2007–08 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team

The 2007–08 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The hawks were led by ninth year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti. This was the second time in school history that the team advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

2007–08 Hartford Hawks women's basketball
America East regular season champions America East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	28–6 (14–2 America East)
Head coach	Jennifer Rizzotti (9th season)
Assistant coach	Bill Sullivan
Home arena	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion

2007–08 America East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hartford	14	–	2		.875			28	–	6		.824
Vermont	13	–	3		.813			24	–	9		.727
Boston U.	11	–	5		.688			20	–	12		.625
Albany	10	–	6		.625			13	–	18		.419
Binghamton	9	–	7		.563			11	–	19		.367
UMBC	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
New Hampshire	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Maine	4	–	12		.250			7	–	23		.233
Stony Brook	2	–	14		.125			8	–	23		.258
† 2008 America East tournament winner

Roster

2007–08 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jackie Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Holyoke Westfield, MA F/C 3 Kacey Pratt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Spencerport Rochester, NY G 4 Jamie McCabe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Aptos Aptos, CA G 10 Courtney Gomez 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Norwich Free Academy Lisbon, CT G/F 11 Jenna Peterson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Oakley Oakley, ID G/F 14 Amanda Weaver 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr York Catholic York, PA G 21 Jonyce Hollins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Bloomfield Technical East Orange, NJ G 22 Mary Silvia 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Reading Memorial Reading, MA G 23 Lisa Etienne 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Penn State Norwalk, CT F/C 24 Danielle Hood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Walter Panas Cortlandt Manor, NY F 32 Erica Beverly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Kolbe Cathedral Bridgeport, CT G 33 MaryLynne Schaefer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Westfield Centreville, VA F/C 40 Diana Delva 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Westhill Stamford, CT F 44 Katie Kelley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Corcoran Syracuse, NY	Head coach Jennifer Rizzotti (Connecticut) Assistant coach(es) Brian Mik (Southern Connecticut) Bill Sullivan (Connecticut) 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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2007* 2:00 pm		at Kansas	L 72–76	0–1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
Nov 13, 2007* 7:00 pm		at Providence	W 77–60	1–1	Alumni Hall (178) Providence, RI
Nov 16, 2007* 7:00 pm		Columbia	W 57–33	2–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Nov 20, 2007* 6:30 pm		at BYU	W 70–59	3–1	Marriott Center  Provo, UT
Nov 23, 2007* 2:00 pm		vs. UAB Jack In The Box Rainbow Wahine Classic	W 83–74	4–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
Nov 24, 2007* 10:30 pm		vs. Hawaii Jack In The Box Rainbow Wahine Classic	W 76–63	5–1	Stan Sheriff Center (1,755) Honolulu, HI
Nov 25, 2007* 10:30 pm		vs. Virginia Jack In The Box Rainbow Wahine Classic	W 70–53	6–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
Dec 1, 2007* 2:00 pm		at UMass	L 60–72	6–2	Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
Dec 7, 2007* 7:00 pm		St. John's	W 64–62	7–2	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Dec 9, 2007* 2:00 pm		Hofstra	W 73–42	8–2	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Dec 12, 2007* 7:30 pm		at Marist	W 49–32	9–2	McCann Arena (1,538) Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 22, 2007* 2:00 pm		No. 23 Michigan State	W 54–51	10–2	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Dec 29, 2007* 7:00 pm		at No. 1 UConn	L 24–70	10–3	XL Center  Hartford, CT
America East regular season
Jan 5, 2008 1:00 pm		at Boston University	L 60–62	10–4 (0–1)	Case Gym  Boston, MA
Jan 13, 2008 6:00 pm		Vermont	W 67–58	11–4 (1–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Jan 16, 2008 7:00 pm		at New Hampshire	W 71–56	12–4 (2–1)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
Jan 19, 2008 7:00 pm		at Maine	W 56–38	13–4 (3–1)	Alfond Arena  Orono, ME
Jan 22, 2008 7:30 pm		Binghamton	W 62–45	14–4 (4–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Jan 26, 2008 2:00 pm		Albany	W 63–55	15–4 (5–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Jan 29, 2008 7:00 pm		at Stony Brook	W 70–55	16–4 (6–1)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
Feb 5, 2008 7:00 pm		UMBC	W 67–39	17–4 (7–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Feb 9, 2008 2:00 pm		Boston University	W 61–54	18–4 (8–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Feb 13, 2008 7:00 pm		at Vermont	L 66–69	18–5 (8–2)	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
Feb 16, 2008 2:00 pm		New Hampshire	W 74–44	19–5 (9–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Feb 20, 2008 7:00 pm		at Binghamton	W 71–63	20–5 (10–2)	Binghamton University Events Center  Vestal, NY
Feb 27, 2008 7:00 pm		at Albany	W 57–43	21–5 (11–2)	SEFCU Arena  Albany, NY
Mar 1, 2008 2:00 pm		Maine	W 67–45	22–5 (12–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Mar 5, 2008 7:00 pm		Stony Brook	W 81–46	23–5 (13–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Mar 8, 2008 7:00 pm		UMBC	W 78–68	24–5 (14–2)	Retriever Activities Center  Catonsville, MD
America East tournament
Mar 14, 2008 6:00 pm		Stony Brook Quarterfinals	W 72–41	25–5
Mar 15, 2008 5:00 pm		Albany Semifinals	W 60–40	26–5
Mar 16, 2008 5:00 pm		Boston University Championship	W 61–45	27–5
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2008 2:30pm, ESPN2	(10 OKC)	vs. (7 OKC) Syracuse First round	W 59–55	28–5	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 24, 2008 9:30pm, ESPN2	(10 OKC)	vs. (2 OKC) No. 8 Texas A&M Second round	L 39–63	28–6	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. OKC=Oklahoma City. All times are in Eastern Time.