Taurasi through the years: 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 In the past few years, nobody has come up bigger in the NCAA Tournament than Connecticut's Diana Taurasi. The UConn star ranks third on the NCAA Tournament career scoring chart, followed by Duke standout Alana Beard. A look at Taurasi's year-by-year performances, and where she stands on the career scoring chart: TOURNAMENT TOTALS | YEAR | FG | 3FG | REB | AST | PTS |
2004 (three games) |
21-44 |
10-25 |
13 |
20 |
56 |
2003 (six games) |
53-96 |
20-44 |
34 |
18 |
157 |
2002 (six games) |
34-83 |
13-38 |
29 |
37 |
90 |
2001 (five games) |
22-63 |
11-39 |
28 |
21 |
63 |
TOTAL (20 games) |
130-286 |
54-146 |
104 |
96 |
366 |
AVERAGE |
.455 |
.370 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
18.3 |
2004 NCAA TOURNAMENT | OPPONENT (DATE OF GAME) | FG | 3FG | REB | AST | PTS |
Penn (3/21) |
6-11 |
4-7 |
5 |
9 |
18 |
Auburn (3/23) |
6-12 |
5-9 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
UC Santa Barbara (3/27) |
9-21 |
1-9 |
5 |
4 |
21 |
Penn State (3/28) |
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TOTAL |
21-44 |
10-25 |
13 |
20 |
56 |
AVERAGE |
.477 |
.400 |
4.3 |
6.7 |
18.7 |
2003 NCAA TOURNAMENT | OPPONENT (DATE OF GAME) | FG | 3FG | REB | AST | PTS |
Boston University (3/23) |
7-14 |
4-7 |
4 |
7 |
21 |
Dayton (3/25) |
10-17 |
2-5 |
12 |
1 |
26 |
TCU (3/30) |
12-17 |
5-8 |
4 |
2 |
35 |
Purdue (4/1) |
6-11 |
1-4 |
6 |
3 |
21 |
Texas (4/6) |
10-22 |
4-11 |
4 |
4 |
26 |
Tennessee (4/8) |
8-15 |
4-9 |
4 |
1 |
28 |
TOTAL |
53-96 |
20-44 |
34 |
18 |
157 |
AVERAGE |
.552 |
.455 |
5.7 |
3.0 |
26.2 |
2002 NCAA TOURNAMENT | OPPONENT (DATE OF GAME) | FG | 3FG | REB | AST | PTS |
St. Francis (Pa.) (3/16) |
2-7 |
1-4 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
Iowa (3/18) |
7-15 |
2-6 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
Penn State (3/23) |
6-17 |
3-7 |
7 |
8 |
15 |
Old Dominion (3/25) |
7-12 |
4-8 |
3 |
7 |
22 |
Tennessee (3/29) |
7-16 |
3-7 |
10 |
5 |
17 |
Oklahoma (3/31) |
5-16 |
0-6 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
TOTAL |
34-83 |
13-38 |
29 |
37 |
90 |
AVERAGE |
.410 |
.342 |
4.8 |
6.2 |
15.0 |
2001 NCAA TOURNAMENT | OPPONENT (DATE OF GAME) | FG | 3FG | REB | AST | PTS |
Long Island (3/17) |
5-7 |
2-4 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
Colorado State (3/19) |
2-14 |
0-7 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
North Carolina State (3/24) |
8-13 |
6-8 |
4 |
2 |
24 |
Louisiana Tech (3/26) |
6-14 |
3-9 |
10 |
4 |
17 |
Notre Dame (3/30) |
1-15 |
0-11 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
TOTAL |
22-63 |
11-39 |
28 |
21 |
63 |
AVERAGE |
.349 |
.282 |
5.6 |
4.2 |
12.6 |
NCAA TOURNAMENT LEADING SCORERS | Points | Player | School | Years | Games |
479 |
Chamique Holdsclaw |
Tennessee |
1996-99 |
22 |
388 |
Bridgette Gordon |
Tennessee |
1986-89 |
18 |
366 |
Diana Taurasi |
Connecticut |
2001-04 |
20 |
342 |
Alana Beard |
Duke |
2001-04 |
18 |
333 |
Cheryl Miller |
USC |
1983-86 |
16 |
318 |
Katie Douglas |
Purdue |
1998-2001 |
22 |
312 |
Janice Lawrence |
Louisiana Tech |
1982-84 |
14 |
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