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1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

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1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Big East tournament champions
Big East regular season champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record35–0 (18–0 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Dailey
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons
1994–95 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Connecticut 18 0   1.000 35 0   1.000
Villanova 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
Seton Hall 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
Pittsburgh 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
St. John's 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Miami (FL) 8 10   .444 11 16   .407
Georgetown 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Providence 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Syracuse 5 13   .278 7 20   .259
Boston College 3 15   .167 13 14   .481
1995 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 1, 1995
Rankings from AP poll

The 1994–95 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. 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 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

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1994–95 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 5 Kim Better 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr
G 10 Missy Rose 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So
G 21 Jennifer Rizzotti 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr New Fairfield, Connecticut
F 25 Brenda Marquis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr
F 31 Carla Berube 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Oxford, Massachusetts
G 32 Pam Webber 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr
F 33 Jamelle Elliott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Washington, D.C.
F 34 Kelley Hunt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Londonderry, New Hampshire
F 40 Jill Gelfenbien 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Wethersfield, Connecticut
F 42 Nykesha Sales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bloomfield, Connecticut
F 44 Sarah Northway Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Brainerd, Minnesota
C 50 Rebecca Lobo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Southwick, Massachusetts
C 52 Kara Wolters 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) So Holliston, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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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 (7,265)
Storrs, CT
11/27/1994*
Rhode Island
Connecticut Classic
W 92–59  2–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,029)
Storrs, CT
12/4/1994
Villanova W 80–42  3–0
(1–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,388)
Storrs, CT
12/7/1994*
at Holy Cross W 77–52  4–0
Hart Center (2,583)
Worcester, MA
12/10/1994*
at NC State W 98–75  5–0
Reynolds Coliseum (1,066)
Raleigh, NC
12/23/1994*
Iona W 101–42  6–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,192)
Storrs, CT
12/28/1994*
California W 99–52  7–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
1/2/1995
Pittsburgh W 100–67  8–0
(2–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,859)
Storrs, CT
1/5/1995
at Georgetown W 103–64  9–0
(3–0)
McDonough Gymnasium (1,005)
Washington, D.C.
1/7/1995
at St. John's W 95–64  10–0
(4–0)
Carnesecca Arena (872)
Queens, NY
1/11/1995
No. 2 Providence W 104–50  11–0
(5–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,586)
Storrs, CT
1/13/1995
No. 2 Seton Hall W 80–36  12–0
(6–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
1/16/1995*
 ESPN
No. 2 #1 Tennessee
Rivalry
W 77–66  13–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
1/18/1995
No. 1 at Boston College W 79–54  14–0
(7–0)
Conte Forum (2,415)
Chestnut Hill, MA
1/22/1995
No. 1 Syracuse W 89–58  15–0
(8–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
1/24/1995
No. 1 at Miami (FL) W 92–51  16–0
(9–0)
Miami Arena (921)
Miami, FL
1/28/1995*
No. 1 at Kansas
PowerBar Shootout
W 97–87  17–0
Kemper Arena (16,981)
Kansas City, MO
1/31/1995
No. 1 at Providence W 89–56  18–0
(10–0)
Alumni Hall (2,013)
Providence, RI
2/5/1995
No. 1 Georgetown W 94–72  19–0
(11–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
2/9/1995
No. 1 Miami (FL) W 85–48  20–0
(12–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
2/12/1995
No. 1 at Seton Hall W 84–62  21–0
(13–0)
Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
2/16/1995
No. 1 at Pittsburgh W 71–43  22–0
(14–0)
Fitzgerald Field House (1,896)
Pittsburgh, PA
2/19/1995
No. 1 Boston College W 86–34  23–0
(15–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
2/22/1995
No. 1 St. John's W 103–56  24–0
(16–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
2/25/1995
No. 1 at Syracuse W 77–59  25–0
(17–0)
Manley Field House (3,517)
Syracuse, NY
2/27/1995
No. 1 at Villanova W 79–54  26–0
(18–0)
duPont Pavilion (3,622)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
3/4/1995
No. 1 Providence
Quarterfinals
W 92–63  27–0
Walsh Gymnasium (1,950)
South Orange, NJ
3/5/1995
No. 1 Pittsburgh
Semifinals
W 95–63  28–0
Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
03/06/1995
No. 1 Seton Hall
Championship
W 85–49  29–0
Walsh Gymnasium (3,200)
South Orange, NJ
NCAA tournament
3/16/1995*
(1) No. 1 (16) Maine
First Round
W 105–75  30–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
3/20/1995*
(1) No. 1 (8) Virginia Tech
Second Round
W 91–45  31–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
3/24/1995*
(1) No. 1 (4) Alabama
Sweet Sixteen
W 87–56  32–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
3/26/1995*
(1) No. 1 (3) Virginia
Elite Eight
W 67–63  33–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
4/1/1995*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (2 W) No. 4 Stanford
Final Four
W 87–60  34–0
Target Center (18,038)
Minneapolis, MN
4/2/1995*
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Tennessee
Championship/Rivalry
W 70–64[3]  35–0
Target Center (18,038)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP433222222111111111Not released
Coaches5532222221111111111

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ 2016–17 Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016–2017 Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "UCONN FINISHES PERFECT SEASON WITH NCAA TITLE WIN OVER VOLS". The Deseret News. April 3, 1995. Retrieved March 27, 2024.