# 2011–12 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team

The 2011–12 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jennifer Rizzotti who was entering her thirteenth season with Hartford. The team played their home games at Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion in West Hartford, Connecticut and were members of the America East Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 8:00 p.m. | Manhattan WNIT | W 64–45 | 1–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| November 13, 2011* 4:00 p.m. | LIU Brooklyn WNIT | W 54–45 | 2–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| November 17, 2011* 7:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Notre Dame WNIT | L 43–98 | 2–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| November 22, 2011* 7:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut Rivalry | W 65–56 | 3–1 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| November 25, 2011* 12:00 p.m. | vs. TCU UCF Thanksgiving Classic | W 64–60 | 4–1 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 26, 2011* 2:30 p.m. | vs. UCF UCF Thanksgiving Classic | W 55–46 | 5–1 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| December 1, 2011* 7:00 p.m. | at Marist | L 51–57 | 5–2 | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| December 4, 2011* 1:00 p.m. | at St. John's | L 45–70 | 5–3 | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY |
| December 7, 2011* 1:00 p.m. | Hofstra | W 61–59 | 6–3 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| December 10, 2011* 2:00 p.m. | Boston College | W 54–45 | 7–3 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| December 12, 2011* 4:00 p.m. | at Dartmouth | W 60–42 | 8–3 | Leede Arena Hanover, NH |
| December 22, 2011* 2:00 p.m. | at Richmond | L 56–69 | 8–4 | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| December 29, 2011* 7:00 p.m. | Harvard | W 72–61 | 9–4 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| December 31, 2011* 1:00 p.m. | at Providence | L 46–63 | 9–5 | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2012 7:00 p.m. | Albany | L 37–40 | 9–6 (0–1) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| January 5, 2012 7:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | L 45–64 | 9–7 (0–2) | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| January 7, 2012 2:00 p.m. | Vermont | L 50–57 | 9–8 (0–3) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| January 14, 2012 2:00 p.m. | at Binghamton | W 63–41 | 10–8 (1–3) | Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY |
| January 16, 2012 2:00 p.m. | at UMBC | L 59–71 | 10–9 (1–4) | Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, MD |
| January 19, 2012 7:00 p.m. | Maine | W 64–52 | 11–9 (2–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| January 22, 2012 3:00 p.m. | at Boston University | L 46–53 | 11–10 (2–5) | Case Gym Boston, MA |
| January 25, 2012 7:00 p.m. | Stony Brook | W 63–44 | 12–10 (3–5) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| January 28, 2012 3:00 p.m. | at Albany | W 65–57 | 13–10 (4–5) | SEFCU Arena Albany, NY |
| February 1, 2012 7:00 p.m. | New Hampshire | W 64–46 | 14–10 (5–5) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| February 5, 2012 1:00 p.m. | at Vermont | W 63–52 | 15–10 (6–5) | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| February 11, 2012 2:00 p.m. | Binghamton | W 67–58 | 16–10 (7–5) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 p.m. | at Maine | W 59–40 | 17–10 (8–5) | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME |
| February 19, 2012 12:00 p.m. | UMBC | W 66–54 | 18–10 (9–5) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| February 22, 2012 7:00 p.m. | at Stony Brook | W 49–42 | 19–10 (10–5) | Stony Brook University Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| February 25, 2012 4:00 p.m. | Boston University | L 52–57 | 19–11 (10–6) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| America East women's tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2012 8:15 p.m., ESPN3 | Binghamton | L 45–48 | 19–12 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 16, 2012 7:00 p.m. | vs. Syracuse WNIT | L 42–59 | 19–13 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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