CLEVELAND — An earthquake shook New Jersey. A total solar eclipse is coming. And Connecticut’s loss in the Final Four isn’t a letdown. It’s an over-accomplishment.
What a wild world we’re living in.
UConn came one play away from reaching the national championship game, which in the years of Diana Taurasi or Maya Moore or Breanna Stewart would be a bitter disappointment to fans used to seeing trophies on trophies in Storrs. Instead, the 71-69 loss to Iowa in the Final Four was a more celebratory affair on what this short-handed team overcame not only this season, but the last few years.