Paging TZ! Reigning champion UConn starts out at No. 1, chasing record ninth title
On March 31, 2013, the women's basketball world was still stunned by what was easily one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history. And part of absorbing Louisville's Sweet 16 victory over Baylor was realizing that Connecticut was back in dynasty mode.
Not that the Huskies are necessarily ever out of that mode. But with top-seeded Baylor gone, UConn became the prohibitive favorite. And that's exactly how the rest of the tournament played out. A freshman, Breanna Stewart, was voted most outstanding player at the Women's Final Four. She and three other UConn starters would return for 2013-14, while Baylor lost four of five starters.
So no sooner than the Huskies' 93-60 championship victory over Louisville ended in New Orleans, talk began about how many more titles the Huskies might be able to string together. Now that we're on the eve of the new season, that's the main storyline in big type: Who can stop UConn? (Make that enormous type.)
"The world that we live in up here, it's like that every year," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said at American Athletic Conference media day. "Some years, it's more realistic than others. I know when we have the best team and a better-than-average chance of winning it. Going into this season, knowing who we have back and if everybody stays healthy, I wouldn't trade my team for anyone else's."
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