NCAA Women's Championship Game

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Apr 7, 2010

NCAA Women's Championship Game

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

Fans flocked to the Alamodome to see the nation's two finest basketball programs go after it for the national title.

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

The first half of play was the sloppiest 20 minutes in recent title-game memory.

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

Nnemkadi Ogwumike (No. 30) and Stanford limited Connecticut to one field goal in nearly 11 first-half minutes. Ogwumike collected 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

Maya Moore (No. 23) finished with 23 points as UConn rallied after falling behind 20-12 at halftime. She also grabbed a key offensive rebound off a missed free throw with 1:11 remaining.

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

Naismith player of the year Tina Charles wasn't a huge factor offensively, finishing with nine points.

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

Stanford was the last team to defeat UConn, having done so in the 2006 Final Four.

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

UConn and Stanford battled to a stalemate on the boards, finishing with 49 rebounds apiece.

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

Kayla Pedersen (right) helps direct the Cardinal offense. She finished with a team-high 15 points.

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

The Huskies came out like a brand new team in the second half, scoring 41 points after the break.

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

Tina Charles (right) helped energize the Huskies on the defensive front with 11 rebounds and six blocked shots.

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

Tina Charles finished a fabulous four-year career at UConn with two straight national titles.

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

During UConn's 78-game winning streak, the Huskies have trailed for only 115 minutes (out of a possible 3,120).

Connecticut 53, Stanford 47

The Huskies prevailed for their 78th straight victory and stamped themselves as one of the most dominant teams ever -- in their sport or any other, men or women.