WNBA.com asked these former Huskies to look back on their NCAA memories and give their scouting report on this year's team. Connecticut defeated Tennessee on April 8, 2003 to win the NCAA Championship.

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WNBA PLAYERS FROM CONNECTICUT Player Year WNBA Team Rebecca Lobo ‘95 Connecticut Jennifer Rizzotti ‘96 Cleveland Kara Wolters ‘97 Sacramento Nykesha Sales ‘98 Connecticut Rita Williams ‘98 Indiana Svetlana Abrosimova ‘01 Minnesota Kelly Schumacher ‘01 Indiana Swin Cash ‘02 Detroit Tamika Williams ‘02 Minnesota Sue Bird ‘02 Seattle Asjha Jones ‘02 Washington

Have you been following this year’s team?
Nykesha Sales: I’ve gotten to see a few games that were on t.v. Unfortunately, living in Florida I don’t get to catch a lot of games, but the ones that do come on t.v., I’ve actually gotten to catch three of them so far.

What are your memories of playing in NCAA Tournament?
Tamika Williams: I remember all the pressure. I remember sitting there and just really thinking about with Sue, Swin and Asjha, like this is it, if we lose this year, we felt like the world would be on our shoulders. Just the tremendous pressure and the star/rock star – we couldn’t even walk around, we had to have our own little private thing. So I think those are the things I remember most. People always so, you know, do you remember what your ring looks like and the last seconds and this, this, this? I remember what my coaches looked like when the buzzer went off, I remember hugging my teammates. But the biggest thing is the three best friends that I got to meet throughout those four years just all coming to a close, it’s like a perfect story.

Swin Cash: It was just a wonderful experience. I have so many good memories, but I think the biggest memory I have is just the experience of my friends and hanging with my friends.

Sue Bird: Winning twice.

And if you had to pick one particular moment?
Sue Bird: Probably winning my senior year.

Was playing at UConn everything you dreamed it would be when Coach Geno Auriemma recruited you?
Tamika Williams: Yes. I mean, he couldn’t promise any national championships. Winning two was great. And especially your senior year, and going undefeated was just icing on the cake.

How do you think this year's team looks and how far do you think they’ll go in the NCAA Tournament?
Swin Cash: They’re overcoming a lot of things, living up to the expectations that UConn has for their team every year, and I’m really proud of them… They’ll win the national championship.

Connecticut's Nykesha Sales
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Sue Bird: I think at the beginning people kind of underrated them, and they’re very young and obviously they lost a lot from last year’s team, but they have a player like Diana Taurosi who can kind of lead anybody into war and win, so I think she’s doing a great job. So, they’ve very young but at the same time they play very well together – and that just comes with being at UConn and it’s something that Coach Auriemma teaches. Both defensively and offensively, I think they’re leading the country in defense right now, in points scored against, so they’re tough to play.

Even though they’re young, it’s almost like a false young because there are players who technically are sophomores, but they’re red shirt sophomores, players like Jessica Moore, Ashley Battle who are really juniors – they’ve been around, whether it be in practice, they were at last year’s Final Four. For the freshmen, though, I think I would just say, you’ve got to treat the end of the season just like any other time. You don’t want to get caught up in the pressure and the “will UConn do it again?” type stuff. You just want to stay within your team and do what you’ve been doing all season long.

How would you compare this year’s team to when you were there?
Nykesha Sales: This year’s team is a little different. They’re not much of a running team, but they’re more of a fundamental team. Diana Taurosi is definitely the leader, and if she’s not having a good game, I don’t think they’re going to win, so that’s basically it broken down in a nutshell.

What advice would you give them going into the tournament?
Nykesha Sales: I just think they need to continue to play great ball. I saw them play against Duke, that’s a team that the University of Connecticut has seen. At times they can slack off, at times they don’t look prepared, but I think they were mentally and physically ready for Duke, and that’s the team that we need to see going into the playoffs in order for us to have a chance.