2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game

August 2023 March 2026 2016 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg NCAA logo.svg April 5, 2016 2015–16 Syracuse University Syracuse Orange 30–7 14 15 Quentin Hillsman 13 10 20 8 ACC University of Connecticut Connecticut Huskies AAC 37–0 1 1 Geno Auriemma 28 22 14 18 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 14,514 Dee Kantner, Lisa Jones, Beverly Roberts Breanna Stewart, Connecticut Connecticut by 26 ESPN 0.7 (2.972 million) women Beth Mowins (play-by-play)Doris Burke (color)Holly Rowe (sideline) 2015 2017 The 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, played to determine the national champion for the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.Litman, Laken April 5, 2016 UConn wipes out Syracuse to claim fourth consecutive national championship https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/finalfour/2016/04/05/uconn-defeats-syracuse-womens-basketball-fourth-consecutive-national-championship-breanna-stewart/82684918/ USA Today April 6, 2016 The Connecticut Huskies (UConn) defeated the Syracuse Orange to win their fourth consecutive championship. Breanna Stewart was voted Most Outstanding Player for the fourth straight time.http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball-news/4700988-ncaa-womens-final-four-uconn-syracuse-breanna-stewart-connecticut Breanna Stewart, UConn dominate Syracuse to win fourth straight NCAA women's title Clements, Ron April 5, 2016 Sporting News April 6, 2016 April 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406061312/http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball-news/4700988-ncaa-womens-final-four-uconn-syracuse-breanna-stewart-connecticut dead Head coach Geno Auriemma surpassed John Wooden's record winning 11 NCAA national championships. This was the first Division I women's championship game to be played in quarters instead of halves, following an NCAA rule change for women's basketball only that took effect in the 2015–16 season. Participants Going into the game, UConn and Syracuse had met 49 times in women's basketball, mostly when both teams were in the Big East Conference, with UConn winning 37 games. The last game between the two teams was in 2013, the final season before the three-way split of the Big East, when the Huskies won 64–51 in the Big East semifinals.http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/031113aab.html No. 3 UConn Advances to Big East Title Game 2016-04-06 2016-04-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160417065814/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/031113aab.html dead Following that season, Syracuse and two other Big East schools left for the ACC; the seven schools that did not sponsor Division I FBS football left to form a new Big East Conference; and the remaining members of the original Big East, including UConn, reorganized as the American Athletic Conference. Game summary The 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Game was played on April 5, 2016, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.Associated Press April 5, 2016 UConn beats Syracuse for 4th straight national title http://www.cbsnews.com/news/uconn-beats-syracuse-for-4th-straight-national-title/ CBS News April 6, 2016 Notable performances were by Breanna Stewart, voted four years in a row the Most Outstanding Player, forward Morgan Tuck and point guard Moriah Jefferson. Tuck scored 19 points, with 5 assists and 7 steals, while Jefferson had 13 points, 5 assists and 3 steals. Syracuse shot only 35.5 percent from the floor, compared to Connecticut's 51.9 percent, and the Orange found themselves in a 50–23 hole at halftime. Syracuse scored 16 straight points to get within 60–43 with 2:02 left in the third quarter, but the Huskies went on a 22–8 run to end the game.https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/04/05/connecticut-huskies-syracuse-orange-fourth-straight-national-championship UConn wins fourth straight NCAA title with blowout of Syracuse April 5, 2016 si.com Sports Illustrated April 6, 2016 #ffdead Tuesday, April 5 8:30 PM Box score #4 Syracuse 51 #1 Connecticut 82 C. Fondren 16 B. Day 5 B. Sykes 2 B. Stewart 24 B. Stewart 10 B. Stewart 6 13–28 10–22 20–14 8–18 Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Indiana 14,514 Dee Kantner, Lisa Jones & Beverly Roberts ESPN Broadcast The Championship Game was broadcast in the United States by ESPN. Beth Mowins was calling the play-by-play, with Doris Burke providing color commentary and Holly Rowe on the court. Kevin Negandhi served as the studio host. Kara Lawson and Rebecca Lobo served as studio commentators.Top-Seeded UConn Faces No. 4 seed Syracuse Tuesday on ESPN in NCAA Women's National Championship Game http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/04/top-seeded-uconn-faces-no-4-seed-syracuse-tuesday-on-espn-in-ncaa-womens-national-championship-game/ Siegal, Rachel Margolis April 3, 2016 ESPN MediaZone April 6, 2016 The game was seen by 2.97 million viewers.http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/06/tuesday-cable-ratings-april-5-2016/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160407035538/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/06/tuesday-cable-ratings-april-5-2016/ dead April 7, 2016 Tuesday cable ratings: 'The People v O.J. Simpson' finale stays on top Welch Alex April 6, 2016 April 9, 2016 Radio coverage in the United States was provided by Westwood One.NCAAW Championship Game Highlights: UConn rushes past Syracuse, mushes path to perfection http://westwoodonesports.com/2016/04/ncaaw-championship-game-highlights-uconn-rushes-past-syracuse-mushes-path-to-perfection/ Westwood One Sports April 6, 2016 See also 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament References NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball championship games Category:UConn Huskies women's basketball Category:Syracuse Orange women's basketball Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana Category:Basketball competitions in Indianapolis Category:April 2016 sports events in the United States NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game Category:2010s in Indianapolis Category:Women's sports in Indiana