Each weekday through Oct. 29, an America East men's basketball team will be profiled on AmericaEast.com with a team capsule, head coach interview and info graphics.
Head Coach: Jennifer Rizzotti
Year at School: 15th
2012-13 Record: 21-12, 10-6
Finish: 3rd (No. 2 seed, 2-1)
Postseason: WNIT 1st Round (Lost to Harvard, 61-57)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/4
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
Newcomers: 4
Top Returnees: Amber Bepko, 10.0 ppg, 2.2 spg, 1.9 apg in 12-13
Katie Roth, 5.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Notes
- Hartford notched its seventh 20-win season and eighth trip to the America East Championship since 2002 last season.
- Head coach Jennifer Rizzotti is the active wins lead in the conference with 276 and is the all-time wins leader in America East tournament play with 23. She is one of only three active coaches to win a title in the conference.
- The Hawks have finished third or higher for nine-straight seasons.
- Amber Bepko is the team's leading returning scorer, averaging 10.0 points per game as a sophomore and earning All-Conference Second Team honors. She was a preseason all-conference selection.
- Hartford is tied with Maine for the largest number of returning letterwinners (11).