Hartford Hawks women's basketball

Hartford Hawks

2017–18 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team

University

University of Hartford

All-time record

531–583

Head coach

Kim McNeill (1st 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 second round

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 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	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	3–23	1–11	7th
Carlos Aldave:		9–41	1–11
Jean Walling Murphy (America East) (1986–1990)
1986–87	Jean Walling Murphy	7–18	3–11	7th
1987–88	Jean Walling Murphy	9–18	6–8	5th
1988–89	Jean Walling Murphy	4–19	4–8	7th
1989–90	Jean Walling Murphy	4–22	2–10	T-6th
Jean Walling Murphy:		24–77	15–37
Mark Schmidt (America East) (1990–1992)
1990–91	Mark Schmidt	11–18	5–5	4th
1991–92	Mark Schmidt	9–19	2–12	8th
Mark Schmidt:		20–37	7–17
Allison Jones (America East) (1992–1999)
1992–93	Allison Jones	11–16	6–8	5th
1993–94	Allison Jones	9–18	2–12	8th
1994–95	Allison Jones	7–20	2–14	9th
1995–96	Allison Jones	15–13	10–8	4th
1996–97	Allison Jones	15–12	12–6	4th
1997–98	Allison Jones	11–16	10–8	T-4th
1998–99	Allison Jones	8–19	5–13	9th
Allison Jones:		76–114	47–69
Jennifer Rizzotti (America East) (1999–2016)
1999-00	Jennifer Rizzotti	14–14	9–9	5th
2000–01	Jennifer Rizzotti	15–14	9–9	4th
2001–02	Jennifer Rizzotti	16–15	9–7	5th#	NCAA First Round
2002–03	Jennifer Rizzotti	7–21	5–11	8th
2003–04	Jennifer Rizzotti	18–12	9–9	4th
2004–05	Jennifer Rizzotti	22–9	13–5	2nd#	NCAA First Round
2005–06	Jennifer Rizzotti	27–4	15–1	1st#	NCAA Second Round
2006–07	Jennifer Rizzotti	25–9	15–1	1st	WNIT Second Round
2007–08	Jennifer Rizzotti	28–6	14–2	1st#	NCAA Second Round
2008–09	Jennifer Rizzotti	20–12	14–2	2nd	WNIT Second Round
2009–10	Jennifer Rizzotti	27–5	16–0	1st	NCAA First Round	25
2010–11	Jennifer Rizzotti	17–15	11–5	4th#	NCAA First Round
2011–12	Jennifer Rizzotti	19–13	10–6	3rd	WNIT First Round
2012–13	Jennifer Rizzotti	21–12	10–6	3rd	WNIT First Round
2013–14	Jennifer Rizzotti	13–18	9–7	5th
2014–15	Jennifer Rizzotti	16–17	8–8	5th
2015–16	Jennifer Rizzotti	11–19	7–9	6th
Jennifer Rizzotti:		316–216	183–97
Kim McNeill (America East) (2016–present)
2016–17	Kim McNeill	17–14	7–9	6th
Kim McNeill:		17–14	7–9
Total:		531–583
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

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.^[4] 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.^[5]
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.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Head coaches

Nancy Lauritis (1975–1976)
Roger Wickman (1976–1984)
Carlos Aldave (1984–1986)
Jean Walling Murphy (1986–1990)
Mark Schmidt (1990–1992)
Allison Jones (1992–1999)
Jennifer Rizzotti (1999–2016) led the lady Hawks to 6 NCAA Tournaments appearances. She was inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
Kim McNeill (2016–present)

References

↑ University of Hartford Brand Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 9, 2016.
1 2 "2012–13 Media Guide" (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved 15 Sep 2013.
↑ "2010–11 Media Guide". University of Hartford. Retrieved 15 Sep 2013.
↑ "2008 WNBA DRAFT BOARD". WNBA. Retrieved 16 Sep 2013.
↑ Riley, Lori (May 14, 2008). "Uhart's Hood Released". The Hartford Courant. Richard Graziano. Retrieved 16 Sep 2013.
↑ "Honorees". New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 Sep 2013.
↑ "PSU Women’s Basketball Coach earns Hall of Fame nod". Plymouth State University. May 23, 2013. Retrieved 16 Sep 2013.
↑ "Bridgeport's Beverly inducted to New England Basketball Hall of Fame". CTPost. June 21, 2013. Retrieved 16 Sep 2013.

External links

Official site

America East Conference women's basketball
Teams	Albany Great Danes Binghamton Bearcats Hartford Hawks Maine Black Bears UMBC Retrievers UMass Lowell River Hawks New Hampshire Wildcats Stony Brook Seawolves Vermont Catamounts
Championships & awards	America East Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

University of Hartford
Located in: Hartford, Connecticut
Academics	Colleges: University of Hartford Hartt School Hartford College for Women University High School of Science and Engineering Barney School of Business Hartford Art School College of Arts and Sciences
Athletics	Hartford Hawks Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's golf Women's golf Lacrosse Men's tennis Women's tennis America East Conference Big Sky Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Life	Aerie Edward Lewis Wallant Award WWUH Wadsworth Atheneum
People	Alfred Fuller Charles T. Hillyer Jeff Bagwell
Founded: 1957 Students: 7,025 Endowment: uS$144.9 million

Hartford Hawks women's basketball
Venues	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1990–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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