Pat Summitt smiled, laughed and shook her head at times.
A New York City judge has dismissed an NBA security official's discrimination and assault lawsuit against University of Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma, the NBA and USA Basketball, saying the alleged wrongdoing didn't happen in New York.
The Connecticut women's basketball team returned to campus Wednesday, wearing warm-up jackets with "Gr8ness" printed on the back and carrying with them the program's eighth NCAA championship trophy.
Shoni Schimmel smiled and hugged her teammates, almost as if she was celebrating, when the clock hit zero and Louisville had fallen hard to Connecticut in the women's NCAA championship game.
Geno Auriemma has never lost an NCAA championship game.
The victory tied Geno Auriemma and the Huskies (35-4) with Pat Summitt and Tennessee for the most titles in women's basketball history. It was the most lopsided victory in a championship game.
Geno Auriemma has never lost an NCAA championship game.
Freshman Breanna Stewart scored a career-high 29 points to go with four blocks and was seemingly everywhere in leading the Huskies back to the national championship game with an 83-65 win over Notre Dame on Sunday night.
Connecticut beat Louisville comfortably back in January and didn't even have star Breanna Stewart on the floor at the time.
