When you think of college basketball, most people tend to think of March Madness. With the men’s basketball teams fighting for several grueling weeks until one team in the nation gets to reign supreme.
There is more to college basketball to that though. There is actually a whole other side of the sport that doesn’t get as much attention, and I am not immune to that.
Women’s college basketball is just as passionate, just a inspiring as them men’s game. However, if you’re outside of Tennessee or Connecticut, there isn’t much talk on who is going to win the Naismith Award (that’s the women’s National Player of the Year).
One of the most exciting women’s games happened on Monday night when top-ranked UConn took on the No. 3 North Carolina. If you are ready to just skim through the rest of this post or even hit your back button, consider this: the Gampel Pavilion was sold out (10,167) and there were over 100 media request for the game. So, people were interested.
Yes, even though it’s only January, women’s basketball is a big deal and not just when these hard-nosed women make it to Tampa for the Final Four.
It didn’t look as the Huskies had what it took against North Carolina. The Tar Heels opened the game, out rebounding, out hustling, out everything to quiet the home crowd and put a scare into Geno Auriema. But this is UConn. The Huskies have never laid down to anyone.
Tina Charles took over the game for UConn. She finished with a career-high 19 rebounds, 15 points and seven blocks. She led a frenzied comeback to beat North Carolina 82-71.
You’ve heard it before and I’ll continue to sing their praises – These girls got game.
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