2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

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The 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team will represent the University of Connecticut in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies will be coached by Geno Auriemma, as the Huskies will play their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies are a member of the Big East Conference and will attempt to win their seventh NCAA championship.

Offseason

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Marisa Moseley
Kelly Faris
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Lorin Dixon
Lorin Dixon
  • May 5: Jamelle Elliott, a 12-year member of Geno Auriemma's coaching staff was named head coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats women's team. She will be the school's eighth head women's basketball coach.[1]
  • May 18: Marisa Moseley has been named women's basketball assistant coach at the University of Connecticut. Moseley will work primarily with the post players in her new role. She spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach on the women's basketball staff at the University of Minnesota. She will also assist in all facets of recruiting and player development.[2]
  • June 8: Incoming freshman Kelly Faris named Indianapolis top high school female athlete.[3]
  • July 2: Huskies sophomore Tiffany Hayes scored nine points and added five rebounds as the 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team (2-0) posted a 93-59 victory over Great Britain (1-1). Senior Tina Charles contributed six points, two rebounds, a block and a steal in just 13 minutes of action.[4]
  • July 25: Rebecca Lobo became the first Connecticut player inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, leading a class of six inductees.[5] Lobo helped UConn to its first national championship with an undefeated season in 1995. The six individuals in the Class of 2010 will be formally inducted as members of the Hall of Fame on June 12, 2010, in Knoxville, Tenn.
  • July 30: The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Coalition, announced the 2009-2010 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. Three players from the Huskies, Tina Charles, Tiffany Hayes and Maya Moore, have been named to the 2009-10 preseason "Wade Watch" list,[6] which is made up of top NCAA Division I student-athletes who best embody the spirit of Lily Margaret Wade. This is based on the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability.
  • August 14: Lorin Dixon finishes four days at Point Guard College, run by Dena Evans[7]
  • August 18: On January. 16, Notre Dame and Connecticut will be part of the first-ever ESPN women's basketball College GameDay broadcast. The game will be broadcast from Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn. The matchup between the Fighting Irish and Huskies will tip off at 9 p.m. (ET) and will be televised live to a national cable audience by ESPN.[8]
  • August 21: The 2009-10 preseason candidates list for the Women’s Wooden Award was released, naming 31 student athletes. Tina Charles and Maya Moore from Connecticut were two of the candidates.[9]
  • September 22: UConn celebrates the undefeated National Championship with a dinner for the team, athletic staff and fans.[10]
  • Senior Tina Charles and Junior Maya Moore were invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp, in preparation for the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational. The team then will compete for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Also on the 19 member team are former UConn players Renee Montgomery, Swin Cash, Asjha Jones, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi. The coach of the National Team is UConn coach Geno Auriemma, although the team selections are made by USA Basketball.[11]
  • November 3: Maya Moore and Tina Charles selected to the preseason All-American team by the AP. Moore is only the seventh ever unanimous selection.[12]

Regular season

Pre-season

The Connecticut team opened the year ranked #1 in both the ESPN Coaches poll and the AP Top 25 Poll , following a 39–0 record leading to a National Championship in the prior season.[13] In both cases, the polling results were unanimous. UConn graduated three seniors, Renee Montgomery, Tahirah Williams and Cassie Kerns, but only Renee was a regular starter. The team added one freshman, Kelly Ferris, and Caroline Doty returned to the line-up after missing most of the prior season due to injury.

The two preseason games were wins against St. Rose College(85–44) and Vanguard (98–68).

Non-conference games

The defending national champions opened their season against Northeastern. The outcome of the game was never in doubt, with a final score of 105–35; the game was more about personal accomplishments than the game itself. Senior Tina Charles pulled down her 100th career rebound while senior Kalana Greene scored her 1000th career point. The win would continue a consecutive streak started the previous year, now at 40 games.[14] The game against Texas, played in San Antonio, the location of this season's Final Four, was expected to be competitive, as Texas was ranked tenth in the nation by the AP. However, UConn pulled out to a 21 point lead by halftime, and ended up winning by 25, 83–58.[15]

Connecticut's next game against Holy Cross would mark the 20th game between the two teams, an annual competition going back to the 1985–86 season. At the start of the series, the schools were competitive, with the teams splitting the first four meetings. However, UConn has not lost since, and entered the game with a 17–2 series record.[16] UConn prevailed 87–34.[17]

After the WBCA Classic, UConn would play Vermont in a rematch of the previous year's NCAA opening round game. UConn won easily 84–42, on a night in which senior Tina Charles became the second leading rebounder in school history.[18]

UConn's next opponent, Hartford, is coached by former UConn star Jennifer Rizzotti. Hartford has never beaten UConn, and this game would be no exception, with UConn winning 80–45 for the eleventh consecutive victory over the Hawks.[19] In the next game, UConn easily beat Iona 90–35.[20]

