Forward Senior/Senior North Syracuse, N.Y. (Cicero North) 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 Guard/Forward Freshman/Freshman Huntington Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei) 51 Natalie Butler 6-5 Center Junior/Sophomore Fairfax Station, Va. (Lake Braddock) 2015-16 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO NAME HEIGHT POSITION CLASS/ELG. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 51 Natalie Butler 6-5 Center Junior/Sophomore Fairfax Station, Va. (Lake Braddock) 12 Saniya Chong 5-8 Guard Junior/Junior Ossining, N.Y.