Women's Hoops Blog

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Sunday, February 29, 2004

Lightning strikes twice: for the second straight year, Villanova knocks off #1 UConn.

Liad Suez was the hero. She hit a go-ahead jumper as the game entered the last minute, and then she hit two free throws in the final seconds.

"I didn't think this young team could beat them," said the ever-humble coach Harry. "I told the kids, 'The longer we stay in the game, the pressure goes all back to them.' That's the burden they have to carry. We played the best we could play. Can I call this season off now?"

"We got exactly what we deserved and Villanova got what they deserved," Geno said. "They deserved to win and we deserved to lose."

Taurasi got her 2000th point, but she had only 8 in the game on 3-for-13 shooting.