Written by Aaron Torres at FoxSports.com
For the first time ever, a Division I basketball team has won 100 games in a row as the No. 1 ranked UConn Huskies team topped No. 6 South Carolina, 66-55, in Storrs, Connecticut for their 100th straight win.
On the surface, the win looks like just another night in the life of UConn’s women’s basketball, a seemingly never-ending streak of easy wins against overmatched foes. And because of that, Tuesday morning will likely be filled with the same criticism the Huskies always face. Some will wonder how good their competition is. Some will say that a 100-game win streak speaks the inferiority of women’s basketball, rather than the greatness of UConn.
Those people are wrong. The Huskies are accomplishing things that no one in the history of modern sport ever has. And rather than criticizing them and picking apart their every move, it’s time to appreciate everything UConn has accomplished.
100 WINS IN A ROW!! #AndCounting pic.twitter.com/9dHNr4hXgI
— UConn Huskies (@UConnHuskies) February 14, 2017
For starters, think about that number for a second: 100. For 100 straight nights, UConn has been the better team. It didn’t matter who the opponent was. It didn’t matter whether the Huskies were dealing with injuries (guard Kia Nurse was limited due to a bad ankle on Monday) or foul trouble or a team-wide case of the flu. It didn’t matter whether the game was at home, on the road or on a neutral court. The Huskies won ‘em all. Regardless of the sport or competition level, a 100-game win streak is incredible.
What’s even more impressive is that the Huskies have done it in what amounted to every opponent’s biggest game of the season. It’s one thing to win. It’s another thing to do it 100 times, when you get the other team’s best shot each and every night.
Still, folks will probably try to pick the Huskies apart. Many will question who they’ve played. But in the case of the Lady Huskies, the competition has been pretty darn good.
