I am one that doesn't comment enough on Caroline...and I should because she is one of the players that epitomizes UCONN women's basketball to me. My favorite moment of the Stanford game was a sequence under the basket with Stef defending Chiney with a lot of contact from both players...resulting in one of Chiney's few baskets that weren't putbacks. After the play Chiney was charged up and started to run up court right through Stef who essentially draped herself on Chiney for a moment causing her to throw up her hands to avoid being called for a foul that frankly could've gone either way. The first person over to Stef was Caroline with a huge smile on her face telling Stef (I imagined) that she was doing a great job on Chiney, keep it up etc.
Instead of being a little bummed she got beat on the play, Stef strided down the court with what looked liked a triumphant smile. That's the difference a Caroline or a Kelly makes...and we have a number of others that are assuming that mantle, as well...