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: 9-0 | American: 0-0 #1/1 UCONN at OKLAHOMA Home: 3-0 | Away: 2-0 | Neutral: 4-0 9-0, 0-0 AMERICAN 3-6, 0-0 BIG 12 DEC. 19 | 8:30 PM | NORMAN, OKLA. | LLOYD NOBLE CENTER (11,528) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULTS TV: FS1 | Ron Thulin (pxp), Brenda VanLengen (analyst) 11/11 #--/RV OHIO STATE+ W, 85-53 Radio: UConn/IMG Radio Network | Bob Joyce (pxp), Randy LaVigne (analyst) 11/17 vs. Vanderbilt1 W, 80-42 Live Stats: oklahoma.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 • After a break for finals, the No. 1 UConn women’s basketball team returns to action at Oklahoma Wednesday. 11/28 #16/14 DEPAUL^ W, 99-63 12/02 at #1/1 Notre Dame3 W, 89-71 • The Huskies beat Seton Hall, 99-61, on Dec. 8. Senior Katie Lou Samuelson set a career high with 16 rebounds and had her first double-double of the season. 12/04 at Saint Louis W, 98-42 12/08 SETON HALL ^ W, 99-61 • UConn has won 124 straight regular season games, dating back to Nov. 17, 2014. The Huskies have strung 12/19 at Oklahoma (FS1) 8:30 p.m. together 161 straight regular season games without a regulation loss, back to Feb. 18, 2013. 12/22 at Cal (Pac-12 Network) 3 p.m. 01/03 at Baylor (ESPN) 9 p.m. • Senior Katie Lou Samuelson is second in career three pointers (320) in the UConn record books. She sits 01/06 at Houston* (CBSSN) Noon 78 three-point field goals behind Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis in first place. 01/09 CINCINNATI*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 01/13 USF*+ (ESPN) 1 p.m. • With a win over then-No. 1 Notre Dame earlier this month, the Huskies moved to 21-3 all-time in games 01/20 at Temple* (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. between the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams. 01/23 SMU*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 01/27 UCF*^ (ESPN2) 4 p.m. • UConn returned to No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll. The Huskies have been the top-ranked team 239 times 01/31 at Louisville (ESPN) 7 p.m. in the poll. 02/02 at Cincinnati* (SNY/ESPN3) Noon • Napheesa Collier, Crystal Dangerfield and Katie Lou Samuelson were named preseason All-American 02/06 ECU*^ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. Athletic Conference First Team and to the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award and Wade Trophy watch lists. 02/09 TEMPLE*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. 02/11 SOUTH CAROLINA^ (ESPN2) 7 p.m. • UConn has two newcomers on this season’s roster: No. 1 recruit Christyn Williams and No. 5 Olivia 02/17 at UCF* (SNY/ESPN3) 2 p.m. Nelson-Ododa. 02/20 MEMPHIS*^ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 02/24 at Tulsa* (SNY/ESPN3) 3 p.m. • Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma is in his 34th season at UConn. He became the fastest coach in 02/26 at Wichita State* (SNY/ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. men’s or women’s basketball to reach 1,000 wins last season. 03/02 HOUSTON*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m 03/04 at USF* (ESPN2) 7 p.m. • UConn is coming off a 36-1 season with the team’s record 11th straight NCAA Final Four appearance. The Huskies won both The American regular season and tournament titles. Home games in CAPS PROBABLE STARTERS + 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 Missed the last two games with strep throat 4 Mikayla Coombs 5-8 So. G Scored six points vs. #16 DePaul 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 Jr. G Leads team with 5.7 APG 10 Molly Bent 5-9 Jr. G Scored five points at Saint Louis, vs. Seton Hall 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Fr. G Notched 28 points at #1 Notre Dame ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-4 Fr. F Recorded first double-double at Saint Louis WBB Contact - Anna LaBonte 24 Napheesa Collier 6-2 Sr. F Has six double-doubles on the season Email - [email protected] 25 Kyla Irwin 6-2 Jr. F Grabbed 10 rebounds in first start at Saint Louis Cell - 860-617-6092 32 Batouly Camara 6-2 R-Jr. F Missed last four games with sprained MCL Office - 860-486-2241 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 Sr. G/F Second in UConn record books for career threes 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 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 G Jr. 2L Murfreesboro, Tenn./Blackman HS Starters Returning/Lost ...................................3/2 10 Molly Bent 5-9 G Jr. 2L Centerville, Mass./Tabor Academy Letterwininers Returning/Lost .........................6/3 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 G Fr. HS Little Rock, Ark./Central Arkansas HS Newcomers ........................................................2 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-4 F Fr. HS Winder, Ga./Winder Barrow HS 24 Napheesa Collier 6-2 F Sr. 3L O’Fallon, Mo./Incarnate Word PROGRAM HISTORY All-Time Record ........................ 1,128-297 (.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 .......................... 169-13 (.928) 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 G/F Sr. 3L Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei All-Time Conference Record ......... 492-89 (.847) Conference Regular Season Titles ..................24 Conference Tournament Record ..... 82-13 (.863) QUICK STATS 1989, ‘90, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, RETURNING STARTERS (3) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG .............................. ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 Jr. G 9-9 14.0 4.1 5.7 0.0 0.9 ...................................... ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18 24 Napheesa Collier 6-2 Sr. F 9-9 18.4 10.2 4.4 1.0 1.1 Conference Tournament Titles .........................23 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 Sr. G/F 9-9 20.1 7.1 4.2 0.3 1.0 1989, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, RETURNING PLAYERS (5) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18 3 Megan Walker 6-1 So. G/F 7-7 11.6 5.9 2.3 0.0 0.6 NCAA Tournament Appearances .....................30 4 Mikayla Coombs 5-8 So. G 8-0 1.5 2.1 1.0 0.4 1.1 NCAA Tournament Record ............ 118-19 (.861) 10 Molly Bent 5-9 Jr. G 7-0 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 Final Four Appearances ..................................19 25 Kyla Irwin 6-2 Jr. F 7-2 2.6 3.0 1.4 0.0 0.4 NCAA Championships .....................................11 32 Batouly Camara 6-2 R-Jr. F 5-0 2.4 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 .1995, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘09, ‘10, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 NEWCOMERS (2) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG COACHING STAFF 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Fr. G 9-9 13.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 1.2 Head Coach ...............................Geno Auriemma 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-4 Fr. F 9-0 6.3 3.4 0.6 1.2 0.3 Alma Mater .............................. West Chester ‘81 Career Record (34th Yr.) .......... 1,035-136 (.884) Associate Head Coach .................... Chris Dailey PRONUNCIATION Alma Mater ....................................... Rutgers ‘82 Geno Auriemma or-ee-EHM-uh Assistant Coach ................................Shea Ralph Batouly Camara buh-TWO-lee ka-MAR-uh Alma Mater .................................Connecticut ‘01 Napheesa Collier nuh-FEE-suh Assistant Coach ............................Jasmine Lister Kyla Irwin KIE-luh Alma Mater ....................................Vanderbilt ‘14 Olivia Nelson-Ododa uh-DOE-duh WBB Office Phone ...................... (860) 486-4756 2 2018-19 UConn Game Notes | at Oklahoma | Lloyd Noble Center | Dec. 19 BASKETBALL. IT’S A CONNECTICUT THING. THE MATCHUP LAST TIME OUT UCONN IN THE AP POLL QUICK FACTS • Senior Katie Lou Samuelson set a career high with • UConn moved back to the No. 1 spot and has held Overall .............................................UConn, 11-0 16 rebounds in a 99-61 win over Seton Hall on Dec.