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Fans Gather At Rally To See Uconn Women's Basketball Off To Final Four

... semifinals for an 18 th time. They will be trying for the program's 12 th national title and fifth in a row. Coach Geno Auriemma didn't attend this year's send-off, opting instead to meet the team at the airport. But he told reporters earlier in the day that he's not taking the trip for granted. “It just seems like it gets harder and harder to believe because it is getting harder and harder to accomplish this,” he said on conference call. “The teams that you have to beat year in and year out are getting better and better.”. But don't tell that to fans like Angelica Quiroz, a 21-year-old UConn junior, who has watched the Huskies win a title every year she has been in school. “Nothing can stop us,” she said. “I get upset when I'm watching and they're not 20 points up. I may be too demanding. But they are ...

Dak Prescott, Russell Wilson, Condoleezza Rice And Other Celebs Gather At Final Four

... Davis and the Gamecocks. Kaela was named Most Outstanding Player in the Stockton Region after cutting down the nets to clinch a spot in the Final Four. He's not the only NBA great paying attention either. Thanks VC! I appreciate it. Good luck the rest of the way! __link__/EUi Rh Ku 5 JE. — Antonio Davis (@Espnantoniod) March 31, 2017. Thanks man! She's been telling me since she was 10 she's Reggie and not me or Dale! __link__/b 8 yc Uj UNFT. — Antonio Davis (@Espnantoniod) March 30, 2017. Two-time NCAA champion and four-time Olympian Sue Bird was in the building and took some pregame pictures next to the trophy with fans. Her UConn Huskies play in Friday's second game against Mississippi State. She drank her milk! 4 time olympian, player of the year, 2 time ncaa champ #UConn Sue Bird. Thanks @Chesapeak UPSers #WBRG ! __link__/65 g Knh EFv B. — amelia laytham (@amelia 102) April 1, 2017. Speaking of Mississippi State, the reigning NFL Rookie of the Year and former Bulldog Dak Prescott was also in attendance. The Dallas crowd gave the Cowboys field general the ...

Uconn Women's Basketball Saving Net Cutting For Championship Game

... the Huskies cut down the nets at the regionals was in 2008 after rallying from a 14-point deficit to beat Rutgers in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was the first Final Four for their senior class, ending a four-year drought. They lost to Stanford in the national semifinals at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, but it was the first of what is now a NCAA record 10 consecutive Final Four appearances. No one else has been more to five straight. The second-longest current streak is one, shared by the other 2017 participants. “It’s such a hard feat to accomplish in so many ways,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. “It only takes one loss. You’re not playing best out of five or best out of seven. So in all those 10 years, all it took was one loss at the wrong time during March and you’re out. So for us to have gone 10 years of March in a row and not having lost a game through a whole different cast of characters, over all that time, that’s pretty darned good.”. The Huskies have won 40 consecutive postseason games dating back to a loss to Notre Dame in the 2013 Big East Tournament final. They’ve won 28 NCAA Tournament games in a row. While they did not cut down the nets, ...

Uconn’s Collier, Samuelson Named To Ap All-america Women’s Basketball Team

... Women's Basketball. UConn’s Collier, Samuelson named to AP All-America women’s basketball team. UConn’s Katie Lou Samuelson, left, and Napheesa Collier were named to the AP All-America team. The Associated Press file photo. By Jim Fuller , New Haven Register. # Comments. When the season began there were 10 players named on multiple ballots on the Associated Press preseason All-American women’s basketball team. Not one of them hailed from four-time defending national champion UConn. It was a much different story Monday. UConn sophomores Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson were named first team All-Americans by the Associated Press. The duo were also named finalists for the Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year. Samuelson is UConn’s leading scorer, averaging 20.7 points per game. She entered Monday night’s regional final against ...

Uconn Final Four Pregame Press Conference

... Basketball Final Four Pregame Press Conference. The UConn women’s basketball team talks to the media as they get ready for the Final Four in Dallas. Ian Bethune for The UConn Blog. After beating the Oregon Ducks, 90-52 on Monday evening, the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team made their way to Dallas for a Final Four matchup with the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Today, the Huskies will hold a practice in the American Airlines Center. But first, they met with the media and answered questions from local CT media as well as national media. UConn portion begins at 40:54. Crystal Dangerfield, Saniya Chong, Kia Nurse, Gabby Williams, Napheesa Collier, Tierney Lawlor. Ian Bethune for The UConn Blog. UConn’s Kia Nurse. Ian Bethune for The UConn Blog. UConn’s Crystal Dangerfield. Ian Bethune for The UConn Blog. UConn’s ...

Numbers Work Better Than Words When Trying Gauge Uconn Women's Dominance

... win streak record. The last loss came to Stanford on Nov. 17, 2014. Then factor in 10, the number of consecutive Final Fours the team has made. The 'unselfish' Stanford Cardinal remind head coach Tara Van Derveer of 1992 National Championship team. Oh, and there's the big one on the horizon, five NCAA championships in a row, which is what UConn can accomplish with two victories this weekend in the Women's Final Four in Dallas. The Huskies open with Mississippi State on Friday, the second game after South Carolina meets Stanford. The winners meet for the championship Sunday. Sometimes with UConn, and with records falling like so many dominoes, the dominance takes on a life of its own. Where do the comparisons begin? Maybe with John Wooden and the UCLA dynasty on the men's side, but that's merely the same sport, not the ...

