Stanford–UConn women's basketball rivalry

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Stanford–UConn women’s basketball rivalry
Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
Stanford Cardinal
Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg
UConn Huskies
First meetingDecember 9, 1988
Stanford 72, UConn 53
Latest meetingNovember 12, 2017
UConn 78, Stanford 53
Statistics
Meetings total18
All-time seriesUConn leads, 11–7
Largest victoryUConn, 87–60 (1995)
Longest win streakUConn, 4 (2011–2014)
Current win streakUConn, 1 (2017–Present)

The Stanford–UConn women’s basketball rivalry is an intercollegiate basketball rivalry[1][2][3][4] between the Stanford Cardinal and UConn Huskies. The rivalry series is between two of the most successful in women's basketball, as the programs have combined for 13 NCAA titles.[5] Stanford and UConn have met six times in the NCAA tournament, with five of these postseason meetings occurring in the Final Four.[6] As of 2020, UConn leads the series 11–7.[7]

Series history[]

After Stanford won the first three meetings,[8] UConn grabbed their first victory in the 1995 tournament, blowing out the Cardinal by a score of 87–60 in the national semifinals.[9] UConn would win its following game over Tennessee for their first national championship.

The teams would meet thrice more in the postseason before the 2010 tournament with the national title at stake.[10] In San Antonio, UConn downed Stanford 53 to 47 to overcome an 8 point halftime deficit and cap off an undefeated season.[9] The following season, the Cardinal snapped the Huskies' 90-game winning streak, a week after Connecticut had broken the previous record of 88 games by UCLA.[11] The loss was the first by UConn since 2008, when Stanford had beaten the Huskies in the 2008 Final Four. The Huskies returned the favor in 2012, ending the Cardinal's 82-game winning steak at Maples Pavilion in a 1-2 ranked matchup.[9]

In 2014, the Cardinal again played spoilers. Stanford defeated the Huskies in overtime to snap UConn's 47-game winning streak.[9] Amber Orrange hit a game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the second half, sending the game to extra time, and then scored the go-ahead basket in the final two minutes of overtime.[9][12] The Huskies followed that defeat by reeling off 111 wins in a row, including another victory over the Cardinal in the national semifinals of the 2014 NCAA tournament.[13]

Rival accomplishments[]

The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs.[14][6][15][7]

Team Stanford Cardinal UConn Huskies
NCAA National Titles 3 11
NCAA Final Four Appearances 14 20
NCAA Tournament Appearances 34 31
NCAA Tournament Record 95–31 121–20
Conference Tournament Titles 14 25
Conference Championships 25 26
First Team AP All-Americans 7 25
Naismith Players of the Year 2 10
All-time Program Record 1,118–340 1,183–304
All-time Winning Percentage .767 .796

Game results[]

Stanford victoriesConnecticut victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1December 29, 1988Stanford, CA#9 Stanford72–53
2February 20, 1993Storrs, CT#10 Stanford68–54
3December 28, 1993Stanford, CA#11 Stanford94–75
4April 1, 1995Minneapolis, MN#1 Connecticut87–60
5December 21, 1997Lakeland, FL#3 Connecticut94–78
6March 27, 2005Kansas City, MO#1 Stanford76–59
7November 22, 2007Saint Thomas, USVI#2 Connecticut66–54
8April 6, 2008Tampa, FL#4 Stanford82–73
9April 5, 2009St. Louis, MO#1 Connecticut83–64
10December 23, 2009Storrs, CT#1 Connecticut80–68
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
11April 6, 2010San Antonio, TX#1 Connecticut53–47
12December 30, 2010Stanford, CA#9 Stanford71–59
13November 21, 2011Storrs, CT#2 Connecticut68–58
14December 29, 2012Stanford, CA#2 Connecticut61–35
15November 11, 2013Storrs, CT#1 Connecticut76–57
16April 6, 2014Nashville, TN#1 Connecticut75–56
17November 17, 2014Stanford, CA#6 Stanford88–86OT
18November 12, 2017Columbus, OH#1 Connecticut78–53
Series: Connecticut leads 11–7

References[]

  1. ^ Tylicki, Dan. "UConn Women's Basketball: Why Loss To Stanford Is Good for Women's Hoops". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. ^ Fuller, Jim (2017-11-12). "UConn, Stanford renew rivalry to start season". New Haven Register. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  3. ^ Elliott, Rich; Writer, Staff (2011-11-20). "Stanford, UConn resume what may be top rivalry in women's game". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. ^ "1 vs 2: Stanford, UConn women renew rivalry". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  5. ^ "7 schools with the most women's DI basketball national championships | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  6. ^ a b "Postseason Record". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  7. ^ a b "1920 Media Guide WEB (PDF)" (PDF). University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  8. ^ ALTAVILLA, JOHN. "UConn Women Hope Stanford Rivalry Will Last Indefinitely". mcall.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b c d e Doyle, Paul. "UConn vs. Stanford: Memorable History". courant.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  10. ^ "DI Women's Basketball Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  11. ^ Barkhorn, Eleanor (2010-12-31). "UConn Women's Basketball Loses to Stanford, Ending Record-Breaking Winning Streak". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  12. ^ "Stanford vs. UConn - Game Recap - April 6, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  13. ^ ESPN. "Undefeated UConn back in title game after beating Stanford". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  14. ^ "Year-by-Year Records". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  15. ^ "All-Americans". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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