Hartford Hawks women's basketball

Hartford Hawks
2017–18 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team
University University of Hartford
All-time record 550–596 (.480)
Head coach Kim McNeill (2nd season)
Conference America East
Location West Hartford, Connecticut
Arena Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
(Capacity: 4,017)
Nickname Hawks
Colors Scarlet and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2006, 2008
NCAA Tournament appearances
2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
Conference tournament champions
2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011
Conference regular season champions
2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
2013–14 Hartford Hawks Women's Basketball team

The Hartford Hawks women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference. The school began the women's basketball team in 1975 as a Division III school. The program moved to Division II and was a member of the Northeast-10 Conference (originally Northeast-7) between 1980 and 1984. The school transitioned to Division I in 1984, playing as an independent school in 1984–85, and then becoming part of the Seaboard Conference in 1985–86. The Seaboard Conference became the North Atlantic Conference in 1989, and changed their name to America East in 1996.[2]

Year by year results

Sources: Hartford Media Guide[3] America East Media Guide[2]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll
Nancy Lauritis (DIII) (1975–1976)
1975–76 Nancy Lauritis 2–6–
Nancy Lauritis: 2–6–
Roger Wickman (DIII,DII) (1976–1984)
1976–77 Roger Wickman 11–2–
1977–78 Roger Wickman 11–2–
1978–79 Roger Wickman 8–8–
1979–80 Roger Wickman 14–3–
1980–81 Roger Wickman 8–11–
1981–82 Roger Wickman 7–14–
1982–83 Roger Wickman 5–18–
1983–84 Roger Wickman 3–20–
Roger Wickman: 67–78–
Carlos Aldave (Independent, America East) (1984–1986)
1984–85 Carlos Aldave 6–18–
1985–86 Carlos Aldave 3–231–117th
Carlos Aldave: 9–411–11
Jean Walling Murphy (America East) (1986–1990)
1986–87 Jean Walling Murphy 7–183–117th
1987–88 Jean Walling Murphy 9–186–85th
1988–89 Jean Walling Murphy 4–194–87th
1989–90 Jean Walling Murphy 4–222–10T-6th
Jean Walling Murphy: 24–7715–37
Mark Schmidt (America East) (1990–1992)
1990–91 Mark Schmidt 11–185–54th
1991–92 Mark Schmidt 9–192–128th
Mark Schmidt: 20–377–17
Allison Jones (America East) (1992–1999)
1992–93 Allison Jones 11–166–85th
1993–94 Allison Jones 9–182–128th
1994–95 Allison Jones 7–202–149th
1995–96 Allison Jones 15–1310–84th
1996–97 Allison Jones 15–1212–64th
1997–98 Allison Jones 11–1610–8T-4th
1998–99 Allison Jones 8–195–139th
Allison Jones: 76–11447–69
Jennifer Rizzotti (America East) (1999–2016)
1999-00 Jennifer Rizzotti 14–149–95th
2000–01 Jennifer Rizzotti 15–149–94th
2001–02 Jennifer Rizzotti 16–159–75th#NCAA First Round
2002–03 Jennifer Rizzotti 7–215–118th
2003–04 Jennifer Rizzotti 18–129–94th
2004–05 Jennifer Rizzotti 22–913–52nd#NCAA First Round
2005–06 Jennifer Rizzotti 27–415–11st#NCAA Second Round[4][5]
2006–07 Jennifer Rizzotti 25–915–11stWNIT Second Round
2007–08 Jennifer Rizzotti 28–614–21st#NCAA Second Round[6]
2008–09 Jennifer Rizzotti 20–1214–22ndWNIT Second Round
2009–10 Jennifer Rizzotti 27–516–01stNCAA First Round25
2010–11 Jennifer Rizzotti 17–1511–54th#NCAA First Round
2011–12 Jennifer Rizzotti 19–1310–63rdWNIT First Round
2012–13 Jennifer Rizzotti 21–1210–63rdWNIT First Round
2013–14 Jennifer Rizzotti 13–189–75th
2014–15 Jennifer Rizzotti 16–178–85th
2015–16 Jennifer Rizzotti 11–197–96th
Jennifer Rizzotti: 316–216183–97
Kim McNeill (America East) (2016–present)
2016–17 Kim McNeill 17–147–96th
2017–18 Kim McNeill 19–139–76th
Kim McNeill: 36–2716–16
Total:550–596

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  1. Conference tournament winner

Notable players

Danielle Hood, basketball player for the University of Hartford women's basketball team. Taken at fundraiser, where she was the featured speaker.
  • Danielle Hood, played 2004–2008. Was drafted by the Atlanta Dream as the 32nd pick of the 2008 draft.[7] Although she did not make the final roster, she is the first player from Hartford, and only the second player from an America East Conference team to be drafted by the WNBA.[8]
  • Liz Stich, played 2001–2005. Coached Plymouth State University from 2012–2015. She was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
  • Erica Beverly, played 2005–2010. She was inducted to the New England Basketball Hall of Fame.[9][10][11]

Head coaches

References

  1. ↑ University of Hartford Brand Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "2012–13 Media Guide" (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved 15 Sep 2013.
  3. ↑ "2010–11 Media Guide". University of Hartford. Retrieved 15 Sep 2013.
  4. ↑ Litsky, Frank (March 19, 2006). "Staley and Rizzotti Have Been There and Done That". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 Feb 2018.
  5. ↑ "Women's basketball team bows out in NCAA first round". The Temple News. March 14, 2006. Retrieved 4 Feb 2018.
  6. ↑ Foster, Mary (March 23, 2008). "Hartford surprises Syracuse". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 4 Feb 2018.
  7. ↑ "2008 WNBA DRAFT BOARD". WNBA. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 16 Sep 2013.
  8. ↑ Riley, Lori (May 14, 2008). "Uhart's Hood Released". The Hartford Courant. Richard Graziano. Retrieved 16 Sep 2013.
  9. ↑ "Honorees". New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 Sep 2013.
  10. ↑ "PSU Women's Basketball Coach earns Hall of Fame nod". Plymouth State University. May 23, 2013. Retrieved 16 Sep 2013.
  11. ↑ "Bridgeport's Beverly inducted to New England Basketball Hall of Fame". CTPost. June 21, 2013. Retrieved 16 Sep 2013.
  12. ↑ Schubert, William (August 31, 1999). "Women's Coach For Hawks Resigns". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 4 Feb 2018.
  13. ↑ Anthony, Mike (April 15, 2016). "After 316 Wins At UHart, Jen Rizzotti Leaving To Coach At George Washington". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 4 Feb 2018.
  14. ↑ Conner, Desond (May 25, 2016). "Hartford Hires UVA's Kim McNeill As Women's Basketball Coach To Replace Jen Rizzotti". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 4 Feb 2018.
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