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: 2-0 | American: 0-0 #2/2 UCONN vs. OLE MISS Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 1-0 2-0, 0-0 AMERICAN 3-1, 0-0 SEC WED, NOV. 22 | 7:30 PM | ST. THOMAS | UVI SPORTS & FITNESS CENTER (3,500) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULTS Stream: FloHoops | Trevor Williams (pxp), Kevin Lehman (analyst) 11/11 #--/RV OHIO STATE+ W, 85-53 Radio: UConn/IMG Radio Network | Bob Joyce (pxp), Debbie Fiske (color) 11/17 vs. Vanderbilt1 W, 80-42 Live Stats: paradisejam.com/stats 11/22 vs. Ole Miss2 (FloHoops) 7:30 p.m. 11/23 vs. St. John’s2 (FloHoops) 7:30 p.m. FAST BREAK 11/24 vs. Purdue2 (FloHoops) 7:30 p.m. • The UConn women’s basketball team opens 2018 Paradise Jam play vs. Ole Miss on Thanksgiving at 7:30 11/28 DEPAUL^ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. p.m. ET. 12/02 at Notre Dame3 (ESPN) 4 p.m. 12/04 at Saint Louis (CBSSN) 7 p.m. •The Huskies are 6-0 all-time in the Paradise Jam and have competed in the tournament twice before 12/08 SETON HALL ^ (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. (2007, ‘12). 12/19 at Oklahoma (FS1) 8:30 p.m. 12/22 at Cal (Pac-12 Network) 3 p.m. • UConn was picked No. 2 in the preseason USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll and the most recent AP Poll. 01/03 at Baylor (ESPN) 9 p.m. 01/06 at Houston* (CBSSN) Noon • Beginning with their game vs. Vanderbilt last Saturday, the Huskies play their next four games at neutral sites. 01/09 CINCINNATI*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. Eight of UConn’s next 10 games will be played away from home. 01/13 USF*+ (ESPN) 1 p.m. 01/20 at Temple* (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. • Napheesa Collier, Crystal Dangerfield and Katie Lou Samuelson were named preseason All-American 01/23 SMU*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. Athletic Conference First Team and to the Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award watch lists. 01/27 UCF*^ (ESPN2) 4 p.m. 01/31 at Louisville (ESPN) 7 p.m. • UConn has two newcomers on this season’s roster: No. 1 recruit Christyn Williams and No. 5 Olivia 02/02 at Cincinnati* (SNY/ESPN3) Noon Nelson-Ododa. 02/06 ECU*^ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 02/09 TEMPLE*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m. • Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma is in his 34th season at UConn. He became the fastest coach in 02/11 SOUTH CAROLINA^ (ESPN2) 7 p.m. men’s or women’s basketball to reach 1,000 wins last season. 02/17 at UCF* (SNY/ESPN3) 2 p.m. 02/20 MEMPHIS*^ (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. • UConn is coming off a 36-1 season with the team’s record 11th straight NCAA Final Four appearance. The 02/24 at Tulsa* (SNY/ESPN3) 3 p.m. Huskies won both The American regular season and tournament titles. 02/26 at Wichita State* (SNY/ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. 03/02 HOUSTON*+ (SNY/ESPN3) 1 p.m • The Huskies beat Vanderbilt 80-42 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase last Saturday. Junior Crystal 03/04 at USF* (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Dangerfield led the team with 19 points while senior Napheesa Collier had 16 boards. PROBABLE STARTERS Home games in CAPS + 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 Set career high in points with 15 vs. Ohio State 4 Mikayla Coombs 5-8 So. G Scored two points vs. OSU, Vanderbilt 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 Jr. G Leads UConn with 18.5 PPG 10 Molly Bent 5-9 Jr. G Tallied two rebounds, one steal vs. Ohio State 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Fr. G No. 1 overall recruit and HS Player of the Year 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-4 Fr. F No. 5 ranked recruit by ESPN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 24 Napheesa Collier 6-1 Sr. F Averaging 16.0 PPG and 10.0 RPG WBB Contact - Anna LaBonte 25 Kyla Irwin 6-2 Jr. F Scored five points vs. Ohio State Email - [email protected] 32 Batouly Camara 6-2 R-Jr. F Notched two rebounds vs. Ohio State, Vanderbilt Cell - 860-617-6092 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 Sr. G/F Fourth in UConn record books for