The 2007–08 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Coached by Geno Auriemma, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and were a member of the Big East Conference. They returned to the Final Four, after a three-year absence, and finished the season 36–2 (15–1 Big East).
2007–08 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball | |
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Big East tournament champions Big East regular season champions | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 1 |
Record | 36–2 (15–1 Big East) |
Head coach | |
Associate head coach | Chris Dailey |
Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Connecticut † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 36 | – | 2 | .947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Rutgers | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 West Virginia | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Notre Dame | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Louisville | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2008 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
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Chris Dailey
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Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 11, 2007* |
No. 2 | Stony Brook | W 98–35 | 1–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Nov 14, 2007* |
No. 2 | Holy Cross | W 91–36 | 2–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Nov 22, 2007* |
No. 2 | vs. No. 4 Stanford Paradise Jam |
W 66–54 | 3–0 |
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||||||
Nov 23, 2007* |
No. 2 | vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam |
W 86–43 | 4–0 |
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||||||
Nov 25, 2007* |
No. 2 | vs. No. 11 Duke Paradise Jam |
W 74–48 | 5–0 |
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||||||
Nov 29, 2007* |
No. 2 | BYU | W 80–34 | 6–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Dec 5, 2007* |
No. 2 | Virginia | W 75–45 | 7–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Dec 17, 2007* |
No. 2 | South Carolina | W 97–39 | 8–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Dec 21, 2007* |
No. 2 | at San Diego State | W 85–53 | 9–0 |
Cox Arena San Diego, California | ||||||
Dec 29, 2007* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | Hartford | W 70–24 | 10–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Dec 31, 2007* |
No. 1 | Army | W 82–33 | 11–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Jan 3, 2008 |
No. 1 | at Villanova | W 88–38 | 12–0 (1–0) |
The Pavilion Radnor Township, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Jan 6, 2008* |
No. 1 | at Purdue | W 100–50 | 13–0 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | ||||||
Jan 9, 2008 |
No. 1 | No. 16 West Virginia | W 84–48 | 14–0 (2–0) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Jan 12, 2008 |
No. 1 | at Louisville | W 92–71 | 15–0 (3–0) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Jan 15, 2008 |
No. 1 | at Syracuse | W 65–59 | 16–0 (4–0) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Jan 19, 2008 |
No. 1 | Cincinnati | W 86–49 | 17–0 (5–0) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
January 21, 2008* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 1 | No. 4 North Carolina | W 82–71 | 18–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Jan 27, 2008 |
No. 1 | at No. 20 Notre Dame | W 81–64 | 19–0 (6–0) |
Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana | ||||||
Jan 30, 2008 |
No. 1 | South Florida | W 71–48 | 20–0 (7–0) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Feb 2, 2008 |
No. 1 | Providence | W 80–54 | 21–0 (8–0) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Feb 5, 2008 |
No. 1 | at No. 7 Rutgers | L 71–73 | 21–1 (8–1) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||
Feb 9, 2008 |
No. 1 | at Seton Hall | W 82–36 | 22–1 (9–1) |
Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey | ||||||
Feb 12, 2008 |
No. 2 | Georgetown | W 80–48 | 23–1 (10–1) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Feb 17, 2008 |
No. 2 | at No. 18 Pittsburgh | W 90–60 | 24–1 (11–1) |
Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 20, 2008 |
No. 1 | Marquette | W 95–63 | 25–1 (12–1) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Feb 23, 2008 |
No. 1 | St. John's | W 98–41 | 26–1 (13–1) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Feb 25, 2008* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | at No. 6 LSU | W 74–69 | 27–1 |
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Mar 1, 2008 |
No. 1 | at DePaul | W 77–76 | 28–1 (14–1) |
Sullivan Athletic Center Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
Mar 3, 2008 |
No. 1 | No. 4 Rutgers | W 66–46 | 29–1 (15–1) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 9, 2008 |
No. 1 | DePaul | W 86–67 | 30–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Mar 10, 2008 |
No. 1 | Pittsburgh | W 74–47 | 31–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Mar 11, 2008 |
No. 1 | No. 23 Louisville | W 65–59 | 32–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 23, 2008* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
(1 GBO) No. 1 | vs. (16 GBO) Cornell First round |
W 87–47 | 33–1 |
Total Mortgage Arena Bridgeport, Connecticut | ||||||
Mar 25, 2008* 10:37 p.m. |
(1 GBO) No. 1 | vs. (8 GBO) Texas Second round |
W 89–55 | 34–1 |
Total Mortgage Arena (6,834) Bridgeport, Connecticut | ||||||
Mar 30, 2008* |
(1 GBO) No. 1 | vs. (5 GBO) No. 11 Old Dominion Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 78–63 | 35–1 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
Apr 1, 2008* |
(1 GBO) No. 1 | vs. (2 GBO) No. 7 Rutgers Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 66–56 | 36–1 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
Apr 6, 2008* |
(1 GBO) No. 1 | vs. (2 SPO) No. 4 Stanford National Semifinal – Final Four |
L 73–82[1] | 36–2 |
St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
GBO=Greensboro. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stanford and Tennessee make final". The New York Times. April 7, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "2007 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2024.