For 13 years, UConn and Tennessee fought for women’s college basketball superiority. Seemingly every game was for the right to be No. 1 in the nation or — on four occasions — the national champion. Seven times, one team ended the other’s season in the NCAA Tournament.
Each game in itself was a battle. Ten of the games were within single-digits. Three were decided by a single point. Every play, every possession, and every second was critical.
Then in 2007, Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt put an end to the best rivalry in women’s basketball.