2012–13 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Hartford was led by head coach Jennifer Rizzotti who was in her fourteenth season as head coach.

2012–13 Hartford Hawks women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	21–12 (10–6 America East)
Head coach	Jennifer Rizzotti (14th season)
Assistant coach	Bill Sullivan
Home arena	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion

2012–13 America East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Albany †	16	–	0		1.000			27	–	4		.871
Boston U.	13	–	2		.867			24	–	6		.800
Hartford	10	–	6		.625			21	–	12		.636
UMBC	6	–	10		.375			10	–	20		.333
Stony Brook	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
New Hampshire	6	–	10		.375			10	–	20		.333
Vermont	6	–	10		.375			10	–	21		.323
Binghamton	5	–	11		.313			6	–	24		.200
Maine	3	–	12		.200			4	–	24		.143
† 2013 America East tournament winner

Roster

2012–13 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Daphne Elliott 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Fairfield Warde Fairfield, CT F 4 Christie Michals 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Robinson Secondary Fairfax, VA G 5 Diamond Doe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lynn Classical Lynn, MA G 10 Alex Hall 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Pembroke Academy Pembroke, NH G 12 Katelyn Skinner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Homer Center Homer City, PA F 13 Taylor Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Athens Area Sayre, PA F 15 Milana Gilbert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Acad. of New Church Smyrna, DE G 21 Shanise Bultron 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Tabor Academy Watertown, MA F 22 Katie Roth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Maple Hill Castleton, NY G 23 Alyssa Englert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Wayland-Cohocton Dansville, NY F 24 Ruthanne Doherty 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr L.C. Bird Richmond, VA G 25 Amber Bepko 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mercy Guilford, CT F 31 Cherelle Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Kolbe Cathedral Bridgeport, CT G 33 Mallory Shickora 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mount Saint Dominic Acad. Little Falls, NJ F 44 Nikkia Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Montville Montville, CT	Head coach Jennifer Rizzotti (Connecticut) Assistant coach(es) Brian Mik (Southern Connecticut) Bill Sullivan (Connecticut) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2012* 7:00pm		Loyola	W 64–50	1–0	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Nov 13, 2012* 7:00pm		Marist	W 64–53	2–0	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Nov 16, 2012* 7:00pm		at Central Connecticut Rivalry	W 76–62	3–0	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
Nov 18, 2012* 2:00pm		Richmond	W 59–54	4–0	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Nov 21, 2012* 7:00pm		at UMass	W 71–65	5–0	Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
Nov 25, 2012* 2:00pm		St. John's	L 54–66	5–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Dec 1, 2012* 2:00pm		Providence	W 66–39	6–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Dec 6, 2012* 8:00pm		at Vanderbilt	L 45–67	6–2	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
Dec 9 2012* 2:00pm		at Dartmouth	W 67–52	7–2	Leede Arena  Hanover, NH
Dec 16, 2012* 2:00pm		Quinnipiac	W 67–61	8–2	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Dec 16, 2012* 1:00pm, SNY		No. 2 UConn	L 45–102	8–3	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Dec 28, 2012* 2:30pm		vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Terrapin Classic	W 53–38	9–3	Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
Dec 29, 2012* 4:30pm		vs. No. 9 Maryland Terrapin Classic	L 40–72	9–4	Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
America East regular season
Jan 2, 2013 7:00pm		at Binghamton	L 44–46	9–5 (0–1)	Binghamton University Events Center  Vestal, NY
Jan 5, 2013 2:00pm		Boston University	L 39–45	9–6 (0–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Jan 9, 2013 7:30pm		at Maine	W 52–37	10–6 (1–2)	Alfond Arena  Orono, ME
Jan 12, 2013 2:00pm		Stony Brook	W 59–43	11–6 (2–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Jan 16, 2013 12:00pm		UMBC	W 51–44	12–6 (3–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Jan 19, 2013 2:00pm		at Albany	L 48–55	12–7 (3–3)	SEFCU Arena  Albany, NY
Jan 23, 2013 7:00pm		New Hampshire	W 63–56	13–7 (4–3)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Jan 30, 2013 7:00pm		at Vermont	W 60–51	14–7 (5–3)	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
Feb 2, 2013 12:00pm, NESN		at Boston University	L 40–42	14–8 (5–4)	Case Gym  Boston, MA
Feb 6, 2013 7:00pm		Binghamton	W 65–50	15–8 (6–4)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Feb 10, 2013 3:00pm		at Stony Brook	W 60–44	16–8 (7–4)	Pritchard Gymnasium  Stony Brook, NY
Feb 13, 2013 7:00pm, ESPN3		Maine	W 82–56	17–8 (8–4)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Feb 17, 2013 2:00pm, ESPN3		Albany	L 55–69	17–9 (8–5)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Feb 20, 2013 7:00pm		at New Hampshire	L 49–51	17–10 (8–6)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
Feb 27, 2013 7:00pm		at UMBC	W 69–62	18–10 (9–6)	Retriever Activities Center  Catonsville, MD
Mar 2, 2013 2:00pm		Vermont	W 59–33	19–10 (10–6)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
America East Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2013 12:00pm		vs. No. 7 Binghamton	W 68–53	20–10	SEFCU Arena  Albany, NY
Mar 10, 2013 11:00am		vs. No. 6 Vermont	W 64–33	21–10	SEFCU Arena  Albany, NY
Mar 16, 2013  ESPN3		vs. No. 1 Albany	L 52–61	21–11	SEFCU Arena  Albany, NY
WNIT
Mar 21, 2013 7:00pm		vs. Harvard WNIT	L 57–61	21–12	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.