Day 222

Fresh Start_222: All Giants fall
Ali vs Frazier/ The Miracle on Ice/ The 1983 NC State Wolfpack/ The 2004 Red Sox/ The 2016 Chicago Cubs/ and now the 2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs. What all these iconic moments have in common is that they are all an underdog winning against a seemingly unbeatable opponent. What Mississippi State did last night was knock off the heavily favored UConn Women’s team who if you didn’t know won 111 straight games.

Going into the game, Mississippi State knew they had to play constant pressure defense to make the Huskies uncomfortable in their offensive sets. The Bulldogs would also have to score on the offensive end—relying on 19 points from Junior guard Victoria Vivians and 13 points (including the game-winner) from another Junior guard Morgan William. William is 5’5” and one of the best guards in the entire country. In the Elite 8 matchup against the 1st seeded Baylor Lady Bears, William scored a career high 41 points to help the Bulldogs get to the Final Four matchup against the Huskies.

After the loss UConn head coach Geno Auriemma said in his post-game press conference “they took us away from the this we wanted to do… I’m proud of our team and I’m proud of our kids they had an incredible run, but we came up against a much better team tonight.” With those words Auriemma embodies what it is to be a gracious winner and an even better loser. The UConn Huskies don’t lose often, but when they do, they might still be a better team at the end of the game.

In this incredible mess that we call sports, all giants must fall, all dynasties must come to an end. The classic David vs. Goliath story is always a perfect storyline in sports and thanks to the Mississippi Bulldogs we will be remembering the 2017 Women’s Final Four as the time that the unbeatable powerhouse Connecticut Huskies fell thanks to an Overtime game-winner from the shortest woman on the court.
Sources:(espn.com)

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