2007–08 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team

2007–08 Hartford Hawks women's basketball
2007–08 Hartford Hawks women's basketball
America East regular season champions; America East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	28–6 (14–2 America East)
Head coach	Jennifer Rizzotti (9th season);
Assistant coach	Bill Sullivan
Home arena	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 America East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hartford	14	–	2	.875	28	–	6	.824
Vermont	13	–	3	.813	24	–	9	.727
Boston U.	11	–	5	.688	20	–	12	.625
Albany	10	–	6	.625	13	–	18	.419
Binghamton	9	–	7	.563	11	–	19	.367
UMBC	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
New Hampshire	4	–	12	.250	7	–	22	.241
Maine	4	–	12	.250	7	–	23	.233
Stony Brook	2	–	14	.125	8	–	23	.258


† 2008 America East tournament winner

The 2007–08 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The hawks were led by ninth year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti. This was the second time in school history that the team advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Jackie Smith	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Holyoke	Westfield, MA
F/C	3	Kacey Pratt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Spencerport	Rochester, NY
G	4	Jamie McCabe	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Aptos	Aptos, CA
G	10	Courtney Gomez	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Norwich Free Academy	Lisbon, CT
G/F	11	Jenna Peterson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Oakley	Oakley, ID
G/F	14	Amanda Weaver	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	York Catholic	York, PA
G	21	Jonyce Hollins	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Bloomfield Technical	East Orange, NJ
G	22	Mary Silvia	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Reading Memorial	Reading, MA
G	23	Lisa Etienne	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Penn State	Norwalk, CT
F/C	24	Danielle Hood	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Walter Panas	Cortlandt Manor, NY
F	32	Erica Beverly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Kolbe Cathedral	Bridgeport, CT
G	33	MaryLynne Schaefer	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Westfield	Centreville, VA
F/C	40	Diana Delva	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Westhill	Stamford, CT
F	44	Katie Kelley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Corcoran	Syracuse, NY

Head coach

Jennifer Rizzotti (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Mik (Southern Connecticut)
Bill Sullivan (Connecticut)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2007* 2:00 pm	at Kansas	L 72–76	0–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Nov 13, 2007* 7:00 pm	at Providence	W 77–60	1–1	Alumni Hall (178) Providence, RI
Nov 16, 2007* 7:00 pm	Columbia	W 57–33	2–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Nov 20, 2007* 6:30 pm	at BYU	W 70–59	3–1	Marriott Center Provo, UT
Nov 23, 2007* 2:00 pm	vs. UAB Jack In The Box Rainbow Wahine Classic	W 83–74	4–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Nov 24, 2007* 10:30 pm	vs. Hawaii Jack In The Box Rainbow Wahine Classic	W 76–63	5–1	Stan Sheriff Center (1,755) Honolulu, HI
Nov 25, 2007* 10:30 pm	vs. Virginia Jack In The Box Rainbow Wahine Classic	W 70–53	6–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 1, 2007* 2:00 pm	at UMass	L 60–72	6–2	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Dec 7, 2007* 7:00 pm	St. John's	W 64–62	7–2	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Dec 9, 2007* 2:00 pm	Hofstra	W 73–42	8–2	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Dec 12, 2007* 7:30 pm	at Marist	W 49–32	9–2	McCann Arena (1,538) Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 22, 2007* 2:00 pm	Michigan State	W 54–51	10–2	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Dec 29, 2007* 7:00 pm	at UConn	L 24–70	10–3	XL Center Hartford, CT
America East regular season
Jan 5, 2008 1:00 pm	at Boston University	L 60–62	10–4 (0–1)	Boston, MA
Jan 13, 2008 6:00 pm	Vermont	W 67–58	11–4 (1–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Jan 16, 2008 7:00 pm	at New Hampshire	W 71–56	12–4 (2–1)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
Jan 19, 2008 7:00 pm	at Maine	W 56–38	13–4 (3–1)	Alfond Arena Orono, ME
Jan 22, 2008 7:30 pm	Binghamton	W 62–45	14–4 (4–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Jan 26, 2008 2:00 pm	Albany	W 63–55	15–4 (5–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Jan 29, 2008 7:00 pm	at Stony Brook	W 70–55	16–4 (6–1)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
Feb 5, 2008 7:00 pm	UMBC	W 67–39	17–4 (7–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Feb 9, 2008 2:00 pm	Boston University	W 61–54	18–4 (8–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Feb 13, 2008 7:00 pm	at Vermont	L 66–69	18–5 (8–2)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
Feb 16, 2008 2:00 pm	New Hampshire	W 74–44	19–5 (9–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Feb 20, 2008 7:00 pm	at Binghamton	W 71–63	20–5 (10–2)	Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
Feb 27, 2008 7:00 pm	at Albany	W 57–43	21–5 (11–2)	SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
Mar 1, 2008 2:00 pm	Maine	W 67–45	22–5 (12–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Mar 5, 2008 7:00 pm	Stony Brook	W 81–46	23–5 (13–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Mar 8, 2008 7:00 pm	UMBC	W 78–68	24–5 (14–2)	Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, MD
America East tournament
Mar 14, 2008 6:00 pm	Stony Brook Quarterfinals	W 72–41	25–5
Mar 15, 2008 5:00 pm	Albany Semifinals	W 60–40	26–5
Mar 16, 2008 5:00 pm	Boston University Championship	W 61–45	27–5
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2008 2:30pm, ESPN2	vs. Syracuse	W 59–55	28–5	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 24, 2008 9:30pm, ESPN2	vs. Texas A&M	L 39–63	28–6	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time .

References

^ "Hartford Hawks Athletics - 2007-08 Women's Basketball Schedule". Hartfordhawks.com.

[1] "Hartford Hawks Athletics - 2007-08 Women's Basketball Schedule". Hartfordhawks.com.

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