I got Maya Moore, Connecticut Huskies have the last major obstacle and one real block their way.
Even after the withdrawal away from 6 feet 8 student Britney Griner and Baylor to win 70-50 on Sunday night and 77th straight win, the Huskies are ready for a rematch with Stanford University, and this time the National League Championship for the sport.
Win on Tuesday night, and it will be the first women’s team to go undefeated in consecutive seasons.
A test of UConn and threatened for one of the rare times through the line of them. 41-38 with 15 minutes left, the Huskies responded. Coach Geno Auriemma has already, in fact.
“I liked the training tonight. I’ve played a lot of basketball and this year there were not many opportunities where we challenge and push this limit as we were tonight,” said Auriemma. “We like the challenge and competitiveness of the game. Makes you feel like you actually accomplished something. We feel like we really got that win, and achieve something.”
Moore had 34 points and 12 rebounds, while Tina Charles added 21 points and 13 boards for UConn (38-0), which beat Stanford 80-68 on Dec. 23 in Hartford. This is the closest any team throughout the season has come to the Huskies, who won in every game during the streak by double digits.
Stanford, which beat Oklahoma 73-66 in the semi-final first, delivered last time UConn lost in the final four in 2008.
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