Well deserved. I believe Cathy Rush is already a HoF member, but great that the Mighty Macs as an entire team brought in the AIAW tournament with style.
In fact, not too many schools successfully three-peated in WCBB. Immaculata was successful in 1974, Delta State followed suit in 1977, Tennessee did it in 1998, and UConn got it done in 2004. Meanwhile, other two-time defending champs have not been as lucky. Old Dominion won the AIAW in 1979 and 1980 but couldn't do it in 1981, La Tech won the penultimate AIAW in 1981 and the inaugural NCAA in 1982 but didn't win it in 1983, USC won the 1983 and 1984 NCAA but not in 1985, Tennessee and Candace Parker won it all in 2007 and 2008 but wasn't close in 2009, and UConn went 78-0 in 2009 and 2010 but fell just short in 2011.
This upcoming season, I'll be thinking of the Mighty Macs, along with Diana, Maria C, Annie, Barb Turner, Battle, Crockett, Jessica Moore, and everyone else from UConn 2004. Maybe the Macs can let some positive mojo blow from Springfield, Mass over to Storrs...