1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions ; Big East Tournament champions ; Big East regular season champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)\|Big East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1994–95 record	35–0 (18–0 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma (10th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coaches	Tonya Cardoza; Charlene Curtis;
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; Hartford Civic Center
	Seasons ← →

The 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the . The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 10th season at UConn, played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the Hartford Civic Center and were members of the Big East Conference.

UConn finished their regular season with a record of 26–0, including 18–0 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. They also won the Big East Tournament. Then, they won the NCAA Tournament, defeating Tennessee in the final to win their first national championship and complete their first undefeated season with a 35–0 record.^[1] UConn won all their games by double digits except for two in the NCAA Tournament.

Roster[]

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1994–95 team.

#	Name
5	Kim Better
10	Missy Rose
21	Jennifer Rizzotti
25	Brenda Marquis
31	Carla Berube
32	Pam Webber
33	Jamelle Elliott
34	Kelley Hunt
40	Jill Gelfenbien
42	Nykesha Sales
44	Sarah Northway
50	Rebecca Lobo
52	Kara Wolters

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season^[2]
11/26/1994*		Morgan State Connecticut Classic	W 107–27	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
11/27/1994*		Rhode Island Connecticut Classic	W 92–59	2–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
12/4/1994		Villanova	W 80–42	3–0 (1–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
12/7/1994*		Holy Cross	W 77–52	4–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
12/10/1994*		at NC State	W 98–75	5–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
12/23/1994*		Iona	W 101–42	6–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
12/28/1994*		California	W 99–52	7–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
1/2/1995		Pittsburgh	W 100–67	8–0 (2–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
1/5/1995		at Georgetown	W 103–64	9–0 (3–0)	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
1/7/1995		at St. John's	W 95–64	10–0 (4–0)	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
1/11/1995	No. 2	Providence	W 104–50	11–0 (5–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
1/13/1995	No. 2	Seton Hall	W 80–36	12–0 (6–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
1/16/1995* ESPN	No. 2	#1 Tennessee Rivalry	W 77–66	13–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
1/18/1995	No. 1	at Boston College	W 79–54	14–0 (7–0)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
1/22/1995	No. 1	Syracuse	W 89–58	15–0 (8–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
1/24/1995	No. 1	at Miami (FL)	W 92–51	16–0 (9–0)	Miami Arena Miami, FL
1/28/1995*	No. 1	at Kansas PowerBar Shootout	W 97–87	17–0	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
1/31/1995	No. 1	at Providence	W 89–56	18–0 (10–0)	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
2/5/1995	No. 1	Georgetown	W 94–72	19–0 (11–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
2/9/1995	No. 1	Miami (FL)	W 85–48	20–0 (12–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
2/12/1995	No. 1	at Seton Hall	W 84–62	21–0 (13–0)	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
2/16/1995	No. 1	at Pittsburgh	W 71–43	22–0 (14–0)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
2/19/1995	No. 1	Boston College	W 86–34	23–0 (15–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
2/22/1995	No. 1	St. John's	W 103–56	24–0 (16–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
2/25/1995	No. 1	at Syracuse	W 77–59	25–0 (17–0)
2/27/1995	No. 1	at Villanova	W 79–54	26–0 (18–0)
Big East Tournament
3/4/1995	No. 1	Providence Quarterfinals	W 92–63	27–0	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
3/5/1995	No. 1	Pittsburgh Semifinals	W 95–63	28–0	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
03/06/1995	No. 1	Seton Hall Championship	W 85–49	29–0	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
NCAA Tournament
3/16/1995*	(1) No. 1	(16) Maine First Round	W 105–75	30–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
3/20/1995*	(1) No. 1	(8) Virginia Tech Second Round	W 91–45	31–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
3/24/1995*	(1) No. 1	(4) Alabama Sweet Sixteen	W 87–56	32–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
3/26/1995*	(1) No. 1	(3) Virginia Elite Eight	W 67–63	33–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
4/1/1995*	(1) No. 1	vs. (2) Stanford Final Four	W 87–60	34–0	Target Center Minneapolis, MN
4/2/1995*	(1) No. 1	vs. (1) No. 2 Tennessee Championship/Rivalry	W 70–64	35–0	Target Center Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

Awards[]

Rebecca Lobo

Geno Auriemma
- Naismith College Coach of the Year
- USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
- Big East Conference Coach of the Year

References[]

^ 2016–17 Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
^ "2016–2017 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

External links[]

Official site

[1] 2016–17 Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved June 23, 2017.

[2] "2016–2017 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

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v t UConn Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) XL Center (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Notre Dame Rutgers Stanford Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky Bird at the Buzzer
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders WNBA draftees
	1994–95 1999–2000 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in underline; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball

NCAA Tournament National Champions Big East Tournament champions Big East regular season champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)\|Big East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1994–95 record	35–0 (18–0 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma (10th season)
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coaches	Tonya Cardoza Charlene Curtis
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Hartford Civic Center
Seasons ← →