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Last night, the UConn women's basketball team crushed Florida State, 93-62. The Huskies now hold the longest winning streak in college basketball history.
The new record, 89 straight wins, topples the previous record, held for almost 40 years, by the UCLA men's team. The Bruins' record of 88 straight victories dated back to the 1971-74 teams, under coach John Wooden.
UConn couldn't have made history without senior Maya Moore. The forward from Georgia scored a career-best 41 points in last night's game.
Here's a quick rundown on the star athlete:
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She was born into the sport
Her father, Mike Dabney, was a guard for the Rutgers men's team in the '70s. In 1976, his team reached the Final Four. Her mother installed a basketball hoop on a door in their apartment when Maya was just 3. -
Her stats are off the charts
She averages 25.5 points per game and ranks fourth in UConn women's career-scoring leaders, with much of the season left to play. At UConn, she passed the 2,000-point mark as a junior. - She's won awards -- lots of 'em She was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, won the Wade Trophy in 2008-09 and in 2009-10, was the first freshman to be named Big East player of the year and was the 2007 national high school player of the year, just to name a few.
- She'll almost certainly go pro Before this season started, some commentators were calling for her to skip her senior year and head straight to the WNBA.
- She hits the books just as hard, too She graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA.
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