UCONN Women’s Basketball...Turning “Unbeaten” to “Unbeatable”

Throughout the past decade or so, the sports world has seen numerous teams go unbeaten from season to season, with one team often passing the torch to another unbeaten team the following year. Unbeaten is a perhaps one of the highest praises for a sports team, whether it be high school, collegiate, or professional. However, there is one word that does indeed oust unbeaten and take the top spot for highest praise. That word is unbeatable. Unbeatable...not able to be defeated...extremely good, outstanding. While this is the dictionary definition of the term, perhaps it should be changed to UCONN Women’s Basketball. The term unbeatable truly encompases the full embodiement of the program. A program that has been so insanely good it’s really quite scary.

Since 2000, the UCONN Women have won 10 National Championships and made the Final Four 14 times out of those 17 years. And, if this wasn't enough, the team has gone on two win streaks of 90 games (one of them is currently happening). And what’s more, the only thing separating those two 90 game win streaks was a single loss to Skylar Diggins and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The team also boasted a 70 game win streak from 2001 to 2003. Putting that “short” streak aside, the UCONN Women are 180-1 in their last 181 games. With four straight National Championships.

Players such as star center Brianna Stewart won four National Titles in four years of college. That’s unheard of, something many hope for yet only a handful can achieve. And in those four years lost so few games you could count them on one hand (5). That’s how good this UCONN Women’s Team is, was, and will continue to be. They are inexplicably good. Coach Geno Auriemma is a master of his trade and has time and time again solidified himself as the greatest coach in the history of Women’s College Basketball. And UCONN has far and away proved themselves; even after the loss of Brianna Stewart, when some thought the dynasty would end; that they are still College Basketball’s dynasty that has turned “unbeaten” into “unbeatable.”