“Look at the tradition of UConn and what they’ve been able to do,” Staley said. The victory made Staley the first Black coach in either men’s or women’s Division I basketball to win two national championships, getting her first one in 2017. “I felt a great deal of pressure to win because I’m a Black coach,” she said. “We played every possession like it was our last possession,” Staley said. The first five minutes, I thought they came out and set the tone then and there for how the game was going to be played.”

Source: ABC News April 04, 2022 20:47 UTC