The Lady Vols won their second consecutive national championship last night in a decisive 64-48 win against Stanford, bringing them to a grand total of eight national titles. Go Vols!
I am so proud of my team! They played a great game last night and have had an awesome season. There is no doubt in my mind that they've earned their back-to-back titles.
While most of the attention given to the team seems to center around team superstar Candace Parker, the entire team has played well all season to get them to where they are. And that's not to make it sound like Parker hogs all the attention--I think she does a great job of working with her team and not drawing all the attention to herself. Someone with her skills and the long list of accolades she possesses just naturally attracts more attention. But I think one of the key factors to the Lady Vols continued success is that they work together well as a team. Pat Summitt doesn't just coach a few players, she builds and guides a team and does a darn good job of it.
So congratulations, Lady Vols!
Also, congratulations to the five graduating seniors. In addition to winning a second national championship title,. they all had a great day in the WNBA draft today. Candace Parker (first pick in the first round) and Shannon Bobbitt (first pick in the second round) will play together for the Los Angeles Sparks, Alexis Hornbuckle (fourth pick in the first round) went with the Detroit Shock, Nicky Anosike (second pick in the second round) signed on with the Minnesota Lynx and Alberta Auguste (seventh pick in the third round) will join the New York Liberty. I wish them all good luck as they embark on their professional careers. They will definitely leave behind quite a legacy.
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