The Stanford game was one of the most anticipated games of the season.[21] Both teams came into the game undefeated. UConn was ranked #1 in the AP writer's poll and the ESPN Coaches poll, while Stanford was ranked #2 in each poll. [22] Stanford's last loss was to UConn in the 2007 NCAA Final Four game, while UConn's last loss was to Stanford in the 2006 Final Four game. UConn hasn't been behind in a game at halftime or later this year, but Stanford entered halftime with a slim two point lead. However, after trading baskets early in the second half, UConn pulled out to a 22 point lead (74–52) with five minutes left in the game,[23] and coasted to their 49th consecutive victory, all of which were won with a double digit margin.[24]

UConn ended the calendar year with a 78–59 victory over 11th ranked Florida State. The game was relatively close at halftime, 41–35, but UConn's Tina Charles scored 16 of her 24 points in the second half to help ensure a victory.[25]

WBCA Classic

The WBCA Classic Tournament was held at the UConn campus 27–29 November 2009. Coach Geno Auriemma is the current president of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The four teams participating in the three-day round robin event were host UConn, Hofstra, Richmond, and Clemson. Richmond beat Clemson 86–67 in the first game.[26] UConn easily beat Hofstra 91–46, but the game was notable for being Auriemma's 700th career win.[27] Auriemma reached 700 victories the fastest of any coach in Division I history, reaching the mark in his 822nd game.[28]

The following day, Clemson defeated Hofstra 69–68,[29] while UConn defeated Richmond 86–37.[30] On the final day of the tournament, Richmond defeated Hofstra 42–41,[31] while UConn won the tournament with their victory over Clemson 87–48.[32]

Conference games

UConn opened conference play against Seton Hall on 2 Jan 2010. Most away games against Seton Hall are played on campus, but this game was played at the Prudential Center in Newark. The result was never in doubt, as UConn won 91–24, their largest margin over a Big East team in seven years.[33] UConn's second conference game was at home against the University of South Florida. UConn started out with an 18–2 run, but Charles and Moore got into early foul trouble, and had to sit on the bench. Nevertheless, UConn had a double-digit lead at halftime, leading coach Auriemma to quip, "This is the only place in America where you've got to apologize for being up 14 at halftime."[34]

UConn's next game, against Cincinnati, was notable more for the coaching match up than the game. After twelve years as an assistant coach at Connecticut and four years as a player, Jamelle Elliott took the head coaching job at Cincinnati. This would be the first match up between Cincinnati and Connecticut since Elliot left Connecticut. UConn won easily 83–51.[35]

Roster

Number Name Height Position Class
21 Buck Heather Buck 6-03 Center/Forward 2 RS Freshman
31 Charles Tina Charles 6-04 Center 4 Senior
30 Dixon Lorin Dixon 5-04 Guard 3 Junior
5 Doty Caroline Doty 5-10 Guard 2 Sophomore
34 Faris Kelly Faris 5-11 Guard 1 Freshman
13 Fernandes Jacquie Fernandes 5-09 Guard 4 Senior
22 Gardler Meghan Gardler 6-0 Forward 4 Senior
32 Greene Kalana Greene 5-10 Guard 4 Senior
3 HayesTiffany Hayes 5-10 Guard 2 Sophomore
41 McLarenKaili McLaren 6-02 Forward 4 Senior
23 MooreMaya Moore 6-0 Forward 3 Junior

