2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2003–04 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg 250 Big East Conference Big East 3 1 31–4 14–2 Geno Auriemma 19th Chris Dailey Tonya Cardoza Jamelle Elliott Harry A. Gampel Pavilion NCAA tournament National Champions Big East regular season champions The 2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2003–2004 NCAA Division I basketball season. Coached by Geno Auriemma, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and are a member of the Big East Conference. The Huskies won their fifth NCAA championship, and third consecutive, by defeating the Tennessee Lady Vols, 70–61.Terry Mike 2004-04-07 New Day, New Title for UConn https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-07-sp-ncaawomen7-story.html 2026-03-23 Los Angeles Times en-US Roster Source w 2003 Connecticut Huskies y y w Ashley Valley 2 G 5 9 Jr Colchester, Vermont Rice Memorial w Diana Taurasi y 3 GF 6 0 Sr Chino, California Don Lugo C w Maria Conlon n 5 G 5 9 Sr Derby, Connecticut Seymour w Stacey Marron n 12 G 5 9 Jr Albuquerque, New Mexico La Cueva w Morgan Valley y 20 G 6 0 Sr Colchester, Vermont Rice Memorial w Nicole Wolff n 21 G 6 0 So Walpole, Massachusetts Walpole w Ashley Battle y 22 F 6 0 Jr y Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Linsly School w Willnett Crockett n 23 FC 6 2 So Harbor City, California Narbonne w Jessica Moore y 31 C 6 3 Jr y Palmer, AK Colony basketball C w Barbara Turner y 33 GF 6 0 So Cleveland, Ohio East Technical basketball w Ann Strother y 43 G 6 2 So Castle Rock, Colorado Highlands Ranch Geno Auriemma Chris Dailey Tonya Cardoza Jamelle Elliott http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/archive/conn-w-baskbl-2004-roster.html 2013-08-23 Schedule and results |- !colspan=8 style='Connecticut Huskies|Non-Conference Regular Season November 23, 2003 2:00 pm CPTV yes 1 Western Michigan Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut 10,167 95–46 1–0 November 25, 2003 7:00 pm CPTV yes 1 Florida State Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 16,294 81–53 2–0 November 30, 2003 2:00 pm CPTV yes 1 Holy Cross Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 76–42 16,294 3–0 December 02, 2003 7:30 pm CPTV yes 1 Siena Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut 10,167 69–45 4–0 December 05, 2003 8:00 pm CPTV yes yes 1 Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 3,121 84–53 5–0 December 07, 2003 2:00 pm CPTV yes 1 yes USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 72–69 6,172 6–0 December 18, 2003 CPTV 7:00 pm yes 1 Arizona State Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 16,294 81–55 7–0 December 21, 2003 12:05 pm CPTV yes yes 1 St. Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6,143 87–34 8–0 December 29, 2003 7:00 pm CPTV yes 1 NC State Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 16,294 87–53 9–0 January 03, 2004 2:00 pm CBS yes 1 Duke 4 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 16.294 67–68 9–1 |- !colspan=8 style='Connecticut Huskies|Big East Regular Season January 07, 2004 7:00 pm CPTV yes 4 West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 2,604 82–57 10–1 1–0 January 10, 2004 12:00 pm CPTV 4 Georgetown Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut 10,167 69–51 11–1 2–0 January 13, 2004 7:00 pm CPTV yes 4 Notre Dame Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana 8,574 51–66 11–2 2–1 January 17, 2004 12:00 pm CPTV 4 Boston College 22 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 16,294 69–61 12–2 3–1 January 19, 2004 2:00 pm ESPN2 5 Rutgers Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 72–47 16,294 13–2 4–1 January 24, 2004 3:00 pm YES yes 5 Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey 2,600 71–63 14–2 5–1 January 27, 2004 7:00 pm CPTV y 4 Virginia Tech 23 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 7,211 68–50 15–2 6–1 January 31, 2004 12:00 pm CPTV 4 St. John's Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut 10,167 82–49 16–2 7–1 February 05, 2004 7:00 pm yes y 4 Tennessee 1 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN2 81–67 22,515 17–2 February 08, 2004 2:00 pm CPTV 4 Miami (FL) 22 Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut 10,167 83–65 18–2 8–1 February 11, 2004 7:00 pm CPTV y 2 Syracuse Manley Field House Syracuse, New York 