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Unrivaled By Jeff Goldberg

Unrivaled by Jeff Goldberg


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For twelve years the women's basketball rivalry between UConn and Tennessee was the most iconic matchup in women's sports. Now, eight years after the last game, Unrivaled reveals the on-court and behind-the-scenes story of this intensely personal rivalry between coaches, players, and the two most passionate fan bases women's sports has ever known.

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Unrivaled: UConn, Tennessee, and the Twelve Years that Transcended Women's Basketball by Jeff Goldberg

For twelve years the women's basketball rivalry between UConn and Tennessee was the most iconic matchup in women's sports. Even now, twenty years since the annual series started, the competition between these two storied programs still provokes heated argument and bitter resentment.

Led by Hall of Fame coaches Geno Auriemma and Pat Summitt, UConn and Tennessee combined for nine national championships, with the UConn Huskies winning five-including four against the Tennessee Lady Vols. In all, UConn won thirteen of twenty-two matchups during the rivalry, and along the way the two coaches-with distinctive and brash personalities and a shared determination to rule their sport-clashed privately and publicly, generating enough heat to make women's basketball relevant in the national sports landscape as never before.

On the court, the two teams produced a series of memorable games, from overtime thrillers to timeless classics that defined the sport. Off the court, the coaches' encounters were often marked by their seemingly genuine dislike for each other, until the conflict reached a breaking point in 2007 and Summitt stunned the basketball world by canceling the series for reasons neither side has ever revealed.

Now, eight years after the last game, Unrivaled uncovers the on-court and behind-the-scenes story of this intensely personal rivalry between coaches, players, and the two most passionate fan bases women's sports has ever known.

Unrivaled Reviews

Highly recommended for basketball and collegiate sports fans as well as readers interested in learning about this important era in women's history.-Katie McGaha, Library Journal
There were many memorable moments in the UConn-Tennessee rivalry. The author captures them all in exquisite detail, plus many more. This is a must-read for any women's basketball fan, let alone those who follow the Huskies and Lady Vols.-Mel Greenberg, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (2007), former women's basketball writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and creator of the weekly Associated Press women's basketball poll
Goldberg does a nice job with game-by-game reporting, peppering each with comments from key players like Rebecca Lobo, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, and Chamique Holdsclaw. The book ends with a moving afterword from Auriemma's daughter, Alysa, who pays tribute to Summitt.-Bob D'Angelo, Tampa Tribune

About Jeff Goldberg

Jeff Goldberg was the UConn women's basketball writer for the Hartford Courant from 2001 to 2006 and is the author of Bird at the Buzzer: UConn, Notre Dame, and a Women's Basketball Classic (Nebraska, 2011). Rebecca Lobo played for coach Auriemma at UConn and on three teams in the WNBA. She is now a television basketball analyst for ESPN.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. For the Good of the Game

2. 1984-94: Birth of the Dynasties

3. 1995: Dog Day Afternoon

4. 1996: Semi-Tough

5. 1997: An Imperfect Tenn

6. 1998-99: Boo Yeah

7. 2000: Ready for Prime Time Players

8. 2001: Everybody Hurts

9. 2002: Hitting Something Orange

10. 2003: The Evil Empire

11. 2004: End of an Era

12. 2005-7: Moore Trouble Ahead

13. 2007-13: Unrivaled

Afterword

Appendix

Additional information

CIN0803255209G
9780803255203
0803255209
Unrivaled: UConn, Tennessee, and the Twelve Years that Transcended Women's Basketball by Jeff Goldberg
Used - Good
Hardback
University of Nebraska Press
20150301
264
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