EXPERIENCED LEADER

The Connecticut women’s basketball team is 108-17 in the NCAA Tournament — all under head coach Geno Auriemma. Here is their history:

1989: lost to La Salle, 72-63.

1990: lost to Clemson, 61-59.

1991: beat Toledo, 81-80; beat N.C. State, 82-71; beat Clemson, 60-57; lost to Virginia, 61-55, in Final Four.

1992: beat Saint Peter’s, 83-66; lost to Vanderbilt, 75-47.

1993: lost to Louisville, 74-71.

1994: beat Brown, 79-60; beat Auburn, 81-59; beat Southern Mississippi, 78-64; lost to North Carolina, 81-69.

1995: beat Maine, 105-75; beat Virginia Tech, 91-45; beat Alabama, 87-56; beat Virginia, 67-63; beat Stanford, 87-60; beat Tennessee, 70-64, in title game.

1996: beat Howard, 94-63; beat Michigan St., 88-68; beat San Francisco, 72-44; beat Vanderbilt, 67-57; lost to Tennessee, 88-83 (OT) in Final Four.

1997: beat Lehigh, 103-35; beat Iowa, 72-53; beat Illinois, 78-73; lost to Tennessee, 91-81.

1998: beat Fairfield, 93-52; beat George Washington, 75-67; beat Arizona, 74-57; lost to N.C. State, 60-52.

1999: beat St. Francis (Pa.), 97-46; beat Xavier, 86-84; lost to Iowa State, 64-58.

2000: beat Hampton, 116-45; beat Clemson, 83-45; beat Oklahoma, 102-80; beat LSU, 86-71; beat Penn St., 89-67; beat Tennessee, 71-52 in title game.

2001: beat LIU, 101-29; beat Colorado St., 89-44; beat N.C. State, 72-58; beat Louisiana Tech, 67-48; lost to Notre Dame, 90-75, in Final Four.

2002: beat St. Francis (Pa.), 86-37; beat Iowa, 86-48; beat Penn State, 82-64; beat Old Dominion, 85-64; beat Tennessee, 79-56; beat Oklahoma, 82-70 in title game.

2003: beat Boston University, 91-44; beat TCU, 81-66; beat Boston College, 70-49; beat Purdue, 73-64; beat Texas, 71-69; beat Tennessee, 73-68 in title game.

2004: beat Pennsylvania, 91-55; beat Auburn, 79-53; beat UC Santa Barbara, 63-55; beat Penn State, 66-49; beat Minnesota, 67-58; beat Tennessee, 70-61, in title game.

2005: beat Dartmouth, 95-47; beat Florida State, 70-52; lost to Stanford, 76-59.

2006: beat Coppin State, 77-54; beat Virginia Tech, 79-56; beat Georgia, 77-75; lost to Duke, 63-61 (OT).

2007: beat UMBC, 82-33; beat UW-Green Bay, 94-70; beat N.C. State, 78-71; lost to LSU, 73-50.

2008: beat Cornell, 89-47; beat Texas, 89-55; beat Old Dominion, 76-63; beat Rutgers, 66-56; lost to Stanford, 82-73, in Final Four.

2009: beat Vermont, 104-65; beat Florida, 67-59; beat California, 77-53; beat Arizona State, 83-64; beat, Stanford 83-64; beat Louisville, 76-54, in title game.

2010: beat Southern U., 95-39; beat Temple, 90-36; beat Iowa State, 74-36; beat Florida State, 90-50; beat Baylor, 70-50; beat Stanford, 53-47, in title game.

2011: beat Hartford, 75-39; beat Purdue, 64-40; beat Georgetown, 68-63; beat Duke, 75-40; lost to Notre Dame, 72-63, in Final Four.

2012: beat Prairie View, 83-47; beat Kan. St., 72-26; beat Penn St., 77-59; beat Kentucky, 80-65; lost to Notre Dame, 83-75 (OT), in Final Four.

2013: beat Idaho, 105-37; beat Vanderbilt, 77-44; beat Maryland, 76-50; beat Kentucky, 83-53; beat Notre Dame, 83-65; beat Louisville, 93-60, in title game.

2014: beat Prairie View, 87-44; beat Saint Joseph’s, 91-59; beat BYU, 70-51; beat Texas A&M, 69-54; beat Stanford, 75-56; beat Notre Dame, 79-58, in title game.

2015: beat St. Francis (N.Y.), 89-33; beat Rutgers, 91-55; beat Texas, 105-54; beat Dayton, 91-70; beat Maryland, 81-58; beat Notre Dame, 63-53, in title game.

2016: beat Robert Morris, 101-49; beat Duquesne, 97-51; beat Mississippi State, 98-38; beat Texas, 86-65; beat Oregon State, 80-51, in Final Four.