Women Crushed Wednesday - UConn Huskies

In last week's edition of Women Crushed Wednesday, we talked about the David and Goliath matchup between Albany and UConn with a focus on the David side of the battle. This week we will be focusing on the Goliath. The University of Connecticut Women's Basketball team has won a record 109 straight games. That is not a typo. 109 straight victories. The Huskies started their NCAA tournament this week with a 1 vs. 16 matchup against the Albany Great Danes. While there were some bright spots for Albany, the game was absolutely dominated by UConn as the Huskies won 116-55. A 61 point win is special on any occasion, but it was even more impressive as they beat Albany by more points than the Danes scored. Following that game, the Huskies played the Syracuse Orange in the second round and won their 109th straight game outscoring Syracuse 94-64. There are people, who possibly rightly so, believe that this team is the best team in sports history.

UConn was thought to be in line for a "down season" and wasn't the number 1 team entering their first game. Many people thought that when you lose 3 players to the WNBA draft (numbers 1-3 overall) that things won't go back to the way they were. They have proven to the rest of the NCAA that they were as good as they have been for the past few years. Even without Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson, and Morgan Tuck, the Huskies have not missed a beat. According to ESPN, they shot an ABSURD 62.3% against Albany, 10% above their season average. Against Syracuse, they shot the exact same 62.3% from the field.

While the Huskies are the overwhelming favorite to win the NCAA tournament for the 4th straight year and 11th overall, they won't have an easy road. They will still (most likely) have to play Baylor, and either South Carolina or Notre Dame. With that being said, The UConn women are more than poised to cut down the nets, despite the fact that they did not return the three top draft picks. Gino Auriemma, who is quite possibly the best coach in basketball history, does have a knack for making each teammate play like the Most Valuable Player on the court, on any given night.

The UConn Women are the definition of dominance, and this is why the UConn Huskies are this week's Women Crushed Wednesday!