2001–02 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team

The 2001–02 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was coached by Jennifer Rizzotti. This was the first season the women's basketball team qualified for the NCAA tournament.

2001–02 Hartford Hawks women's basketball
America East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	16–15 (9–7 America East)
Head coach	Jennifer Rizzotti (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Bill Sullivan
Home arena	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion

2001–02 America East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Vermont	14	–	2		.875			23	–	9		.719
Boston U.	10	–	6		.625			17	–	11		.607
Binghamton	10	–	6		.625			19	–	9		.679
Maine	9	–	7		.563			16	–	12		.571
Hartford †	9	–	7		.563			16	–	15		.516
New Hampshire	9	–	7		.563			16	–	13		.552
Stony Brook	7	–	9		.438			16	–	14		.533
Northeastern	4	–	12		.250			6	–	22		.214
Albany	0	–	16		.000			4	–	23		.148
† 2002 America East tournament winner

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16, 2001*		at George Mason	L 68–79	0–1	Patriot Center (287) Fairfax, VA
Nov 17, 2001*		at George Washington	L 61–70	0–2	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (1,094) Washington, D.C.
Nov 20, 2001*		Dartmouth	L 73–79	0–3	Chase Arena (728) West Hartford, CT
Nov 23, 2001*		vs. Eastern Washington Atlanta Marriott NW Classic	L 50–67	0–4	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1,390) Atlanta, GA
Nov 24, 2001*		vs. UNC Ashville Atlanta Marriott NW Classic	W 89–51	1–4	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1,220) Atlanta, GA
Dec 1, 2001*		Yale	L 47–48	1–5	(847)
Dec 8, 2001*		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 66–49	2–5	(1,360)
Dec 12, 2001*		at Central Connecticut Rivalry	W 61–36	3–5	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (370) New Britain, CT
Dec 16, 2001*		Rhode Island	W 62–59	4–5	Chase Arena (1,196) West Hartford, CT
Dec 28, 2001*		vs. Clemson	L 46–60	4–6	Mohegan Sun Arena (3,349) Uncasville, CT
Jan 5, 2002		at Northeastern	W 69–59	5–6 (1–0)	Solomon Court (406) Boston, MA
Jan 7, 2002		at Boston University	L 58–66	5–7 (1–1)	Case Gym (198) Boston, MA
Jan 10, 2002		New Hampshire	W 69–41	6–7 (2–1)	Chase Arena (879) West Hartford, CT
Jan 14, 2002*		at Holy Cross	L 62–76	6–8	Hart Center (1,782) Worcester, MA
Jan 17, 2002		Maine	L 49–58	6–9 (2–2)	Chase Arena (954) West Hartford, CT
Jan 20, 2002		at Vermont	W 66–63	7–9 (3–2)	Patrick Gym (1,771) Burlington, VT
Jan 23, 2002		at New Hampshire	L 67–79	7–10 (3–3)	Lundholm Gym (303) Durham, NH
Jan 26, 2002		at Stony Brook	L 66–75	7–11 (3–4)	Stony Brook University Arena (563) Stony Brook, NY
Jan 30, 2002		Boston University	L 41–50	7–12 (3–5)	Chase Arena (986) West Hartford, CT
Feb 6, 2002		Northeastern	W 78–58	8–12 (4–5)	Chase Arena (768) West Hartford, CT
Feb 9, 2002		Binghamton	W 55–49	9–12 (5–5)	Chase Arena (1,340) West Hartford, CT
Feb 11, 2002		at Albany	W 74–68	10–12 (6–5)	Recreation and Convocation Center (311) Guilderland, NY
Feb 15, 2002		Stony Brook	W 56–46	11–12 (7–5)	Chase Arena (1,172) West Hartford, CT
Feb 17, 2002		at Binghamton	L 72–78	11–13 (7–6)	(1,161) Vestal, NY
Feb 22, 2002		Albany	W 71–36	12–13 (8–6)	Chase Arena (1,567) West Hartford, CT
Feb 24, 2002		Vermont	L 57–65	12–14 (8–7)	(1,303) West Hartford, CT
Mar 2, 2002		at Maine	W 72–58	13–14 (9–7)	Alfond Arena (2,198) Orono,ME
America East Women's Tournament
Mar 7, 2002		Maine	W 59–55	14–14	Chase Arena (2,414) West Hartford, CT
Mar 8, 2002		Vermont	W 60–59	15–14	Chase Arena (2,369) West Hartford, CT
Mar 9, 2002		Stony Brook	W 50–47	16–14	Chase Arena (2,811) West Hartford, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 16, 2002* 8:30pm	(16 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 4 Oklahoma First Round	L 52–84	16–15	Lloyd Noble Center (11,200) Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.