2001–02 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team

The 2001–02 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was coached by Jennifer Rizzotti. This was the first season the women's basketball team qualified for the NCAA tournament.

2001–02 Hartford Hawks women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record16–15 (9–7 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Sullivan
Home arenaChase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
Seasons
2001–02 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 14 2   .875 23 9   .719
Boston U. 10 6   .625 17 11   .607
Binghamton 10 6   .625 19 9   .679
Maine 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
Hartford 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
New Hampshire 9 7   .563 16 13   .552
Stony Brook 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Northeastern 4 12   .250 6 22   .214
Albany 0 16   .000 4 23   .148
2002 America East tournament winner

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16, 2001*
at George Mason L 68–79  0–1
Patriot Center (287)
Fairfax, VA
Nov 17, 2001*
at George Washington L 61–70  0–2
Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (1,094)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 20, 2001*
Dartmouth L 73–79  0–3
Chase Arena (728)
West Hartford, CT
Nov 23, 2001*
vs. Eastern Washington
Atlanta Marriott NW Classic
L 50–67  0–4
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1,390)
Atlanta, GA
Nov 24, 2001*
vs. UNC Ashville
Atlanta Marriott NW Classic
W 89–51  1–4
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1,220)
Atlanta, GA
Dec 1, 2001*
Yale L 47–48  1–5
 (847)
 
Dec 8, 2001*
Fairleigh Dickinson W 66–49  2–5
 (1,360)
 
Dec 12, 2001*
at Central Connecticut
Rivalry
W 61–36  3–5
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (370)
New Britain, CT
Dec 16, 2001*
Rhode Island W 62–59  4–5
Chase Arena (1,196)
West Hartford, CT
Dec 28, 2001*
vs. Clemson L 46–60  4–6
Mohegan Sun Arena (3,349)
Uncasville, CT
Jan 5, 2002
at Northeastern W 69–59  5–6
(1–0)
Solomon Court (406)
Boston, MA
Jan 7, 2002
at Boston University L 58–66  5–7
(1–1)
Case Gym (198)
Boston, MA
Jan 10, 2002
New Hampshire W 69–41  6–7
(2–1)
Chase Arena (879)
West Hartford, CT
Jan 14, 2002*
at Holy Cross L 62–76  6–8
Hart Center (1,782)
Worcester, MA
Jan 17, 2002
Maine L 49–58  6–9
(2–2)
Chase Arena (954)
West Hartford, CT
Jan 20, 2002
at Vermont W 66–63  7–9
(3–2)
Patrick Gym (1,771)
Burlington, VT
Jan 23, 2002
at New Hampshire L 67–79  7–10
(3–3)
Lundholm Gym (303)
Durham, NH
Jan 26, 2002
at Stony Brook L 66–75  7–11
(3–4)
Stony Brook University Arena (563)
Stony Brook, NY
Jan 30, 2002
Boston University L 41–50  7–12
(3–5)
Chase Arena (986)
West Hartford, CT
Feb 6, 2002
Northeastern W 78–58  8–12
(4–5)
Chase Arena (768)
West Hartford, CT
Feb 9, 2002
Binghamton W 55–49  9–12
(5–5)
Chase Arena (1,340)
West Hartford, CT
Feb 11, 2002
at Albany W 74–68  10–12
(6–5)
Recreation and Convocation Center (311)
Guilderland, NY
Feb 15, 2002
Stony Brook W 56–46  11–12
(7–5)
Chase Arena (1,172)
West Hartford, CT
Feb 17, 2002
at Binghamton L 72–78  11–13
(7–6)
 (1,161)
Vestal, NY
Feb 22, 2002
Albany W 71–36  12–13
(8–6)
Chase Arena (1,567)
West Hartford, CT
Feb 24, 2002
Vermont L 57–65  12–14
(8–7)
 (1,303)
West Hartford, CT
Mar 2, 2002
at Maine W 72–58  13–14
(9–7)
Alfond Arena (2,198)
Orono,ME
America East Women's Tournament
Mar 7, 2002
Maine W 59–55  14–14
Chase Arena (2,414)
West Hartford, CT
Mar 8, 2002
Vermont W 60–59  15–14
Chase Arena (2,369)
West Hartford, CT
Mar 9, 2002
Stony Brook W 50–47  16–14
Chase Arena (2,811)
West Hartford, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 16, 2002*
8:30pm
(16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 4 Oklahoma
First Round
L 52–84  16–15
Lloyd Noble Center (11,200)
Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Hartford Hawks Athletics - Record Book" (PDF). Hartfordhawks.com.