The Huskies' Record Winning Streak Ends At 111 Games

... runs, the UConn women's basketball team has lost a game. The program's record winning streak, stretching back to 2014, was snapped in Friday's Final Four matchup between the Huskies and Mississippi State with the Bulldogs coming out with a 66-64 overtime win on a buzzer-beating jumper from Morgan William. MSU will now face South Carolina in the national championship game, ending UConn's four-year title run. What did we just witness? #WFinal Four. 5-foot-5 Morgan William comes up BIG! @Hail State WBK __link__/0 I 4 e YDe IEy. — NCAA Women's BKB (@ncaawbb) April 1, 2017. Before Friday's setback, UConn's 111-game winning streak was a dominating journey filled with countless blowouts against stiff competition. UConn set the DI basketball record with its 91 st straight win over SMU on Jan. 14. Here are some mind-boggling numbers to come out of UConn's streak. 867: Days between UConn losses. The Huskies' streak started with a 96-60 win over Creighton in Storrs, Connecticut on Nov. 23, 2014. UConn would finish 38-1 that banner season. 108: ...

The Huskies' Record Winning Streak Ends At 111 Games

... State with the Bulldogs coming out with a 66-64 overtime win on a buzzer-beating jumper from Morgan William. MSU will now face South Carolina in the national championship game, ending UConn's four-year title run. What did we just witness? #WFinal Four. 5-foot-5 Morgan William comes up BIG! @Hail State WBK __link__/0 I 4 e YDe IEy. — NCAA Women's BKB (@ncaawbb) April 1, 2017. Before Friday's setback, UConn's 111-game winning streak was a dominating journey filled with countless blowouts against stiff competition. UConn set the DI basketball record with its 91 st straight win over SMU on Jan. 14. Here are some mind-boggling numbers to come out of UConn's streak. 867: Days between UConn losses. The Huskies' streak started with a 96-60 win over Creighton in Storrs, Connecticut on Nov. 23, 2014. UConn would finish 38-1 that banner season. 108: Double-digit wins during the streak. That leaves just three victories that came down to the wire for the Huskies. It was a lot of smooth sailing. 81: Wins while ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The Huskies were never ranked lower than No. 3 during the streak. 80: Consecutive wins in AAC play. UConn still hasn't lost ...

Experts Take An Early Look At The Bracket

... was happy to enter the game and contribute when she did. UConn reserve center Natalie Butler entered the American Athletic Conference Tournament championship game with 4:08 left in the first half Monday night. Teammate Katie Lou Samuelson was having a monster game; UConn led by 30. But Butler was happy to enter the game and contribute when she did. (LORI RILEY). Creme has Notre Dame , South Carolina and Baylor as the other No. 1 seeds. That seems certain, based on the selection committee's in-season reveals. "It's pretty clear the pecking order now of the ones," Creme said on a media teleconference Friday. "UConn, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Baylor, in that order.". Creme figures Notre Dame lands in the Lexington (Ky.) Regional. The other regionals are in Stockton, Calif., and Oklahoma City, and Creme said Baylor and South Carolina could wind up in either site. But South Carolina was sent to the West Coast for a regional in 2014, so the committee is likely to place the Gamecocks in Oklahoma City and send Baylor to California. Whichever team lands in Stockton will face an adjustment if it prevails and returns ...

Ualbany Women's Basketball Routed By Uconn

... of a first round round of a women's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18. more. Photo: Jessica Hill. Image 8 of 11. Connecticut's Crystal Dangerfield, right, reaches for the ball as Albany's Jessica Féquiere, left, shoots during the first half of a first round round of a women's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) ORG XMIT: CTJH 107 less. Connecticut's Crystal Dangerfield, right, reaches for the ball as Albany's Jessica Féquiere, left, shoots during the first half of a first round round of a women's college basketball game in the NCAA. more. Photo: Jessica Hill. Image 9 of 11. Albany's Imani Tate, left, reaches for the ball as Connecticut's Saniya Chong, right, looks up to the basket during the first half of a first round round of a women's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) ORG XMIT: CTJH 109 less. Albany's Imani Tate, left, reaches for the ball as Connecticut's Saniya Chong, right, looks up to the basket during the ...

The Huskies' Record Winning Streak Ends At 111 Games

... Four. The Huskies' second-to-last defeat came on Nov. 17, 2014 in an overtime thriller against long-time rival Stanford. That ended a respectable 46-game run. 38:  Consecutive road victories during the stretch. The Huskies boast the three best road streaks in women's basketball history. Their current mark — which doesn't include neutral site play — surpassed the 34 straight road victories achieved by the program from 2000-04. The streak also passed the men's record (36), which was achieved by Kansas from 1924-28. 29: Ranked teams beaten during this streak. With all these games against elite foes with equal Final Four aspirations at the end of each respective season, there had to be at least one setback right? Not until Friday night. 23: More wins than the men's record. The UCLA men's team, led by coach John Wooden, won 88 straight games from 1970-74.  UConn now has two separate win streaks that surpass that total. 11: Ranked teams beaten this season. UConn's ...