April 14, 2000
SPORTS
[Tennessee, Connecticut
Pbring rivalry to WNCAA
Iby gwenn miller
UILY COLLEGIAN
(U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY
IPARK, Pa. — It’s been compared to
[the 49ers and the Cowboys, Michi-
[gan and Ohio State and the Yankees
land the Dodgers.
And the rivalry between the
[Connecticut and Tennessee women’s
basketball teams is just as big as the
[older grudge matches, but it’s a little
different. Quite possibly, a women’s
sports rivalry has never generated as
much excitement, hype and bad
1 blood as these two schools.
Off the court, players and
coaches are calm and polite. On court,
] the contention is thicker than a swarm
of flies on hot summer day. And like
flies, the two teams refuse to leave
give one another peace until one gets
what they want.
“I view this rivalry as a class
act,” Connecticut forward Swin Cash
said. “Off the court, you can have a
I conversation. But once you lace up
the shoestrings and you’re on the
court, it’s just strictly business.”
The latest chapter in the continu
ing clash between the Lady Volun
teers and the Huskies ended Sunday
when Connecticut won the national
championship, 71-52. It marked the
end of a season that saw two battles
between the two powerhouses.
In the first meeting, Tennessee
won 72-71 on Connecticut’s home turf.
In the second, the Huskies stole a 74-
67 victory at the home of the Lady Vols.
The split built the rivalry’s excitement.
“Coach was saying we have a
million tapes of them and they have
a million tapes of us,” Connecticut
forward Shea Ralph said. “You can
scout all you want, but it comes down
to who’s more prepared.”
Since 1995, the record between
the two teams is 6-5. Huskies coach
Geno Auriemma has won two NCAA
titles — both against Pat Summitt’s
Lady Vols. The first was the 70-64 win
April 2, 1995.
But Summitt has won more titles
than Auriemma — four more to be
exact. She’s compiled a 758-150 ca
reer record, while Auriemma sports a
357-94 career mark.
Their relationship is one of mu
tual respect and admiration, but not
always friendship. The two have been
known to exchange jibes via the me
dia, and the Final Four was no ex
ception.
Perhaps their relationship, as
well as the two programs, could be
summed up while comparing
cheesesteak establishments in Phila
delphia. In downtown Philadelphia,
facing one another, are two stores
named Pat’s and Geno’s.
“Pat’s is old and beat up and di
lapidated,” Auriemma said with a
grin. “Geno’s is bigger. Not that it
means anything, don’t get me wrong.
You know, it’s just things that come up.
It’s just one of those things.”
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