2007–08 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

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).

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

2007–08 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

	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

Roster

2007–08 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
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	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.

Rankings

Main article: 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

• 2007–08 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team