Recently, the UConn women's basketball team set an all-time record by winning 71 straight games. Yes, that's 7-1 and yes, that's only a mere 17 wins away from the UCLA record of 88 straight wins. More impressive than that is, the margin in which they win their games. They win their games, on average, by a little more than 30 points a game, and against ranked opponents a little more than 25. They make it seem as if they are playing high school students. I believe that this women's Uconn team could beat some of the Men's Div. 1, I truly believe they are that good. On Sportscenter, the coach of the Huskies stated that it was always a team effort. He stated that the women showed up and played every night as a team. Another thing that makes this Uconn team so impressive is the notoriety they are getting. We live in a society where men's athletic constantly overshadows women's. And in the case of Uconn, the men's program was winning national championships, so it wasn't necessarily unfair. However, I believe that this amazing record-setting Uconn women's basketball program will finally give not only the team, but also women's sports in general, the credit they deserve. Hopefully, after seeing this, women's sports will get more press and a larger fan base, so that every is able to see what type of impressive things women are capable of doing. And with any luck, women’s sports will finally be on an even level with men’s sports, where it should be.
here is a link to an article about the Uconn Women's team:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/womens-basketball/recap;_ylt=AqpFt0cMzwdsD_ZRRpzXpN45nYcB?gid=201003080129&prov=ap
Bryant Wang
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