Connecticut Women’s Basketball 2020 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 3, 2020 · CSM Staff
Connecticut Huskies
American (29-3, 16-0)
Big Wins: 11/24 at Ohio State (73-62), 12/16 at DePaul (84-74), 1/23 Tennessee (60-45)
Bad Losses: 1/9 Baylor (58-74), 2/3 Oregon (56-74), 210 at South Carolina (52-70)
Coach: Geno Auriemma
Probable Starters:
Crystal Dangerfield, Senior, Guard, 14.9 ppg, 3.9 apg
Christyn Williams, Sophomore, Guard, 14.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.3 apg
Anna Makurat, Freshman, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.3 apg
Megan Walker, Junior, Forward, 19.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.9 apg
Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Sophomore, Forward, 10.9 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.8 apg, 3.1 bpg
Key Role Players:
Aubrey Griffin, Freshman, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Kyla Irwin, Senior, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.9 (16th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 53.1 (7, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.9 (8, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 33.4 (6, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.7 (12, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.8 (1, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.4 (203, 5)
Rebound Margin: 8.6 (17, 2)
Assists Per Game: 19.0 (7, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.2 (75, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round win over Towson |
| 2019 | NCAA | Second Round win over Buffalo |
| 2019 | NCAA | Third Round win over UCLA |
| 2019 | NCAA | Quarterfinal win over Louisville |
| 2019 | NCAA | Semifinal loss to Notre Dame |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over St. Francis (PA) |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Quinnipiac |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Duke |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Final win over South Carolina |
| 2018 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Notre Dame |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Albany |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Syracuse |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over UCLA |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Oregon |
| 2017 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Mississippi State |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Robert Morris |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Duquesne |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Mississippi State |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Texas |
| 2016 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Oregon State |
| 2016 | NCAA | National Final win over Syracuse |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Rutgers |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Texas |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Dayton |
| 2015 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Maryland |
| 2015 | NCAA | National Final win over Notre Dame |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Prairie View A&M |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Saint Joseph’s |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over BYU |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Texas A&M |
| 2014 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Stanford |
| 2014 | NCAA | National Final win over Notre Dame |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Idaho |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Vanderbilt |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Maryland |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Kentucky |
| 2013 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Notre Dame |
| 2013 | NCAA | National Final win over Louisville |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Prairie View A&M |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Kansas State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Penn State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Kentucky |
| 2012 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Notre Dame |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Hartford |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Purdue |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Georgetown |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Duke |
| 2011 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Notre Dame |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Southern |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Temple |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Iowa State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Florida State |
| 2010 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Baylor |
| 2010 | NCAA | National Final win over Stanford |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Vermont |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Florida |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over California |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Arizona State |
| 2009 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Stanford |
| 2009 | NCAA | National Final win over Louisville |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Cornell |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Texas |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Old Dominion |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Rutgers |
| 2008 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss over Stanford |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UMBC |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Wisconsin-Green Bay |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over North Carolina State |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to LSU |
*all team stats through 3/5
