Before Jennifer Rizzotti joined Geno Auriemma’s coaching tree, she stood up to him. December 20, 2016. Jennifer Rizzotti is 7-4 in her first season at George Washington after 17 years at Hartford.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 1: George Washington women's basketball coach Jennifer Rizzotti talks with ... More the media as Caira Washington listens November 01, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by ...

FILE--New England Blizzard's Jennifer Rizzotti, left, moves past Columbus Quest's Shannon Johnson during the first quarter at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Conn., Dec. 6, 1998.

Jennifer Rizzotti named GW women’s basketball coach April 15, 2016 Jennifer Rizzott won more games than any women’s basketball coach in America East conference history.

Jennifer Rizzotti remembers visiting Tennessee her senior year at Connecticut and getting booed off the court after helping the Huskies end the Lady Vols' 69-game home winning streak.

Jennifer Rizzotti had said few schools could lure her away from Hartford. When George Washington opened up, Rizzotti knew the time was right. The coach and the Colonials are off to a 1-1 start.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jennifer Rizzotti was fired as George Washington's women's basketball coach on Monday after one NCAA Tournament trip in five years at the school. GW went 9-14 this season ...

WASHINGTON — Jennifer Rizzotti was fired as George Washington’s women’s basketball coach on Monday after one NCAA Tournament trip in five years at the school. GW went 9-14 this season.