2004–05 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

2004–05 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
2004–05 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Big East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
Record	25–8 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach	Geno Auriemma;
Associate head coach	Chris Dailey
Assistant coach	Jamelle Elliott
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 ⊟

2004–05 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Rutgers	14	–	2	.875	28	–	7	.800
No. 11 Notre Dame	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
No. 10 Connecticut †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
No. 25 Boston College	10	–	6	.625	20	–	10	.667
Villanova	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
St. John's	7	–	9	.438	20	–	11	.645
West Virginia	7	–	9	.438	21	–	13	.618
Georgetown	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
Seton Hall	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Pittsburgh	5	–	11	.313	13	–	15	.464
Syracuse	4	–	12	.250	13	–	16	.448
Providence	0	–	16	.000	1	–	27	.036


† 2005 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2004–05 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Coached by Geno Auriemma, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the main UConn campus in Storrs, and were a member of the Big East Conference. They reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season 25–8 (13–3 Big East).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Ashley Valley	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Rice Memorial	Colchester, Vermont
G	12	Stacey Marron	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	La Cueva	Albuquerque, New Mexico
G	21	Nicole Wolff	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Walpole	Walpole, Massachusetts
F	22	Ashley Battle	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	The Linsly School	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F/C	23	Willnett Crockett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Narbonne	Harbor City, California
G	25	Mel Thomas	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Mount Notre Dame	Cincinnati, Ohio
C	31	Jessica Moore (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Colony	Palmer, AK
G/F	33	Barbara Turner	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	East Technical	Cleveland, Ohio
G	43	Ann Strother	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Highlands Ranch	Castle Rock, Colorado

Head coach

Geno Auriemma

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Dailey
Jamelle Elliott

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2004*	No. 4	Buffalo	W 107–40	1–0	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Nov 21, 2004*	No. 4	vs. No. 9 North Carolina Jimmy V Classic	L 65–71	1–1	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 1, 2004*	No. 8	USF	W 76–65	2–1	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 5, 2004*	No. 8	Holy Cross	W 75–36	3–1	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 7, 2004*	No. 8	Hartford	W 55–32	4–1	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 21, 2004*	No. 8	at Arizona State	L 50–61	4–2	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
Dec 23, 2004*	No. 8	at Colorado State	W 63–44	5–2	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 27, 2004*	No. 8	George Mason	W 76–44	6–2	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 29, 2004*	No. 11	No. 10 Michigan State	L 51–67	6–3	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 2, 2005	No. 11	at St. John's	W 60–32	7–3 (1–0)	Alumni Hall New York, New York
Jan 8, 2005*	No. 15	No. 10 Tennessee	L 67–68	8–4	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 12, 2005	No. 16	at No. 7 Notre Dame	W 67–50	9–4 (3–0)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 15, 2005	No. 16	Villanova	W 73–57	10–4 (4–0)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 17, 2005*	No. 13	No. 15 Texas	W 73–57	11–4	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 22, 2005	No. 13	Seton Hall	W 64–47	12–4 (5–0)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 26, 2005	No. 9	at Pittsburgh	W 89–53	13–4 (6–0)	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 2005	No. 9	No. 6 Notre Dame	L 59–65	13–5 (6–1)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 3, 2005	No. 11	No. 7 Rutgers	W 57–44	14–5 (7–1)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 5, 2005	No. 11	at Providence	W 71–24	15–5 (8–1)	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 5, 2005	No. 11	Boston College	W 80–55	16–5 (9–1)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 13, 2005	No. 10	at No. 11 Rutgers	L 62–76	16–6 (9–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 16, 2005	No. 11	at Georgetown	W 67–49	17–6 (10–2)	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Feb 19, 2005	No. 11	Syracuse	W 85–49	18–6 (11–2)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 22, 2005	No. 13	Pittsburgh	W 97–49	19–6 (12–2)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 26, 2005	No. 13	at Boston College	L 48–51	19–7 (12–3)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Mar 1, 2005	No. 13	at West Virginia	W 71–44	20–7 (13–3)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Big East tournament
Mar 6, 2005*	(3) No. 13	(6) Syracuse Quarterfinals	W 82–66	21–7	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 7, 2005*	(3) No. 13	(2) No. 10 Notre Dame Semifinals	W 67–54	22–7	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 8, 2005*	(3) No. 13	(1) No. 9 Rutgers Championship game	W 67–51^[1]	23–7	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2005*	(3 KC) No. 10	(14 KC) Dartmouth First round	W 95–47	24–7	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Mar 22, 2005*	(3 KC) No. 10	(6 KC) Florida State Second round	W 70–52	25–7	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Mar 25, 2005*	(3 KC) No. 10	vs. (2 KC) No. 1 Stanford Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 59–76^[2]	25–8	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	Not released	4	8	8	8	8	8	11	15	16	13	9	11	10	11	11	14	13	10	Not released
Coaches	4	4	8	8	8	8	8	11	14	16	12	10	11	10	11	11	14	11	10	10

References

^ "Huskies Defeat Rutgers, 67-51, to take BIG EAST Tournament Title". University of Connecticut Athletics. March 8, 2005. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
^ "Stanford knocks off defending champ Connecticut". The Spokesman–Review. March 28, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ "2004 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

[1] "Huskies Defeat Rutgers, 67-51, to take BIG EAST Tournament Title". University of Connecticut Athletics. March 8, 2005. Retrieved July 28, 2024.

[2] "Stanford knocks off defending champ Connecticut". The Spokesman–Review. March 28, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

[3] "2004 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

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v t e UConn Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1974–1989) XL Center (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Notre Dame Rutgers Stanford Syracuse Tennessee
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky UConn Husky Bird at the Buzzer Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders WNBA draftees
Seasons	1974–75 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References