Posted  by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl
Stanford really does have UConn’s number.
Top-ranked Connecticut’s record 90-game winning streak in women’s basketball ended Thursday night when Stanford (No. 8 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) outplayed the Huskies from the start in a 71-59 victory at Maples Pavilion — where the Cardinal have their own streak going.
Stanford hasn’t lost in 52 games at home. The Cardinal took an early 13-point lead, never trailed and didn’t let the mighty Huskies back in it after halftime in this one. They kept pounding the ball inside and banging the boards.
UConn fans accustomed to watching coach Geno Auriemma’s team blow past opponents hadn’t seen a loss since the 2008 NCAA semifinals — Stanford got the Huskies that time, too, 82-73 in the Final Four at Tampa, Fla.
“At some point reality had to set in, and today reality set in,” Auriemma said. “I’m not destroyed about it. Winning that many games in a row, it’s unheard of.”
These teams have a bit of a history. Last season, Stanford almost beat Maya Moore and UConn in the national championship game before losing 53-47.
That the Cardinal won in the rematch shouldn’t have been a total surprise.
Stanford was unbeatable at home, had given the Huskies fits in past meetings and UConn came close to losing to No. 2 Baylor last month.
Written by by STATS LLC and The Associated Press & Full story here
