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1995–96 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

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1995–96Connecticut 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. 3
Record	34–4 (17–1 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma (11th season)
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coaches	Tonya Cardoza Charlene Curtis
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Connecticut †	17	–	1	.944	34	–	4	.895
No. 21 Notre Dame	15	–	3	.833	23	–	8	.742
Villanova	13	–	5	.722	21	–	7	.750
Seton Hall	9	–	9	.500	16	–	13	.552
Miami (FL)	9	–	9	.500	14	–	13	.519
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
Providence	9	–	9	.500	12	–	15	.444
Rutgers	8	–	10	.444	13	–	15	.464
Boston College	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Georgetown	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
West Virginia	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
St. John's	4	–	14	.222	6	–	21	.222
Pittsburgh	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200

†1996 Big East Tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll

The1995–96 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented theUniversity of Connecticut (UConn) during the1995–96 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led byHall of Fame head coachGeno Auriemma in his 11th season at UConn, played their home games atHarry A. Gampel Pavilion and were members of theBig East Conference.

UConn finished their regular season with a record of 27–3, including 17–1 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. They also won the Big East tournament. Then, in theNCAA Tournament, they defeated Howard, Michigan State, San Francisco, and Vanderbilt to make a return trip to the Final Four. In the National semifinals, UConn was beaten by Tennessee as the Lady Vols avenged their loss in the National championship from the prior season.

Roster

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1995–96 UConn Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	5	Kim Better	5ft 7in(1.7 m)	Sr	Suitland, Maryland
G	10	Missy Rose	5ft 10in(1.78 m)	Jr	Scranton, Pennsylvania
G	21	Jennifer Rizzotti	5ft 5in(1.65 m)	Sr	New Fairfield, Connecticut
G	23	Rita Williams	5ft 6in(1.68 m)	So	Norwalk, Connecticut
F	25	Brenda Marquis	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	So	Moosup, Connecticut
F	31	Carla Berube	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	Jr	Oxford, Massachusetts
F	33	Jamelle Elliott	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	Sr	Washington, D.C.
F	34	Kelley Hunt	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	So	Londonderry, New Hampshire
F	42	Nykesha Sales	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	So	Bloomfield, Connecticut
F	44	Sarah Northway	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	Sr	Brainerd, Minnesota
C	52	Kara Wolters	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	Jr	Holliston, Massachusetts

Head coach

Geno Auriemma

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Currentredshirt

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season^[1]
Nov 19, 1995*	No. 1	vs. No. 4 Louisiana Tech Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic	L 81–83 ^OT	0–1	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Nov 24, 1995*	No. 3	vs. Northern Arizona Wahine Classic	W 87–63	1–1	Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI
Nov 25, 1995*	No. 3	vs. Oregon State Wahine Classic	W 88–70	2–1	Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI
Nov 26, 1995*	No. 3	at Hawaii Wahine Classic	W 65–48	3–1	Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI
Dec 2, 1995	No. 2	vs. North Carolina Central Fidelity Invitational Tournament	W 77-62	4-1	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
Dec 3, 1995	No. 2	vs. No. 23 Alabama Central Fidelity Invitational Tournament	W 81-67	5-1	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
Dec 7, 1995	No. 3	West Virginia	W 79-47	6-1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Dec 9, 1995	No. 3	Loyola (MD) Connecticut Classic	W 74-22	7-1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Dec 10, 1995	No. 3	Duquesne Connecticut Classic	W 88-60	8-1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Dec 22, 1995	No. 2	Rhode Island	W 84-65	9-1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Dec 29, 1995	No. 2	Northeastern	W 96-34	10-1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Jan 2, 1996	No. 2	at Syracuse	L 59-62	10-2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Jan 4, 1996	No. 2	Georgetown	W 96-64	11-2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Jan 6, 1996*	No. 2	at No. 4 Tennessee Rivalry	W 59–53	12–2	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Big East tournament
March 3, 1996*	(1)No. 2	(8) Rutgers Quarterfinals	W 93–64	28–3	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
March 4, 1996*	(1)No. 2	(13) Pittsburgh Semifinals	W 83–51	29–3	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
March 5, 1996*	(1)No. 2	(2) No. 22 Notre Dame Championship game	W 75–54	30–3	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
NCAA tournament
March 16, 1996*	(1 ME)No. 2	(16 ME) Howard First round	W 94–63	31–3	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
March 18, 1996*	(1 ME)No. 2	(9 ME) Michigan State Second round	W 88–68	32–3	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
March 25, 1996*	(1 ME)No. 2	vs. (12 ME) San Francisco Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 72–44	33–3	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
March 25, 1996*	(1 ME)No. 2	vs. (3 ME) No. 12 Vanderbilt Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 67–57^[2]	34–3	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
March 29, 1996*	(1 ME)No. 2	vs. (1 E) No. 4 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four/Rivalry	L 83–88 ^{OT^[3]}	34–4	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEST.

Rankings

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Main article:1995–96 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	1	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	Not released
Coaches	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3

References

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^"1995 Women's Basketball Schedule".University of Connecticut Athletics. RetrievedJune 19, 2024.
^"Resolute UConn Rallies into Women's Final Four".The Chicago Tribune. March 26, 1996. RetrievedJune 19, 2024.
^"UConn's Title Dreams Ended By Semifinal Loss to Tennessee".The New York Times. March 30, 1996. RetrievedJune 19, 2024.

v t e UConn Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) PeoplesBank Arena (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	List of 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

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