Villanova Wildcats women's basketball

Villanova Wildcats
University	Villanova University
Conference	Big East
Location	Villanova, PA
Head coach	Harry Perretta (36th year)
Arena	The Pavilion (Capacity: 6,500)
Nickname	Wildcats
Colors	Navy Blue and White
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
2003
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
2003
NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round
1986, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2013

The Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represents Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big East, where it has competed since the 1982–83 season. The women’s basketball team began competing in 1969–70 under coach Liz Cawley, obtaining a 4–6 record in its inaugural season, and an 8–5 record and its first winning season the following year. The Wildcats are currently coached by Harry Perretta, who took the helm of the program in 1978.

Yearly record

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Liz Cawley (1969–1970)
1969–70	Liz Cawley	4–6
Liz Cawley:		4–6 (.600)
Jane Sefranek (1970–1975)
1970–71	Jane Sefranek	8–5
1971–72	Jane Sefranek	9–3
1972–73	Jane Sefranek	10–5
1973–74	Jane Sefranek	10–4
1974–75	Jane Sefranek	14–6
Jane Sefranek:		51–23 (.689)
Joan King (1975–1978)
1975–76	Joan King	7–7
1976–77	Joan King	6–11
1977–78	Joan King	15–7
Joan King:		28–25 (.528)
Harry Perretta (1978–1980)
1978–79	Harry Perretta	17–8
1979–80	Harry Perretta	20–5
1980–81	Harry Perretta	22–6
1981–82	Harry Perretta	29–4			AIAW
Big East Conference (1982–present)
1982–83	Harry Perretta	14–15	4–4	T-4th
1983–84	Harry Perretta	22–7	6–2	T-1st
1984–85	Harry Perretta	21–9	12–4	T-1st
1985–86	Harry Perretta	23–8	12–4	T-2nd	NCAA Second Round
1986–87	Harry Perretta	27–4	15–1	1st	NCAA First round
1987–88	Harry Perretta	20–9	11–5	2nd	NCAA First round
1988–89	Harry Perretta	18–12	11–5	2nd	NCAA First round
1989–90	Harry Perretta	9–19	1–15	9th
1990–91	Harry Perretta	12–17	4–12	8th
1991–92	Harry Perretta	11–17	7–11	T-3rd
1992–93	Harry Perretta	15–13	10–8	T-4th
1993–94	Harry Perretta	13–14	7–11	T-6th
1994–95	Harry Perretta	19–9	13–5	2nd
1995–96	Harry Perretta	21–7	13–5	3rd (3rd BE6)
1996–97	Harry Perretta	14–14	8–10	T-6th (5th BE6)
1997–98	Harry Perretta	19–10	12–6	T-4th (T-2nd BE6)	WNIT 1st Round
1998–99	Harry Perretta	14–14	9–9	T-6th
1999–00	Harry Perretta	15–15	7–9	T-6th	WNIT 1st Round
2000–01	Harry Perretta	22–9	11–5	T-4th	NCAA Second Round
2001–02	Harry Perretta	20–11	12–4	T-3rd	NCAA Second Round
2002–03	Harry Perretta	28–6	12–4	T-3rd	NCAA Elite Eight
2003–04	Harry Perretta	23–7	12–4	T-2nd	NCAA Second Round
2004–05	Harry Perretta	19–12	10–6	T-4th	WNIT 1st Round
2005–06	Harry Perretta	21–11	9–7	T-6th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2006–07	Harry Perretta	8–21	2–14	16th
2007–08	Harry Perretta	17–16	5–11	T-11th	WNIT Round of 16
2008–09	Harry Perretta	19–14	12–4	T-4th	NCAA First round
2009–10	Harry Perretta	14–16	3–13	15th
2010–11	Harry Perretta	12–19	3–13	T-13th
2011–12	Harry Perretta	19–15	6–10	T-10th	WNIT Round of 16
2012–13	Harry Perretta	21–11	9–7	T-6th	NCAA First round
2013–14	Harry Perretta	0–0	0–0
Harry Perretta:		638–404 (.612)	266–230 (.536)
Big East Conference:			266–230 (.536)
Total:		721–458 (.612)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

External links

• Official site