A new record.2C but no three-peat Connecticut Huskies women's basketball

the 2010–11 season began high hopes uncertainty huskies. maya moore returned senior season after summer u.s. national team, uconn lost major contributors tina charles , kalana greene graduated in 2010. additionally, junior guard caroline doty out entire season due third knee injury. in test, uconn squeaked #2 baylor in second game of season. powered way through 8 more consecutive wins 88th straight victory, beating #10 ohio state @ madison square garden. 89th win came @ home against #20 florida state set college basketball record consecutive wins, held ucla men s team. after break in schedule holidays, uconn traveled out west , beat pacific tigers stretch streak 90 games. game, however, largely warm-up match biggest test of season, december 30 matchup @ powerhouse stanford cardinal. uconn trailed entire game , lost first time since april 6, 2008 final 4 appearance (also against cardinal). loss ended highly publicized winning streak, long held spot top ranked team in women s basketball taken on baylor. connecticut recovered focus after loss , got through rest of regular season undefeated, regaining #1 ranking along way after baylor s loss texas tech in february. marched through big east tournament, including 3rd victory of year on notre dame in big east tournament championship game.

in ncaa tournament final 4 uconn met notre dame fourth time of season, underdog fighting irish prevailing , ending uconn s bid third straight national championship. keys notre dame s success stellar performance of sophomore skylar diggins , hot shooting (over 50 percent field, first against uconn in last 262 games), while uconn had lack of support moore s 36 points. notre dame went on national championship game, defeated texas a&m aggies.

during 2010–11 season maya moore posted career highs in scoring (22.3 ppg), assists (4.1 apg) , steals (2.2 spg), sweeping possible individual honors: won 2nd naismith college player of year award, 3rd straight wade trophy (only player in history - freshmen not eligible award), 2nd associated press women s college basketball player of year award, 2nd usbwa women s national player of year award , 2nd john r. wooden award; voted big east player of year (3rd time) , fourth straight unanimous first-team all-american in wbca, usbwa , ap polls (second player ever after oklahoma s courtney paris).

in amazing college career maya moore won 150 games , lost 4, amassing total 3036 points (1st husky ever , 4th all-time in ncaa division women s basketball), 1276 rebounds (2nd husky ever), 310 steals (3rd husky ever), 544 assists (6th husky ever) , 204 blocks (4th husky ever); women’s basketball player in division history record 2500 points, 1000 rebounds, 500 assists, 250 steals , 150 blocked shots. on february 28 enshrined in huskies of honor (3rd time ever active player).

maya moore brilliant college student: graduated 3.7 gpa, earning elite 88 award, , named cosida academic all-america first-team in 2009, 2010 , 2011, cosida academic all-america of year in 2010 , 2011 (1st player ever repeat) , all-sports academic all-america of year in 2011.

after graduation maya moore selected minnesota lynx 1st overall pick in 2011 wnba draft (4th time husky), becoming first female basketball player signed jordan brand.