Connecticut Huskies women's soccer

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Connecticut Huskies
women's soccer
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Founded 1979
University University of Connecticut
Head coach Margaret Rodriguez (1st season)
Conference The American
Location Storrs, CT
Stadium Joseph J. Morrone Stadium
(Capacity: 5,100)
Nickname Huskies
Colors National Flag Blue and White [1]
         
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Away
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1984, 1990, 1997, 2003
NCAA Tournament Semifinals
1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2003
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007
NCAA Tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015
Conference Tournament championships
American: 2014, 2016
Big East: 2002, 2004
Conference Regular Season championships
1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2016

The Connecticut Huskies women's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Connecticut. The team is a member of the American Athletic Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Huskies have appeared in 27 NCAA Tournaments, second all-time, and 7 College Cups, tied for seventh all-time. [2]

Varsity is an alteration and shortening of the term university. The meaning differs depending on the region, but is usually related to sporting activity.

University of Connecticut Public research university in Connecticut

The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land grant, National Sea Grant and National Space Grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1881.

American Athletic Conference US college sports conference

The American Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, featuring 12 member universities and six associate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, with its football teams competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Member universities represent a range of private and public universities of various enrollment sizes located primarily in urban metropolitan areas in the Northeastern, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States.

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Head coaches

The table below shows the Huskies' head coaches and their records through the 2014 season. [2]

NameSeasonsWLTPCT
Maggie Dunlop 224102.694
Len Tsantiris 3452518555.722
Margaret Rodriguez1000
Total3654919557.721

Notable players

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References

  1. "Brand identity Standards" (PDF). University of Connecticut. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 2015 Women's Soccer Media Guide (PDF). Connecticut Huskies. Retrieved September 20, 2015.