On Tuesday night, the UCONN women's basketball team defeated the Florida State women by 31 points, the 89th consecutive win for Geno Auriemma's squad, surpassing John Wooden's UCLA teams for the longest winning streak in the history of college/professional sports. But like anything, there needs to be nay-sayers downplaying the streak and how remarkable it is.
The main excuse- its womens sports, the competition is not as great as the men, therefore it is nowhere close to UCLA's streak because it was a lot less difficult as a result of the competition and the lack thereof.
Is the women's game as competitive? Of course not, in fact I would say there are actually more good mens teams in the Big East (UCONN's conference) than there are in all of women's college basketball. But the fact of the matter is, is that dominance is dominance, and that is what UCONN has done over the years- dominated not just women's college basketball, but women's basketball in general. Here are some numbers that dates back to the 1993-1994 season that should prove their dominance:
Record- 584-43
National Championships- 7
Final Four Appearances- 10
Elite 8 appearances- 15
Big East Championships- 14
National Players of the year- 6 (Rebecca Lobo, Sue Bird, Diana Tuarasi (2), Maya Moore, Tina Charles)
WNBA first overall picks- 3 (Sue Bird, Diana Tuarasi, Tina Charles)
Those are the facts. I don't care what you're playing, who you're playing against, or who you're playing with, 89 straight wins is an extremely remarkable accomplishment, and it should be recognized in that way.
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