8th title is won by uconn women in rout of Louisville

NEW ORLEANS (AP) a His eighth national title in hand, Geno Auriemma wished to savor the minute and not speak about an empire only yet. He'd just tied Pat Summitt for the absolute most titles in in NCAA record and wasn't willing to examine a repeat. Yet it's hard not to begin to see the Huskies earning more games with newcomer Breanna Stewart and sophomore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis leading the way. "We feel like all we could get is up from here," said Mosqueda-Lewis, who won 18 points. "We have so many small people and so many people with knowledge in a national champion game. That's only going to make us better." A terrifying thought for the rest of women's university basketball. Stewart obtained 18 of her 23 points in an amazing first half and Connecticut (35-4) combined to a rout of Louisville on Tuesday night, probably the most lopsided victory in a concept sport. It set the Huskies straight back atop college baseball after lacking the championship sport yesteryear 2 yrs. Auriemma hasn't dropped the game in eight shows. "The only person I examine myself to is Pat Summitt and to be there because spot with her means a great deal to me," Auriemma said. "The truth that I tied Pat Summitt's record places you in the sounding the maximum women's basketball coach that ever lived." And while Auriemma said he did not wish to seem ahead, he added: "Stewie undoubtedly differs than any other college person that is playing right now." She undoubtedly is. The newcomer was unstoppable, hitting pictures from almost everywhere to be chosen the Most Outstanding Player for the Ultimate Four. Stewart is just the last newcomer to have that recognition and the very first since 1987. Actually her father in the stands over and over said, "Wow," as his girl took the sport over and Cardinals men's coach Rick Pitino, in town to cheer on the Louisville women, named her one of the best newcomer in baseball. "This is unbelievable," Stewart said. "This is what we've thought about since the start of time. And now to be here and actually get it, it's a good experience and I do not think it is planning to emerge for a time. I simply enjoyed really confident and ended thinking. When I second-guess myself, nothing good comes out of that." After Auriemma cut down the last strand of the web, he was carryed by his team around the court in celebration. Summitt, who arrived down a year ago and suffers from early-onset dementia, launched a statement through her son, Tyler. "Congratulations to Geno Auriemma and the Connecticut Huskies on a remarkable time and an national title," she said. "Geno is a established success and a leader in our game. My better to him, his family, his group and staff." The loss concluded an unprecedented contest function by Louisville. The Cardinals became the initial No. 5 seed to produce the champion sport, taking off the best upset in contest history if they beat Brittney Griner and Baylor in the regional semifinals. Jeff Walz's staff then beat Tennessee in the regional final before sugar Cal in the Final Four. "The run we proceeded was amazing and some thing I'll always remember" Walz said. "We are walking out with our head high and proud of what we've done." The Cardinals only didn't have sufficient to defeat their Big East enemy. Louisville was attempting to become just the second school to get both men's and women's championship in the same year and the initial since UConn in 2004. Pitino, new off his team's 82-76 get in the name sport over Michigan on Monday night, was sitting behind the Cardinals counter, wanting to initiate on the women's team. He spoke to the people at their pregame dinner and told them to just enjoy the minute and have fun in the overall game. It was not to be. Instead, the visit to the Big Easy noted the start of the Stewart period. Sharpshooting from serious or beating the panels, she had one of the most remarkable runs of any first year player in the record of the NCAA competition. Stewart finished with 105 items in just five games a she missed the first-round rout of Idaho to relax a sore calf a' probably the most by any first-year player since 2000, based on STATS. UConn's Maya Moore held the previous level with 93 points. The 6-foot-4 star passed Moore with a cool tip-in with 7:04 left in the first half and twisted up with a performance suggestive of two of the all-time greats. As freshmen, Cheryl Miller guided USC to a concept in 1983 and Chamique Holdsclaw led Tennessee to a champion in 1996. Stewart accomplished anything in her first period that UConn greats Rebecca Lobo, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Moore never did a' win a title. The Syracuse native won seven things through the crucial 19-0 run that turned a four-point shortage in to a double-digit lead and set the Cardinals in a pit they could not climb out of. Stewart later swooped set for an amazing bad rebound that she put back again to make 39-23 to it. The Huskies brought 48-29 at the half as Stewart had 18 points; the 19-point benefit fell four things lacking the championship record set by Tennessee against Louisiana Tech in 1998. "We raced a whole lot, we started initially to stress a bit," Walz said. "They started executing." UConn dashed any hopes of a Louisville recovery going on a 12-2 run after the Cardinals had cut its deficit to 60-44. The sole problem through the last 10 minutes could be whether this was the largest blowout in concept sport record, and the Huskies quickly surpassed Tennessee's 23-point conquer Louisiana Tech in 1987. The Huskies beat Louisville by 22 points in the 2009 concept sport. Louisville was attempting to end up being the lowest seed to win a NCAA tournament on the women's area. Villanova, being an seven seed, was the best to win it on the men's area in 1985. UConn hit 13 of its 26 3-pointers, including four by elderly Kelly Faris, who concluded with 16 things, seven rebounds and six facilitates. The Schimmel siblings, who actually moved Louisville in the tournament, had a hard opposed to UConn. Shoni Schimmel missed her first six photographs and accomplished with just eight points on 3-of-15 firing. Jude Schimmel was stuck with three fouls in the initial half. "We made magic function in this match and will recall that," said Sara Hammond, who brought Louisville with 15 factors. Etc Follow Doug on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dougfeinberg

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