Tonight’s the night, for the first time ever Rutgers will have a women’s basketball team playing for the National Championship:
CLEVELAND (AP) — A combined 1,723 wins and 69 seasons of coaching experience will meet on women’s basketball’s biggest stage.
On Tuesday, a national title will be up for grabs for good friends and Hall of Famers Pat Summitt and C. Vivian Stringer.
“I know Vivian is going to have her team ready and prepared,” Tennessee coach Summitt said. “I know how much she wants to win. And she wants her team to win a national championship. And I feel the same way.”
Summitt’s seeking her 947th win and seventh title in 33 seasons at Tennessee. Stringer’s trying to win her first title after 777 wins and four trips to the Final Four with three schools.
Everything about this team has been improbable this year, and yet here they are in the championship game.
