The Rutgers women's basketball team was ranked 12th preseason & it was a gift. The incomparable Cappie Poindexter was gone.They had three freshman expected to play key roles, tough early opponents, & a Big East conference with UConn & at least six other good teams. They were 5-5 on Jan 1, including bad losses to Duke & Old Dominion., & had fallen out of the Top 25 altogether. I wasn't the only one thinking WNIT at that point. A rebuilding year. But it turns out Coach Vivian Springer was furious, angrier than she had ever been at one of her teams. The Scarlet Knights started to win. They lost only four more games, including the one tonight for the National Championship. Two of those losses were to UConn in the regular season. They beat UConn in the Big East Tournament, Duke & LSU in the NCAA. I was certain they could defeat North Carolina in a final. But I wanted them to win the title by beating Tennessee. They came up short. The Vols were better again. It was an unexpected, great season. Who figured? Thanks, ladies.
# posted by Bob : 11:14 PM
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson
The Rutgers women's basketball team was ranked 12th preseason & it was a gift. The incomparable Cappie Poindexter was gone.They had three freshman expected to play key roles, tough early opponents, & a Big East conference with UConn & at least six other good teams. They were 5-5 on Jan 1, including bad losses to Duke & Old Dominion., & had fallen out of the Top 25 altogether. I wasn't the only one thinking WNIT at that point. A rebuilding year. But it turns out Coach Vivian Springer was furious, angrier than she had ever been at one of her teams. The Scarlet Knights started to win. They lost only four more games, including the one tonight for the National Championship. Two of those losses were to UConn in the regular season. They beat UConn in the Big East Tournament, Duke & LSU in the NCAA. I was certain they could defeat North Carolina in a final. But I wanted them to win the title by beating Tennessee. They came up short. The Vols were better again. It was an unexpected, great season. Who figured? Thanks, ladies.
