UConn Closes Out Regular Season 30-0
No. 1/1 Women's Basketball Closes Out Regular Season 30-0
Source: UConnHuskies.com
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Tina Charles wasn't always sure she wanted to be the type player Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma knew she could be.
Auriemma would tell the center that every time she stepped on the court she needed to have the mindset that she was going to dominate. She wasn't sure that's what she wanted.
"My first two years here I would take possessions off, where I'd let somebody else do it," she said.
She finally learned to play the way Auriemma wanted.
On Monday night, in a 76-51 win over Notre Dame (No. 8 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) that left the top-ranked Huskies one shy of tying their NCAA women's record for consecutive victories, Charles had 18 points and eight rebounds to become Connecticut's career leader in both categories.
"Tina earned every one of her 18 points," Auriemma said.
Charles passed Nykesha Sales (1995-98) as the school's all-time leading scorer 2,184 points and Rebecca Lobo (1992-95) as its leading rebounder with 1,272.
