Last Thursday, Jan. 16, marked the 25th anniversary of the first-ever meeting between the University of Connecticut women's basketball team and the University of Tennessee, a game that would alter the trajectory of both programs and the sport of women's basketball itself. The rivalry that was born that Martin Luther King Day afternoon back in 1995 would span 12 years, 22 games, four head-to-head national championship battles and countless controversies, grudges and feuds. The rivalry was abruptly cancelled by Tennessee coach Pat Summitt in the summer of 2007 and lay dormant for another dozen years, only to be resumed this Thursday at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.
Inside the Fortuitous Beginning of the UConn-Tennessee Rivalry 25 Years Ago
