2015-16 UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 110-TIME0-TIME NATIONALNATIONAL CCHAMPIONSHAMPIONS EIGHT-STRAIGHT FINAL FOUR TRIPS • 16 FINAL FOURS • 41 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS #1/ #1 UCONN HUSKIES (3-0, 0-0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE) 2015-16 SCHEDULE vs. Chattanooga (5-2, 0-0 Southern Conference) Record: 3-0 Overall; 0-0 The American Date: Monday, November 30, 2015 Tipoff: 6:30 p.m. (ET) NOVEMBER Site: McKenzie Arena (10,928) • Chattanooga, Tenn. #6/10 Mon. 16 at Ohio State ESPN2 W, 100-56 TV: Today’s game will be televised on SNY with Eric Frede (play-by-play), Meg Culmo (color) and Mon. 23 KANSAS STATE-XL SNY W, 97-57 Kerith Burke (sideline) 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 Radio Network with Bob Joyce and Mon. 30 at NR/RV Chattanooga SNY 6:30 p.m. Debbie Fiske on the call. DECEMBER Up Next: UConn remains heads to the Windy City for a showdown against former league foe Wed. 2 at #RV/20 DePaul FS1 7:30 p.m. DePaul on Wednesday, December 2. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. ET and the contest will be Sat. 5 1 #3/3 NOTRE DAME-GP ESPN 5:15 p.m. televised by FS1. Wed. 9 at Colgate SNY 7 p.m. Fri. 11 2 vs. #14/14 Florida State ESPN2 6 p.m. 2015-16 IMG UCONN RADIO NETWORK Mon. 21 LSU-XL SNY 7 p.m. 1080-AM WTIC (Hartford), 1400-AM WILI (Willimantic) 960-AM WELI (New Haven) WGCH-AM 1490 (Greenwich) Mon. 28 3 vs. #6/6 Maryland ESPN2 8:30 p.m. Wed. 30 at Cincinnati* SNY 7 p.m. UCONN PROBABLE STARTERS 2014-15 STATS JANUARY # Player Pos. Elg. Ht. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FT% Min. Wed. 6 TULSA*-XL SNY 7 p.m. 4 Moriah Jefferson G Sr. 5-7 Glenn Heights, Texas 12.4 2.9 .587 .843 28.7 Fri. 8 at Houston* ESPN2 9 p.m. * - Selected as a Wooden Award Preseason Top-30 Pick | 2015-16 AP Preseason All-American Sun. 10 at #18/17 USF* ESPN/ESPN2 5 p.m. * - All-NCAA Tournament Team selection Wed. 13 at Memphis* SNY 6 p.m. * - Winner of the 2015 Nancy Lieberman Award, honoring the nation’s top point guard Sat. 16 TEMPLE*-GP CBS SN 6 p.m. Wed. 20 UCF*-XL SNY 7 p.m. * - WBCA, USBWA and Second Team Associated Press All-American Sat. 23 at SMU* SNY 3 p.m. * - American Athletic Conference First Team and Most Improved Player Wed. 27 at Tulsa* SNY 8 p.m. * - Ranked Fifth Nationally in Assist-to-Turnover Ratio Sat. 30 MEMPHIS*-XL SNY 12 p.m. 11 Kia Nurse G So. 6-0 Hamilton, Ontario 10.2 3.1 .486 .722 25.0 * - Member of the Canadian Senior National Team | American Athletic Conference FOY FEBRUARY 30 Breanna Stewart F Sr. 6-4 North Syracuse, N.Y. 17.6 7.8 .539 .805 28.3 Wed. 3 at Tulane* SNY 8 p.m. * - Enters today’s game 16 points shy of becoming the ninth member of UConn’s 2,000-Point Club Sat. 6 EAST CAROLINA*-GP SNY 1 p.m. Mon. 8 at #2/2 South Carolina ESPN2 7 p.m. * - Selected as a Wooden Award Preseason Top-30 Pick | 2015-16 AP Preseason All-American Sun. 14 at Temple* ESPN2 12 p.m. * - First Player in NCAA history to win three Final Four MOP Awards Wed. 17 CINCINNATI*-GP SNY 7 p.m. * - Earned National Player of the Year Honors from the Associated Press, WBCA (Wade Sat. 20 at East