Women's Hoops Blog

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Thursday, June 23, 2005

A classic last night at the Key, probably the best game of the year. Seattle went on a late game run, broke the franchise record for points, and shot past Connecticut. Fans are outraged that a thriller like this wasn't webcast.

The teams combined for 69 field goals, 38 assists, and just 14 turnovers.

Betty Lennox, who had struggled recently, scored 23 of her 29 in the second half, and 14 in the final 8 minutes. "She's been missing in action for a little while," coach Anne Donovan said. "Second half, that's Betty, when she's aggressive and just attacking. She's unstoppable when she's in that mind frame."

It helped to get Sue Bird back ("We're cool," said Sue of the tiff with Betty.)

"This is a very big win for us," Bird said. "We just took down the best team in the Eastern Conference. It feels good."

In sad off-the-court news, Coach Thibault's mother died yesterday before the game.