Since the loss to ND in the Big East tournament in 2013, UCONN is 178-2 (as of Sat., Jan. 27). Both losses were in OT.
That loss to ND in the BE tourney was a
triple-overtime game in which Kaleena played all 55 minutes. We had leads of at least 5 in both the first and second OTs, but couldn't hold on. After that game, Geno said he would teach the team how to win a national championship. And he did. So, we won our final 6 that year.
The next year, with Stef and Bria as seniors, we blitzed to 40-0.
The second game of the following year, we again failed to hold a lead, went into OT as Amber Orrange banked in a trey, and lost in OT. The 47-game streak ended. But it provided motivation for the rest of the year. The team ran off 37 straight on the way to 38-1.
The following year, the Big 3 ran the table and set several records on the way. A 38-0 season put the streak at 75.
In 2016-17, an apparent rebuilding year, we won the first 36 before losing in the NCAA semi-finals at the buzzer in OT. The streak ended at 111.
This year, we have had close games with ND and Texas, but stand at 20-0.
6+40+38+38+36+20=178
The last 3 losses: 3 OTs to ND, OT at Stanford, OT to Mississippi State. Yep, 178-2. That really helps Geno's winning percentage.