Women's Hoops Blog

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Tuesday, March 28, 2006

After two days of close and exciting games, tonight brings women's hoops fans two more great match-ups.

Up first is the showdown that has been talked about as a possibility since Selection Monday: North Carolina vs. Tennessee. Voepel says this region reminds her of the 1996 Midwest Region when No. 1 La Tech had to meet No. 2 Georgia in the Elite Eight.

The last time the two teams met in the NCAA tournament was also the last year the Lady Vols won the national title. Shanna Zolman hopes the boxing training she has taken up in college will help her team knock out the Tar Heels. And for the second time in a row, Pat Summitt is going up a close friend. Jack Daly provides some history on the friendship between the two legendary coaches.

The late game tonight will be Duke taking on Connecticut in Bridgeport. While some may not think it's fair for the top seed Blue Devils, the team is relaxed and excited to go up against a partisan crowd. Duke plans to continue to use the large playing rotation that has led them to a 43 point average margin of victory so far.

Geno on Duke: "This Duke team doesn't seem to talk as much about winning a championship. They just play in a manner that leads you to believe they can win one."

Geno's team is trying to win the region final game for the 9th time and use the emotional high of Barbara Turner's last shot to get them past Duke.

The other story that will likely be mentioned a few times tonight during the game is the fact that this is the first time Brittany Hunter will play against her former team. Neither team is talking much about that.

Finally, Graham Hays tells us about the potential ending to the careers for the seniors of both teams.