3,442 82–38 19–2 9–1 February 14, 2004 7:00 pm MSG/FSNE y 2 Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center New Brunswick, New Jersey 7,734 66–43 20–2 10–1 February 17, 2004 7:00 pm CPTV 2 Pittsburgh Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 97–42 16,294 21–2 11–1 February 21, 2004 12:00 pm NESN y 2 Boston College 23 Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 8,606 81–60 22–2 12–1 February 25, 2004 7:30 pm CPTV 1 Providence Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut 10,167 79–38 23–2 13–1 February 28, 2004 8:05 pm CPTV y 1 Villanova Finneran Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania 6,500 56–59 23–3 13–2 March 02, 2004 7:30 pm CPTV 4 West Virginia Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut 10,167 100–72 24–3 14–2 |- !colspan=9 style='Connecticut Huskies|Big East Tournament March 07, 2004 2:00 pm CPTV yes 4 1 Virginia Tech 8 Quarterfinals Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 10,833 48–34 25–3 March 08, 2004 6:00 pm ESPN2 yes 3 1 Boston College 23 5 Semifinals Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut – 70–73 25–4 |- !colspan=10 style="Connecticut Huskies|NCAA Tournament March 21, 2004 9:20 pm ESPN2 yes y 3 2 E Penn 15 E First Round The Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, Connecticut 9,091 91–55 26–4 March 23, 2004 9:00 pm ESPN2 yes y 3 2 E Auburn 7 E 22 Second Round The Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, Connecticut 9,091 79–53 27–4 March 27, 2004 2:30 pm ESPN yes 3 2 E UC Santa Barbara 11 E Sweet Sixteen Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 14,253 63–55 28–4 March 29, 2004 7:00 pm ESPN yes 3 2 E Penn State 5 1 E Elite Eight Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 14,855 66–49 29–4 April 04, 2004 9:33 pm ESPN yes yes 3 2 E Minnesota 24 7 ME Final Four New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 18,211 67–58 30–4 April 06, 2004 8:39 pm ESPN yes yes 3 2 E Tennessee 2 1 MW National Championship Game New Orleans Arena New Orleans 18,211 70–61 31–4 Eastern Time. E = East, ME = Mid-East, MW = Mid-West Rankings 2003–04 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 0 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 5 4 4 2 2 1 4 3 6 Coaches 0 19 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Awards and honors Diana Taurasi, Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year Diana Taurasi, Tournament Most Outstanding Playerhttp://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2004/03/ncaa-tournament-mvp-most-outstanding-player-mop-men-women-march-madness/ NCAA Tournament MVP | MOP List: March Madness Most Outstanding Player Men-Women www.midwestsportsfans.com 6 June 2022 https://archive.today/20110714092815/http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2004/03/ncaa-tournament-mvp-most-outstanding-player-mop-men-women-march-madness/ 14 July 2011 dead Diana Taurasi, Naismith Awardhttp://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy 2013-10-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090302160347/http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx 2009-03-02 Huskies of Honor induction On December 29, 2013, the University of Connecticut inducted two women's basketball team, the National Championship winning teams of 2002–03 and 2003–04 into the Huskies of Honor. Team players drafted into the WNBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 1 Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercuryhttp://www.insidehoops.com/wnba/wnba-draft-history.shtml WNBA Draft History References 2002–03 Women's Basketball Roster http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/archive/conn-w-baskbl-2004-roster.html University of Connecticut 31 Dec 2012 Altavilla John Taurasi-Era Teams Inducted Into Huskies Of Honor December 29, 2013 http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-uconn-women-notebook-1230-20131229,0,7145299.story Hartford Courant 30 Dec 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20151202181428/http://articles.courant.com/2013-12-29/sports/hc-uconn-women-notebook-1230-20131229_1_geno-auriemma-stefanie-dolson-uconn-teams 2 December 2015 dead dmy-all Connecticut Category:UConn Huskies women's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Connect Connect Category:2004 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament participants