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Posted by: david

three peat coming up as well???

UCONN GALS


f'n ROCK





Posted by: david

ATLANTA -- Building the nation's best program only made Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma more driven to keep the Huskies at the top.

AP's top awards
A look at past winners:

Coach of the year
2003 -- Geno Auriemma, UConn
2002 -- Brenda Oldfield, Minnesota
2001 -- Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
2000 -- Geno Auriemma, UConn
1999 -- Carolyn Peck, Purdue
1998 -- Pat Summitt, Tennessee
1997 -- Geno Auriemma, UConn
1996 -- Angie Lee, Iowa
1995 -- Geno Auriemma, UConn


Player of the year
2003 -- Diana Taurasi, UConn
2002 -- Sue Bird, UConn
2001 -- Ruth Riley, Notre Dame
2000 -- Tamika Catchings, Tenn.
1999 -- Chamique Holdsclaw, Tenn.
1998 -- Chamique Holdsclaw, Tenn.
1997 -- Kara Wolters, UConn
1996 -- Jennifer Rizzotti, UConn
1995 -- Rebecca Lobo, UConn



A year after UConn went 39-0 and won the national championship, the Huskies went 35-1, finished the regular season No. 1 and made it back to the Final Four. For keeping the team playing at such a high level, Auriemma won The Associated Press women's coach of the year award Saturday.


The coach shared the stage with his best player, as Diana Taurasi won player of the year.


Auriemma, who won his fourth coaching award, is seeking his fourth national title. The Huskies, who ran their NCAA-record winning streak to 70 this season before it ended in the Big East tournament title game, play Texas on Sunday night in the national semifinals.


"I think winning the national championship or going undefeated all of a sudden makes everything else that much harder," Auriemma said. "So for me, every time I coach now, if we don't win every single game every year, I feel like it's not a good year."


Auriemma, who is 499-99 in 18 seasons at UConn, also won the AP award in 1995, 1997 and 2000. No other coach has won it more than once.


"No matter how much you want to say you'd like to be able to focus on the game and all that," Auriemma said, "whenever you get these kinds of awards, whenever people are nice enough to reward you for something that you've done, I think you take it with some gratitude and sense of appreciation that you're not just doing this and nobody cares."


Filling a new role this season made Taurasi a better player. The only returning starter from Connecticut's 2001-02 team, Taurasi had to become the Huskies' leader this season, and the role fit her perfectly.


"It was different this year," Taurasi said. "Last year was a dream season -- four seniors, I was just kind of in the back seat. If I needed to score, I scored. Or passed if we needed that.


"This year it was more of that leadership you have to exert on everyone else, being vocal and trying to pass your experience on."


Taurasi became the fifth Connecticut player to win the AP award, which was started in 1995. She received 23 of 44 votes from the national media panel that chooses the weekly AP Top 25.


Only two other players received votes: Duke's Alana Beard had 15, and Mississippi State's LaToya Thomas six.


A 6-foot junior from Chino, Calif., Taurasi led the Huskies in scoring (16.3), rebounding (6.2) and assists (4.6) during the regular season. She did it with a knack for the spectacular that few, if any, players can match -- from no-look passes to long 3-pointers to spin moves in the lane.


"She understands how to play with a flair that brings a little excitement to the game," Auriemma said. "She's from California. They do that for a living out there. She's a product of her environment. She grew up idolizing Magic Johnson, and I think she tries to play like that."


Auriemma received 20 votes to win the coaching award. LSU's Sue Gunter had eight votes, Texas' Jody Conradt six and Villanova's Harry Perretta five.


Posted by: I Are Baboon

WOO HOO!!!! GO LADY HUSKIES!!!

I'm very psyched and very happy for our girls!

Hard to believe this team has ZERO seniors on it. The entire team will be back next season. Can you say THREE-PEAT!?




Posted by: david

THAT's RIGHT!


Posted by: ALBOB

Quote:
Originally posted by I Are Baboon Can you say THREE-PEAT!?
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Posted by: david

See! I'm a real fan!





Check the hat out real closely!


Posted by: david

Albob,


This is for you!!!


(bandwagon jumper!)







Posted by: ALBOB

Quote:
Originally posted by david Check the hat out real closely!
I'd rather check out the babe real closely.

(In case some of you morons are confused, the babe is the one NOT wearing a hat. )


Posted by: ALBOB

Quote:
Originally posted by david
Albob,


This is for you!!!


(bandwagon jumper!)
Sorry David. #1 I do NOT jump on bandwagons. I root for the Philly Eagles, Flyers and Phillies (if they actually make it to the play-offs) exclusively. #2 I don't even consider basketball a sport.


Posted by: I Are Baboon

I would not be surprised to see the UConn women win three more championships in a row. They have three outstanding freshmen who played a major role in winning this year. It's good to be a UConn fan right now. Many "experts" also think the UConn men are a top three contender next year.







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