2007–08 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

2007–08 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
2007–08 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Big East tournament champions ; Big East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 1
Record	36–2 (15–1 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma;
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coaches	Jamelle Elliott; Shea Ralph;
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

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).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	31	Tina Charles	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Christ the King	Jamaica, N.Y.
G	30	Lorin Dixon	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Christ the King	Springfield Gardens, N.Y.
G	13	Jacquie Fernandes	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Heritage Christian	Pawcatuck, Conn.
F	22	Meghan Gardler	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Cardinal O'Hara	Springfield, Pa.
G	32	Kalana Greene	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Timberland	Saint Stephen, South Carolina
F/C	51	Cassie Kerns	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Valparaiso	Valparaiso, Ind.
C	12	Jessica McCormack	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Fr	Northcote College/UW	Auckland, New Zealand
F	41	Kaili McLaren	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Our Lady of Good Counsel	Washington, D.C.
G	20	Renee Montgomery	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	South Charleston	St. Albans, West Virginia
F	23	Maya Moore	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Collins Hill	Lawrenceville, Georgia
G	2	Tahirah Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Immaculate Heart Academy	Montclair, New Jersey

Head coach

Geno Auriemma

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Dailey
Jamelle Elliott
Shea Ralph

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
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.

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Rankings

References

^ "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.

[1] "Stanford and Tennessee make final". The New York Times. April 7, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[2] "2007 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

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v t e 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 Syracuse Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky UConn Husky Bird at the Buzzer Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders WNBA draftees
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 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 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References