# 1990–91 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

The 1990–91 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 6th season at UConn, played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference.
UConn finished their regular season with a record of 23–4, including 14–2 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. They also won the Big East tournament. Then, they advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, reaching the milestone for the first time in their storied program history.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1990* | No. 24 | at Holy Cross | W 87–75 | 1–0 | Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Nov 29, 1990* | No. 23 | No. 11 Iowa | L 41–58 | 1–1 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Dec 1, 1990* | No. 23 | vs. No. 9 Purdue | L 87–89 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Dec 2, 1990* | No. 23 | vs. Harvard | W 96–55 | 2–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Dec 5, 1990* | | Fairfield | W 93–74 | 3–2 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Dec 8, 1990* | | Fordham | W 85–43 | 4–2 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Dec 9, 1990* | | No. 2 Auburn | W 73–67 | 5–2 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Dec 15, 1990* | No. 23 | Minnesota | W 85–60 | 6–2 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Dec 23, 1990* | No. 24 | Hartford | W 57–43 | 7–2 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Dec 31, 1990* | No. 20 | Iowa State | W 69–56 | 8–2 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 1, 1991 | No. 20 | Boston College | W 92–67 | 9–2 (1–0) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 5, 1991 | No. 20 | at Georgetown | W 86–61 | 10–2 (2–0) | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 7, 1991 | No. 18 | at Villanova | W 86–61 | 11–2 (3–0) | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 9, 1991 | No. 18 | St. John's | W 77–45 | 12–2 (4–0) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 12, 1991 | No. 18 | Seton Hall | W 79–57 | 13–2 (5–0) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 16, 1991 | No. 18 | at Syracuse | W 65–63 | 14–2 (6–0) | Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 23, 1991 | No. 17 | No. 19 Providence | W 86–84 | 15–2 (7–0) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 26, 1991 | No. 17 | Pittsburgh | L 59–61 | 15–3 (7–1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 30, 1991 | No. 18 | Boston College | W 68–65 | 16–3 (8–1) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 2, 1991 | No. 18 | Georgetown | W 81–51 | 17–3 (9–1) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Feb 6, 1991 | No. 16 | Villanova | W 63–40 | 18–3 (10–1) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Feb 9, 1991 | No. 16 | at St. John's | W 80–66 | 19–3 (11–1) | Alumni Hall New York, New York |
| Feb 13, 1991 | No. 15 | at Seton Hall | W 80–59 | 20–3 (12–1) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey |
| Feb 17, 1991 | No. 15 | Syracuse | W 85–49 | 21–3 (13–1) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Feb 20, 1991* | No. 14 | Northeastern | W 86–55 | 22–3 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Feb 23, 1991 | No. 14 | at No. 19 Providence | L 89–91 | 22–4 (13–2) | Alumni Hall Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 25, 1991 | No. 13 | Pittsburgh | W 79–55 | 23–4 (14–2) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 4, 1991* | (1) No. 13 | vs. (8) Villanova Quarterfinals | W 64–47 | 24–4 | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| March 3, 1991* | (1) No. 13 | vs. (4) Seton Hall Semifinals | W 69–54 | 25–4 | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| March 4, 1991* | (1) No. 13 | vs. (2) No. 16 Providence Championship game | W 79–74 | 26–4 | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 1991* | (3 E) No. 13 | (11 E) Toledo Second round | W 81–80 | 27–4 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| March 21, 1991* | (3 E) No. 13 | vs. (2 E) No. 7 NC State Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 82–71 | 28–4 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| March 23, 1991* | (3 E) No. 13 | vs. (4 E) No. 21 Clemson Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 60–57 | 29–4 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| March 30, 1991* | (3 E) No. 13 | vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Virginia National Semifinal – Final Four | L 55–61 | 29–5 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 24 | 23 | — | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Not released |
| Coaches | 25 | 25 | — | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 т | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 т | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 |

## Awards and honors

* Kerry Bascom – Big East Player of the Year