career threes Office - 860-486-2241 34 Lexi Gordon 6-0 So. G/F Appeared in both games this season 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 Starters Returning/Lost ...................................3/2 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 G Jr. 2L Murfreesboro, Tenn./Blackman HS Letterwininers Returning/Lost .........................6/3 10 Molly Bent 5-9 G Jr. 2L Centerville, Mass./Tabor Academy Newcomers ........................................................2 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 G Fr. HS Little Rock, Ark./Central Arkansas HS 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-4 F Fr. HS Winder, Ga./Winder Barrow HS PROGRAM HISTORY 24 Napheesa Collier 6-1 F Sr. 3L O’Fallon, Mo./Incarnate Word All-Time Record ........................ 1,121-297 (.790) 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 .......................... 167-13 (.928) 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 G/F Sr. 3L Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei All-Time Conference Record ......... 492-89 (.847) 34 Lexi Gordon 6-0 G/F So. 1L Fort Worth, Texas/L.D. Bell HS Conference Regular Season Titles ..................24 Conference Tournament Record ..... 82-13 (.863) 1989, ‘90, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, QUICK STATS .............................. ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, RETURNING STARTERS (3) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG ...................................... ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18 5 Crystal Dangerfield 5-5 Jr. G 2-2 18.5 4.5 5.5 0.0 0.0 Conference Tournament Titles .........................23 24 Napheesa Collier 6-1 Sr. F 2-2 16.0 10.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1989, ‘91, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, 33 Katie Lou Samuelson 6-3 Sr. G/F 2-2 17.0 6.5 3.0 0.5 1.5 ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18 NCAA Tournament Appearances .....................30 RETURNING PLAYERS (6) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG NCAA Tournament Record ............ 118-19 (.861) 3 Megan Walker 6-1 So. G/F 2-2 14.5 4.5 2.0 0.0 1.0 Final Four Appearances ..................................19 4 Mikayla Coombs 5-8 So. G 2-0 2.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 NCAA Championships .....................................11 10 Molly Bent 5-9 Jr. G 2-0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .1995, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘09, ‘10, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 25 Kyla Irwin 6-2 Jr. F 2-0 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 32 Batouly Camara 6-2 R-Jr. F 2-0 1.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 34 Lexi Gordon 6-0 So. G/F 2-0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 COACHING STAFF Head Coach ...............................Geno Auriemma NEWCOMERS (2) HT CL POS GP-GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG Alma Mater .............................. West Chester ‘81 13 Christyn Williams 5-11 Fr. G 2-2 7.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 3.0 Career Record (34th Yr.) .......... 1,028-136 (.884) 20 Olivia Nelson-Ododa 6-4 Fr. F 2-2 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 Associate Head Coach .................... Chris Dailey Alma Mater ....................................... Rutgers ‘82 Assistant Coach ................................Shea Ralph PRONUNCIATION Alma Mater .................................Connecticut ‘01 Geno Auriemma or-ee-EHM-uh Assistant Coach ............................Jasmine Lister Batouly Camara buh-TWO-lee ka-MAR-uh Alma Mater ....................................Vanderbilt ‘14 Napheesa Colloer nuh-FEE-suh WBB Office Phone ...................... (860) 486-4756 Kyla Irwin KIE-luh Olivia Nelson-Ododa uh-DOE-duh 2 2018-19 UConn Game Notes | vs. Ole Miss | Nov. 22 | Paradise Jam BASKETBALL. IT’S A CONNECTICUT THING. THE MATCHUP LAST TIME OUT COLLIER TRAINS WITH TEAM USA • Senior Napheesa Collier and junior Crystal Danger- • Napheesa Collier spent the month of September UCONN-OLE MISS HISTORY field led UConn to an 80-42 win over Vanderbilt in the training with the U.S.