Carolina* CBS SN 8 p.m. Trophy), USBWA (Ann Meyers Drysdale Award) and was the winner of the Honda Award Wed. 24 SMU*-GP SNY 7 p.m. for women’s basketball Sat. 27 TULANE*-GP SNY 1 p.m. 15 Gabby Williams G So. 5-11 Sparks, Nev. 8.3 5.7 .637 .462 15.6 Mon. 29 #18/17 USF*-GP ESPN2 7 p.m. * - Honored as the American Conference Freshman of the Week on 12/22, 1/12 and 2/9 MARCH * - American Athletic Conference Sixth Player of the Year Fri. 4 - Mon. 7 4 TBA TBA * - American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team 3 Morgan Tuck F r-Jr. 6-2 Bolingbrook, Ill. 14.4 5.5 .596 .750 25.5 1 - Jimmy V Classic - Storrs, Conn. | 2 - Hall of Fame Women’s * - Selected as a Wooden Award Preseason Top-30 Pick | 2015-16 AP Preseason All-American Challenge - Uncasville, Conn. | 3 - Maggie Dixon Classic - New * - All-NCAA Tournament Team selection York, N.Y. | 4 - American Athletic Conference Championship * - American Athletic Conference First Team Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. | All Times Eastern | Home Game Denoted in BOLD CAPS UCONN RESERVES 2014-15 STATS * - American Regular Season Contest GP - Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. # Player Pos. Elg. Ht. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FT% Min. XL - XL Center, Hartford, Conn. 2 Briana Pulido G Sr. 5-7 Miami, Fla. 0.2 0.3 .231 0-0 2.5 12 Saniya Chong G Jr. 5-8 Ossining, N.Y. 5.6 1.9 .470 .750 19.0 * - Played in 38 games | Started fi rst two games of the season at the off guard UCONN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS WBB SID - Pat McKenna 20 Tierney Lawlor G Jr. 5-7 Ansonia, Conn. 0.4 0.4 .167 2-2 3.9 email - [email protected] 22 Courtney Ekmark G So. 6-0 Phoenix, Ariz. 1.9 1.4 .328 1-6 9.7 Cell - 860-420-7311 24 Napheesa Collier G/F Fr. 6-1 O’Fallon, Mo. - - - - - Offi ce - 860-486-2394 33 Katie Lou Samuelson G/F Fr. 6-3 Huntington Beach, Calif. - - - - - MEDIA INTERVIEWS: All interviews with players 35 De’Janae Boykin F Fr. 6-2 Springdale, Md. - - - - - or members of the coaching staff must be arranged through Pat McKenna and the UConn Athletic Com- *51 Natalie Butler C R-So. 6-5 Fairfax Station, Va. 13.9 13.3 .491 .665 36.2 munications Offi ce. No interviews will be granted * - 2013-14 Big East Rookie of the Year at Georgetown on gameday until competition is over. * - Redshirted the 2014-15 season - Had surgery performed on her thumb; expected to miss next 2-2 weeks 2015-16 Game Notes | 11/30/15 vs. Chattanooga | UConnHuskies.com 2015-16 UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 110-TIME0-TIME NATIONALNATIONAL CCHAMPIONSHAMPIONS EIGHT-STRAIGHT FINAL FOUR TRIPS • 16 FINAL FOURS • 41 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Back Row (L-R): Associate Head Coach Chris Dailey, Napheesa Collier, Katie Lou Samuelson, Natalie Butler, Breanna Stewart, De’Janae Boykin, Gabby Williams, Assistant Coach Shea Ralph, Assistant Coach Marisa Moseley Front Row (L-R): Kia Nurse, Briana Pulido, Moriah Jefferson, Head Coach Geno Auriemma, Tierney Lawlor, Saniya Chong, Courtney Ekmark 2015-16 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME HEIGHT POSITION ELIGIBILTY HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 2 Briana Pulido 5-7 Guard Senior Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep) 3 Morgan Tuck 6-2 Forward Junior Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 4 Moriah Jefferson 5-7 Guard Senior Glenn Heights, Texas 11 Kia Nurse 6-0 Guard Sophomore Hamilton, Ontario (St. Thomas Moore) 12 Saniya Chong 5-8 Guard Junior Ossining, N.Y. (Ossining) 15 Gabby Williams 5-11 Guard Sophomore Sparks, Nev. (Reed) 20 Tierney Lawlor 5-7 Guard Junior Ansonia, Conn. (Ansonia) 22 Courtney Ekmark 6-0 Guard Sophomore Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary’s) 24 Napheesa Collier 6-1 Guard/Forward Freshman O’Fallon, Missouri (Incarnate Word Academy) 30 Breanna Stewart 6-4 Forward Senior North Syracuse, N.Y. (Cicero North) 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 Guard/Forward Freshman Huntington Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei) 35 De’Janae Boykin 6-2 Forward Freshman Springdale, Md. (Charles H. Flowers) 51 Natalie Butler 6-5 Center Sophomore Fairfax Station, Va. (Lake Braddock) 2015-16 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO NAME HEIGHT POSITION ELIGIBILTY HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 35 De’Janae Boykin 6-2 Forward Freshman Springdale, Md. (Charles H. Flowers) 51 Natalie Butler 6-5 Center Sophomore Fairfax Station, Va. (Lake Braddock) 12 Saniya Chong 5-8 Guard Junior Ossining, N.Y. (Ossining) 24 Napheesa Collier 6-1 Guard/Forward Freshman O’Fallon, Missouri (Incarnate Word Academy) 22 Courtney Ekmark 6-0 Guard Sophomore Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary’s) 4 Moriah Jefferson 5-7 Guard Senior Glenn Heights, Texas 20 Tierney Lawlor 5-7 Guard Junior Ansonia, Conn. (Ansonia) 11 Kia Nurse 6-0 Guard Sophomore Hamilton, Ontario (St. Thomas Moore) 2 Briana Pulido 5-7 Guard Senior Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep) 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 Guard/Forward Freshman Huntington Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei) 30 Breanna Stewart 6-4 Forward Senior North Syracuse, N.Y. (Cicero North) 3 Morgan Tuck 6-2 Forward Junior Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 15 Gabby Williams 5-11 Guard Sophomore Sparks, Nev. (Reed) Head Coach: Geno Auriemma (31st season, West Chester ‘81) Associate Head Coach: Chris Dailey (31st season, Rutgers ‘82) Assistant Coaches: Shea Ralph (eighth season, Connecticut ‘01), Marisa Moseley (seventh season, Boston University ‘04) pro-nuhn-see-A-shuhns De’Janae Boykin (DEH-juh-nay) Breanna Stewart (bree-ANN-uh) Napheesa Collier (nuh-FEE-suh) Geno Auriemma (or-ee-EHM-uh) Saniya Chong (suh-NIE-uh) Marisa Moseley (muh-RISS-uh MOSE-lee) Moriah Jefferson (moe-RIE-uh) Briana Pulido - (bree-ON-uh puh-LEE-doh) 2015-16 Game Notes | 11/30/15 vs. Chattanooga | UConnHuskies.com 2015-16 UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 110-TIME0-TIME NATIONALNATIONAL CCHAMPIONSHAMPIONS EIGHT-STRAIGHT FINAL FOUR TRIPS • 16 FINAL FOURS • 41 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BRIANA MORGAN MORIAH KIA SANIYA PULIDO TUCK JEFFERSON NURSE CHONG Sr.