2001-2002 Releases Archive

September 2001
Sept. 10, 2001 -- 2001-2002 Schedule Released
Sept. 10, 2001 -- UConn Tabbed Preseason No. 1

October 2001
Oct. 9, 2001 -- UConn Named Preseason No. 1 by Street & Smith's
Oct. 15, 2001 -- Bird Leads Women's Basketball Naismith Award Pre-Season Candidates
Oct. 25, 2001 -- UConn Selected to Finish First in BIG EAST Conference in Coaches' Preseason Poll
Oct. 25, 2001 -- Women's Basketball Schedule Updated
Oct. 27, 2001 -- Tickets on Sale for Men's and Women's Exhibitions
Oct. 29, 2001 -- Women's Basketball Hartford Civic Center Six-Game Season Plan on Sale Thursday, Nov. 1

November 2001
Nov. 1, 2001 -- Huskies Open Season With Friday Exhibition
Nov. 2, 2001 -- Huskies Roll Over the Houston Jaguars in First Exhibition Contest
Nov. 5, 2001 -- UConn Tops USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Coaches' Preseason Poll for Third Consecutive Season
Nov. 5, 2001 -- UConn Overwhelms Remus Powerbasket Wels, 102-41, for Second Exhibition Win
Nov. 6, 2001 -- The Associated Press Tabs UConn Preseason No. 1
Nov. 7, 2001 -- Bird Leads The Associated Press Preseason All-America Team
Nov. 9, 2001 -- Huskies Defeat Fairfield, 93-50, in Season Opener
Nov. 11, 2001 -- Huskies Move to Semifinals of WNIT with win over FIU
Nov. 15, 2001 -- UConn Advances to WNIT Finals with 94-74 Victory Over UNC
Nov. 18, 2001 -- No. 1 UConn Cruises Past No. 3 Vanderbilt, 69-50, in WNIT Finals
Nov. 19, 2001 -- Cash Claims Co-BIG EAST Player of the Week Honors
Nov. 24, 2001 -- Women's Basketball Cruises Past Rhode Island Rams, 84-38
Nov. 26, 2001 -- Huskies Overwhelm Wake Forest, 88-38, in First Road Contest
Nov. 30, 2001 -- Huskies Pull Away with 103-69 Win Over Ball State

December 2001
Dec. 3, 2001 -- Taurasi Garners Weekly Conference Honor
Dec. 4, 2001 -- UConn Dominates St. John's for 88-28 Win in BIG EAST Opener
Dec. 6, 2001 -- Bird Ties Career High as Huskies Roll Over Holy Cross, 97-54
Dec. 9, 2001 -- Huskies Pull Away in Second Half, Top Louisiana Tech, 74-50
Dec. 22, 2001 -- No. 1 UConn Holds Off No. 3 Oklahoma, 86-72
Dec. 27, 2001 -- No. 1 UConn Downs Cal State Northridge, 101-44
Dec. 29, 2001 -- No. 1 UConn Defeats No. 23 Old Dominion, 84-70
Dec. 31, 2001 -- Cash Garners Co-BIG EAST Player of the Week Honors
Dec. 31, 2001 -- Huskies Overwhelm Wright State, 97-39

January 2002
Jan. 2, 2002 -- UConn Dominates Pittsburgh, 112-43
Jan. 5, 2002 -- Huskies Roll Over No. 2 Tennessee, 86-72
Jan. 7, 2002 -- Taurasi Garners Weekly Conference Honor
Jan. 9, 2002 -- Huskies Dominate St. John's for 84-43 Victory
Jan. 12, 2002 -- No. 1 UConn Rolls Over Miami, 96-50
Jan. 14, 2002 -- Swin Cash Receives Weekly Conference Honor
Jan. 15, 2002 -- Huskies Run Past Georgetown, 85-41, to Remain Undefeated
Jan. 19, 2002 -- UConn Takes Out Villanova, 93-60
Jan. 21, 2002 -- UConn Downs Notre Dame, 80-53
Jan. 26, 2002 -- Huskies Hand No. 24 Boston College a 79-56 Loss
Jan. 28, 2002 -- Bird Named Co-BIG EAST Player of the Week
Jan. 29, 2002 -- No. 1 UConn Escapes with 59-50 Victory Over No. 23 Virginia Tech

February 2002
Feb. 3, 2002 -- No. 1 UConn Rolls Over BIG EAST Foe Providence, 85-61
Feb. 4, 2002 - Jones Tabbed BIG EAST Player of the Week
Feb. 6, 2002 -- Huskies Storm Past Seton Hall, 92-40
Feb. 10, 2002 -- Huskies Roll in Rematch with Virginia Tech, 77-42
Feb. 11, 2002 -- Cash Tabbed BIG EAST Co-Player of the Week
Feb. 12, 2002 -- Four Huskies Named Naismith Award Finalists
Feb. 13, 2002 -- UConn Pulls Away From Syracuse, 85-55
Feb. 18, 2002 -- Taurasi Named Co-BIG EAST Player of the Week
Feb. 20, 2002 -- Auriemma Named a Finalist for Naismith Coach of the Year
Feb. 20, 2002 -- Seniors Shine in 106-41 Win Over Providence On Senior Night
Feb. 21, 2002 -- Jones Named to Verizon Academic All-District I Basketball First Team
Feb. 23, 2002 -- UConn Storms Past Rutgers, 80-42
Feb. 26, 2002 -- Huskies Roll Over West Virginia, 89-60
Feb. 26, 2002 -- BIG EAST Championship Field Set

March 2002
Mar. 1, 2002 -- Bird, Auriemma Headline Husky Award Winners at BIG EAST Awards Banquet
Mar. 3, 2002 -- Huskies Advance to BIG EAST Semis With Win Over Seton Hall
Mar. 4, 2002 -- Huskies Blitz Villanova, 83-39, To Advance to BIG EAST Final
Mar. 5, 2002 -- Huskies Win Ninth Consecutive BIG EAST Title
Mar. 12, 2002 -- Auriemma Named A Finalist for WBCA National Coach of the Year
Mar. 19, 2002 -- Bird, Auriemma Win Naismith Awards
Mar. 19, 2002 -- Huskies Advance to Elite Eight With Win Over Penn State
Mar. 25, 2002 -- UConn Earns Final Four Trip with 85-64 Win Over Old Dominion
Mar. 28, 2002 -- Bird Snags Wade Trophy National Player of the Year
Mar. 29, 2002 -- Huskies Advance to National Championship Game
Mar. 31, 2002 -- UConn Grabs Third National Title
April 2002
April 2, 2002 -- Championship Attracts Record TV Audience
April 2, 2002 -- Bird, Taurasi Finalists For Honda Sports Award
April 10, 2002 -- Bird Wins Honda Award for Basketball
April 19, 2002 -- Four Huskies Drafted into the WNBA