It’s not unusual for girls’s faculty basketball to be closely stratified — a large hole between the highest groups and everybody else chasing them. This season, seven groups have a median scoring margin of greater than 20 factors — TCU, Michigan, UCLA, Texas, South Carolina, LSU, and UConn.
The Huskies are in a league of their very own, nevertheless, by outscoring opponents on common by 37.8 factors per recreation.
Here’s only one snapshot of their dominance. In 38 video games this season, the Huskies have allowed 1,904 complete factors. That is 4 factors fewer than Boston University allowed — though UConn has performed eight extra video games.
“We began the season the very first day with that sort of aggressive mindset. It suits how they need to play,” coach Geno Auriemma said. “That’s sort of what they need to do. We’ve had groups up to now that might try this as properly. Maya Moore’s group particularly, considering again to these days.
But as a result of it hasn’t been obvious, what, 2020, ‘22, ‘23, ‘24 — I imply, a variety of years the place we may simply barely include folks half courtroom. This group is ready to prolong its protection as a result of we’ve got extra gamers that need to play like that, and we are able to afford to go that onerous as a result of we are able to carry anyone off the bench that may proceed that sort of stress.”