Schedule

  Date Time (EST) Opponent / Event Location UConn Points Opp. Points Record
5 Nov 09 7:30 p.m. vs. St. Rose College ε Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)   85   44  
9 Nov 09 7:00 p.m. vs. Vanguard ε Hartford, Conn.
(Veterans' Memorial Coliseum) 		  98   68  
1 14 Nov 09 2:00 p.m. vs. Northeastern Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)  105   35  1–0
2 17 Nov 09 9:30 p.m. at Texas San Antonio, Texas (AT&T Center)   83   58  2–0
3 20 Nov 09 7:00 p.m. at Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. (DCU Center)   87   34  3–0
4 27 Nov 09 7:30 p.m. vs. Hofstra Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)   91   46  4–0
5 28 Nov 09 7:30 p.m. vs. Richmond Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)   86   37  5–0
6 29 Nov 09 4:30 p.m. vs. Clemson Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)   87   48  6–0
7 3 Dec 09 7:30 p.m. vs. Vermont Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)   84   42  7–0
9 10 Dec 09 7:00 p.m. vs. Hartford Hartford, Conn.
(Veterans' Memorial Coliseum) 		  80   45  8–0
8 20 Dec 09 6:00 p.m. vs. Iona Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)   90   35  9–0
10 23 Dec 09 5:30 p.m. vs. Stanford Hartford, Conn.
(Veterans' Memorial Coliseum) 		  80   68  10–0
11 28 Dec 09 7:00 p.m. at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. (Tully Gym)   78   59  11–0
12 2 Jan 10 2:00 p.m. at Seton Hall β Prudential Center, Newark   91   24  12–0
13 4 Jan 10 7:00 p.m. vs. USF β Hartford, Conn.
(Veterans' Memorial Coliseum) 		  84   42  13–0
14 7 Jan 10 7:30 p.m. vs. Cincinnati β Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)   83   51  14–0
15 9 Jan 10 4:00 p.m. vs. North Carolina Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)   88   47  15–0
16 13 Jan 10 8:00 p.m. at Marquette β Milwaukee, Wisc. (Al McGuire Center)   68   43  16–0
17 16 Jan 10 7:30 p.m. vs. Notre Dame β Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)   70   46  17–0
18 18 Jan 10 7:00 p.m. at Duke Durham, N.C. (Cameron Indoor Stadium)   81   48  18–0
19 23 Jan 10 2:00 p.m. at Villanova β Villanova, Pa. (The Pavilion)   74   35  19–0
20 26 Jan 10 7:00 p.m. vs. Rutgers β Hartford, Conn.
(Veterans' Memorial Coliseum) 		  73   36  20–0
21 30 Jan 10 2:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh β Pittsburgh, Pa. (Petersen Events Center)   98   56  21-0
22 2 Feb 10 7:00 p.m. vs. West Virginia β Hartford, Conn.
(Veterans' Memorial Coliseum) 		  80   47  22-0
23 7 Feb 10 12:00 p.m. at Louisville β Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall)   84   38  23-0
24 10 Feb 10 8:00 p.m. at DePaul β Chicago, Ill. (McGrath Arena)   95   62  24-0
25 13 Feb 10 5:00 p.m. vs. St. John's β Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion)   66   52  25-0
26 15 Feb 10 9:00 p.m. at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)   76   60  26-0
27 20 Feb 10 1:00 p.m. vs. Providence β Hartford, Conn.
(Veterans' Memorial Coliseum) 		  85   53  27-0
28 24 Feb 10 7:00 p.m. at Syracuse β Syracuse, N.Y. (Carrier Dome)   87   66  28-0
29 27 Feb 10 12:00 p.m. vs. Georgetown β Hartford, Conn.
(Veterans' Memorial Coliseum) 		  84   62  29-0
30 1 Mar 10 7:00 p.m. at Notre Dame β South Bend, Ind. (Joyce Center)   76   51  30-0

ε Exhibition

β Big East

Big East Tournament

Quarter-final

The Big East Tournament started with first round action on Friday, 5 March 2010. By virtue of being one of the top four seeds, UConn earned a double-bye, with their first game scheduled in the quarterfinals on Sunday. Syracuse beat Seton Hall on Friday, then beat Providence on Saturday to earn the match up against the number one seeded team in the tournament. The game would never be close, with UConn leading at the half 44–17, and ended with a 77–41 victory. UConn's Tina Charles would tie her career high with 34 points, while Maya Moore would score the 2000th point of her career, ending the game with 16 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists. The win would be UConn's 70th consecutive win, tying an NCAA record for the longest winning streak in the history of women's college basketball, set by UConn in 2003.

Semi-Final

UConn would break their own 70-game winning streak with a 59-44 victory over Notre Dame on March 8, 2010, earning their 71st straight victory; every single victory during their current streak has been by at least 10 points. The Huskies will play in the Big East Championship game on March 9, 2010, which will be their last game before the NCAA Tournament.


  Date Time (EST) Opponent / Event Location UConn Points Opp. Points Record
Q 7 Mar 10 2:00 p.m. vs Syracuse Hartford, Conn.
(Veterans' Memorial Coliseum) 		  77   41  31-0
S 8 Mar 10 6:00 p.m. vs Notre Dame Hartford, Conn.
(Veterans' Memorial Coliseum) 		  59   44  32-0
F 9 Mar 10 7:00 p.m. vs West Virginia Hartford, Conn.
(Veterans' Memorial Coliseum) 		     

Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

Postseason

NCAA Basketball Tournament

Awards and honors

  • The 1999-00 NCAA champion University of Connecticut women’s basketball team was recognized with induction into the UConn Huskies of Honor. This occurred at halftime of the UConn-Stanford game on December 23 at the XL Center. The Huskies of Honor program was launched in 2006.[36]
  • Tina Charles All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)[37]
  • Tina Charles Big East Player of the Year[38]
  • Maya Moore All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)[37]
  • Maya Moore Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year[38]
  • Maya Moore Academic All-America of the Year award[39]
  • Kalana Greene All-BIG EAST First Team [37]
  • Tiffany Hayes All-BIG EAST Second Team [37]
  • Kelly Faris All-BIG EAST Freshman Team [37]
  • Geno Auriemma Big East Coach of the Year[38]

Team Players drafted into the WNBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club

See also


References

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  39. ^ "UConn women's notebook: Moore honored for academics". CTPost.com. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.

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