1990–91 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

The 1990–91 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 6th season at UConn, played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference.

1990–91 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Big East tournament champions
Big East regular season champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 13
Record29–5 (14–2 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Dailey
Assistant coachCharlene Curtis
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons
1990–91 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Connecticut 14 2   .875 29 5   .853
No. 15 Providence 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
St. John's 10 6   .625 16 12   .571
Pittsburgh 10 6   .625 16 13   .552
Seton Hall 7 9   .438 18 11   .621
Boston College 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Georgetown 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Villanova 4 12   .250 12 17   .414
Syracuse 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
1991 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

UConn finished their regular season with a record of 23–4, including 14–2 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. They also won the Big East tournament. Then, they advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, reaching the milestone for the first time in their storied program history.[1]

Roster

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1990–91 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Debbie Baer 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Red Lion Red Lion, PA
G 10 Laura Lishness 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Bristol Eastern Bristol, CT
G/F 14 Tonya Boone 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mount Saint Dominic Academy Newark, NJ
G 21 Orly Grossman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr   Tel Aviv, Israel
F 22 Heidi Law 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr   Harwinton, CT
F 24 Kerry Bascom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Epping Epping, NH
G 31 Wendy Davis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr    
F 33 Meghan Pattyson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Central Bucks East  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season[2]
Nov 23, 1990*
No. 24 at Holy Cross W 87–75  1–0
Hart Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 29, 1990*
No. 23 No. 11 Iowa L 41–58  1–1
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 1, 1990*
No. 23 vs. No. 9 Purdue L 87–89 OT 1–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1990*
No. 23 vs. Harvard W 96–55  2–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1990*
Fairfield W 93–74  3–2
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 8, 1990*
Fordham W 85–43  4–2
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 9, 1990*
No. 2 Auburn W 73–67  5–2
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 15, 1990*
No. 23 Minnesota W 85–60[3]  6–2
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 23, 1990*
No. 24 Hartford W 57–43  7–2
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 31, 1990*
No. 20 Iowa State W 69–56  8–2
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 1, 1991
No. 20 Boston College W 92–67  9–2
(1–0)
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 5, 1991
No. 20 at Georgetown W 86–61  10–2
(2–0)
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 7, 1991
No. 18 at Villanova W 86–61  11–2
(3–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1991
No. 18 St. John's W 77–45  12–2
(4–0)
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 12, 1991
No. 18 Seton Hall W 79–57  13–2
(5–0)
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 16, 1991
No. 18 at Syracuse W 65–63  14–2
(6–0)
 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 23, 1991
No. 17 No. 19 Providence W 86–84  15–2
(7–0)
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 26, 1991
No. 17 Pittsburgh L 59–61  15–3
(7–1)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1991
No. 18 Boston College W 68–65  16–3
(8–1)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 2, 1991
No. 18 Georgetown W 81–51  17–3
(9–1)
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 6, 1991
No. 16 Villanova W 63–40  18–3
(10–1)
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 9, 1991
No. 16 at St. John's W 80–66  19–3
(11–1)
Alumni Hall 
New York, New York
Feb 13, 1991
No. 15 at Seton Hall W 80–59  20–3
(12–1)
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, New Jersey
Feb 17, 1991
No. 15 Syracuse W 85–49  21–3
(13–1)
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 20, 1991*
No. 14 Northeastern W 86–55  22–3
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 23, 1991
No. 14 at No. 19 Providence L 89–91  22–4
(13–2)
Alumni Hall 
Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 25, 1991
No. 13 Pittsburgh W 79–55  23–4
(14–2)
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Big East tournament
March 4, 1991*
(1) No. 13 vs. (8) Villanova
Quarterfinals
W 64–47  24–4
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
March 3, 1991*
(1) No. 13 vs. (4) Seton Hall
Semifinals
W 69–54  25–4
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
March 4, 1991*
(1) No. 13 vs. (2) No. 16 Providence
Championship game
W 79–74  26–4
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 16, 1991*
(3 E) No. 13 (11 E) Toledo
Second round
W 81–80  27–4
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
March 21, 1991*
(3 E) No. 13 vs. (2 E) No. 7 NC State
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 82–71  28–4
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 23, 1991*
(3 E) No. 13 vs. (4 E) No. 21 Clemson
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 60–57[4]  29–4
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 30, 1991*
(3 E) No. 13 vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Virginia
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 55–61[5]  29–5
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP24232324232018181718161514131313Not released
Coaches252523242320 т181817191614 т141614134

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "1990–91 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "UConn Women Excel On Basketball Court". The New York Times. December 23, 1990. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "UConn Advances to the Final Four". The New York Times. March 24, 1991. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Virginia Advances to Women's Final". The Washington Post. March 31, 1991. Retrieved June 15, 2024.