Women’s College Basketball: The Road to 1,000 – UConn Head Coach Geno Auriemma and UNC Head Coach Sylvia Hatchell Both Seek 1,000 Career Wins
As UConn head coach Geno Auriemma and UNC head coach Sylvia Hatchell both seek their 1,000th career wins, ESPN Classic will air their top-5 ‘best’ wins, beginning Monday, Dec. 18, at 11 p.m. ET. The schedule is available below.
SportsCenter, espn.com and espnW will provide coverage leading up to and including their potential 1,000 wins, which could both be achieved on Tuesday, Dec. 19. UConn faces Oklahoma, while UNC faces Grambling State.
Additional espnW content
– espnW’s Mechelle Voepel writes a tribute to Auriemma and the impact he has had on women’s basketball
– Voepel pens a piece on Hatchell and her competitive spirit
– Graham Hays and Katie Barnes will be on site covering all the action from Mohegan Sun as the Huskies faces the Sooners
Sylvia Hatchell’s Top 5 ‘best’ wins
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup |
| Mon, Dec 18 | 11 p.m. | North Carolina at Boston College (Feb. 7, 2013) Hatchell became the third women’s coach in NCAA history to join the 900-win club |
| Tue, Dec 19 | 1 a.m. | North Carolina vs. South Carolina (March 30, 2014) UNC defeated No. 1 seed South Carolina to advance to Regional Finals in 2014 NCAA Women’s Championship |
| 3 a.m. | Duke at North Carolina (March 2, 2014) UNC defeated No. 8 Duke to win a share of the ACC regular-season title |
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| 5 a.m. | UConn at North Carolina (Jan 15, 2007) Third-straight win over UConn |
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| 7 a.m. | Jimmy V Women’s Classic (Dec. 5, 2005) North Carolina at UConn Worst home loss in the Auriemma era |
Geno Auriemma’s Top 5 ‘Best’ wins
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup |
| Tue, Dec. 19 | 9 a.m. | BIG EAST Tournament Title Game (March 6, 2012) UConn vs. Notre Dame Auriemma’s 800th win |
| 11 a.m. | Cincinnati at UConn (February 2, 2015) Auriemma’s 900th win |
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| 1 p.m. | NCAA National Championship Game (April 7, 2015) UConn vs. Notre Dame Auriemma ties Wooden with 10th championship, UConn wins third consecutive championship |
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| 3 p.m. | NCAA National Championship Game (April 5, 2016) UConn vs. Syracuse Auriemma’s NCAA record-breaking 11th national championship win |
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| 5 p.m. | South Carolina at UConn (February 13, 2017) UConn’s 100th straight win |
The women’s college basketball state includes six ranked teams – No. 1 UConn, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 4 South Carolina, No. 14 Duke, N. 16 Missouri and No. 24 California. The schedule is highlighted by a matchup on SEC Network, featuring California and Kentucky on Thursday, Dec. 21, at Noon. Game action will be called by Tiffany Greene and Debbie Antonelli.
Weekly Women’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchups/Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Dec 19 | 11 a.m. | Howard at Georgia | SEC Network + |
| Noon | Central Christian College at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | |
| Cleveland State at Bradley | ESPN3 | ||
| 1 p.m. | Missouri State at Alabama | SEC Network + | |
| Jacksonville State at Georgia State | ESPN3 | ||
| Southern Miss at Samford | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Northern Kentucky at North Florida | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | NC State at Vanderbilt | SEC Network + | |
| Goshen at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| 7 p.m. | Maine at No. 14 Duke | ACC Network Extra | |
| Charleston Southern at Georgia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Southeastern Louisiana at Auburn | SEC Network + | ||
| Miami (Ohio) at Indiana State | ESPN3 | ||
| South Carolina State at Mercer | ESPN3 | ||
| Wed, Dec 20 | 11 a.m. | Siena at Hartford | ESPN3 |
| Penn State-Beaver at Youngstown State | ESPN3 | ||
| Noon | Chattanooga at Florida | SEC Network + | |
| 1 p.m. | Richmond at Stetson | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Bucknell at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | |
| Edward Waters at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Marquette at No. 2 Notre Dame | ACC Network Extra | |
| 4 p.m. | Longwood at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Kansas at Iona | ESPN3 | |
| Harvard at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Murray State at Alabama | SEC Network + | |
| Thu, Dec 21 | 11 a.m. | Buffalo at St. John’s | ESPN3 |
| Central Connecticut at Vermont | ESPN3 | ||
| Noon | No. 24 California at Kentucky Tiffany Greene, Debbie Antonelli |
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| Southern Miss at Georgia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
| St. Joseph’s at Florida | SEC Network + | ||
| 1 p.m. | Belmont at Vanderbilt | SEC Network + | |
| Wright State at Georgia | SEC Network + | ||
| Texas State at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Stony Brook at Georgia Southern | ESPN3 | |
| Butler at Indiana State | ESPN3 | ||
| 5 p.m. | Toledo at Detroit | ESPN3 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | San Francisco at UT Arlington | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | North Dakota at South Dakota | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Wyoming at No. 14 Duke | ACC Network Extra | |
| Manhattan at Virginia | ACC Network Extra | ||
| No. 4 South Carolina at Temple | ESPN3 | ||
| SIU-Edwardsville at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| Howard at Mercer | ESPN3 | ||
| Florida A&M at Miami (OH) | ESPN3 | ||
| Quinnipiac at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Western Kentucky at Ball State | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Northern Iowa at Kansas State | ESPN3 | |
| Fort Wayne at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | ||
| Fri, Dec 22 | 1 p.m. | Illinois-Chicago at Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 |
| Illinois at No. 16 Missouri | SEC Network + | ||
| 2 p.m. | George Washington at Monmouth | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Duquesne at No. 1 UConn | ESPN3 |
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