UCONN Huskies broke the UCLA men's team's record of 88 wins with their 93-62 win over Florida State. This game as with many others had the big lead, loud and proud crowd, and a large lead held until the end.
It was reported during the final minutes that the crowd chanted "89!", and now they have the most consecutive wins in Division 1 basketball history.
At 88 the coach Geno Auriemma was pretty fired up and lashed out about the press and coverage of the team. Indicating he displeasure with the lack of coverage and appreciation for Women's Basketball. How is he feeling now?
Well President Barack Obama gave him a call. It was reported that he told the President "It's an incredible thing these kids have done".
The record is not official. There currently is no combined Men's / Women's records. Huskies beat the Women's back at 82 games. Previous record was held by Division III Washington University of St. Louis which won 81 straight games from 1998 to 2001.
Huskies have also now tied the most consecutive home wins at 69.
The Huskie women had new shirts that said "89". They celebrated and danced to the song "All I Do Is Win" and took their picture at midcourt.
Congrats UCONN!!!! Keep it going!!!!!!
JZ!
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