Wednesday, February 27, 2008

800 Wins

for Rutgers women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer. M.A. Mehta byline in the Star-Ledger:
The victory was the 280th of Stringer's career at Rutgers. It's been her longest stop. She took over a foundering program and turned it into one of the best in the nation with two trips to the Final Four in her first 12 seasons.

Stringer got her start in 1973 at Cheyney State, sharing a cramped gym with legendary men's coach John Chaney. She took over a new program and in 12 years there guided the school to the Final Four and won 251 games.
Doug Feinberg byline for AP:
The victory was the 280th of Stringer’s career at Rutgers. It’s been her longest stop. She took over a foundering program and turned it into one of the best in the nation with two trips to the Final Four in her first 12 seasons.

Stringer got her start in 1973 at Cheyney State near Philadelphia, sharing a cramped gym with legendary men’s coach John Chaney. She took over a new program and in 12 years there guided the school to the Final Four in 1982 and won 251 games.

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Comments:
Feinberg's "near Philadelphia" was a nice touch?
 
It's possible they lifted the paragraphs out of a Rutgers PR handout. The school also printed up hundreds of "800" cards for fans to wave at the end of the game.
 
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