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.

2011–12 Hartford Hawks women's basketball
UCF Thanksgiving Classic champions
WNIT, first round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	19–13 (10–6 America East)
Head coach	Jennifer Rizzotti (13th season)
Assistant coach	Bill Sullivan
Home arena	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion

2011–12 America East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Boston U.	15	–	1		.938			23	–	9		.719
Albany †	14	–	2		.875			23	–	10		.697
Hartford	10	–	6		.625			19	–	13		.594
New Hampshire	9	–	7		.563			16	–	14		.533
UMBC	9	–	7		.563			17	–	15		.531
Binghamton	6	–	10		.375			13	–	18		.419
Vermont	4	–	12		.250			10	–	20		.333
Maine	4	–	12		.250			8	–	23		.258
Stony Brook	1	–	15		.063			4	–	26		.133
† 2012 America East tournament winner

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-on-Hudson, 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 Last update: October 8, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	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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