MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 01: Cameron Brink #22 of the Stanford Cardinal shoots the ball over Olivia Nelson-Ododa #20 of the UConn Huskies during the 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four semifinal game 2 at Target Center on April 01, 2022 in Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It’s one of the most remarkable records in sports.
Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies are 11-0 in NCAA championship games.The Huskies will look to continue that run when they face South Carolina for the women’s basketball title on Sunday night.Auriemma always downplays his role in the undefeated mark saying it’s easy when you have the best players."I think for me the approach that’s worked the best is make sure you bring the best team," Auriemma said. "So I would venture to say that all 11 times that we’ve won — maybe there was one time — but I don’t think we surprised anybody by winning because we had the best team.
We had the best team all year. We had the best talented players. We played harder than everybody. We were just better than everybody."This is South Carolina’s second appearance in the title game.
Dawn Staley’s squad won the championship in 2017. The Hall of Famer knows how difficult it is to win one, let alone 11.RELATED: Maryland bettors flock to state casinos ahead of the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen games"It’s tough.