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 lead by head coach Jennifer Rizzotti who was entering her thirteenth season with Hartford.

2011–12 Hartford Hawks women's basketball
UCF Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
2011–12 record	19–13 (10–6 America East)
Head coach	Jennifer Rizzotti (13th season)
Home arena	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion

Roster

2011–12 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Daphne Elliott 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Fairfield Warde Fairfield, CT G 10 Alex Hall 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Pembroke Academy Pembroke, NH F 13 Taylor Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Athens Area Sayre, PA F 15 Milana Gilbert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Acad. of New Church Smyrna, DE F 20 Keyokah Mars-Garrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Wheeler North Stonington, CT G 21 Shanise Bultron 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Tabor Academy Watertown, MA F 22 Katie Roth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Maple Hill Castleton, NY G 23 Alyssa Englert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Wayland-Cohocton Dansville, NY F 24 Ruthanne Doherty 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr L.C. Bird Richmond, VA G 25 Amber Bepko 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mercy Guilford, CT F 31 Cherelle Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Kolbe Cathedral Bridgeport, CT F 44 Nikkia Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Montville Montville, CT	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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2011* 8:00pm		Manhattan WNIT	W 64–45	1–0	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Nov 13, 2011* 4:00pm		LIU Brooklyn WNIT	W 54–45	2–0	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Nov 17, 2011* 7:00pm		at No. 2 Notre Dame WNIT	L 43–98	2–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center  Notre Dame, IN
Nov 22, 2011* 7:00pm		Central Connecticut Rivalry	W 65–56	3–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Nov 25, 2011* 12:00pm		vs. TCU UCF Thanksgiving Classic	W 64–60	4–1	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
Nov 26, 2011* 2:30pm		vs. UCF UCF Thanksgiving Classic	W 55–46	5–1	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
Dec 1, 2011* 7:00pm		at Marist	L 51–57	5–2	McCann Arena  Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 4, 2011* 1:00pm		at St. John's	L 45–70	5–3	Carnesecca Arena  New York City, New York
Dec 7, 2011* 1:00pm		Hofstra	W 61–59	6–3	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Dec 10, 2011* 2:00pm		Boston College	W 54–45	7–3	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Dec 12, 2011* 4:00pm		at Dartmouth	W 60–42	8–3	Leede Arena  Hanover, NH
Dec 22, 2011* 2:00pm		at Richmond	L 56–69	8–4	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
Dec 29, 2011* 7:00pm		Harvard	W 72–61	9–4	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Dec 31, 2011* 1:00pm		at Providence	L 46–63	9–5	Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
America East regular season
Jan 2, 2012 7:00pm		Albany	L 37–40	9–6	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Jan 5, 2012 7:00pm		at New Hampshire	L 45–64	9–7	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
Jan 7, 2012 2:00pm		Vermont	L 50–57	9–8	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Jan 14, 2012 2:00pm		at Binghamton	W 63–41	10–8	Binghamton University Events Center  Vestal, NY
Jan 16, 2012 2:00pm		at UMBC	L 59–71	10–9	Retriever Activities Center  Catonsville, MD
Jan 19, 2012 7:00pm		Maine	W 64–52	11–9	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Jan 22, 2012 3:00pm		at Boston University	L 46–53	11–10	Case Gym  Boston, MA
Jan 25, 2012 7:00pm		Stony Brook	W 63–44	12–10	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Jan 28, 2012 3:00pm		at Albany	W 65–57	13–10	SEFCU Arena  Albany, NY
Feb 1, 2012 7:00pm		New Hampshire	W 64–46	14–10	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Feb 5, 2012 1:00pm		at Vermont	W 63–52	15–10	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
Feb 11, 2012 2:00pm		Binghamton	W 67–58	16–10	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Feb 15, 2012 7:00pm		at Maine	W 59–40	17–10	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
Feb 19, 2012 12:00pm		UMBC	W 66–54	18–10	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
Feb 22, 2012 7:00pm		at Stony Brook	W 49–42	19–10	Stony Brook University Arena  Stony Brook, NY
Feb 25, 2012 4:00pm		Boston University	L 52–57	19–11	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
America East Women's Tournament
Mar 2, 2012 8:15pm, ESPN3		Binghamton	L 45–48	19–12	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
WNIT
Mar 16, 2012 7:00pm		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 Time.

References

1. "Hartford Hawks Athletics - 2011-12 Women's Basketball Schedule". Hartfordhawks.com.