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Geno's Golden Girls
The U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team, led by six former UConn Huskies and coached by Geno Auriemma, won the Olympic gold on Saturday, defeating France 86-50 in London.
This article was originally published on the UConn Today Web site on August 13, 2012.
By: Kenneth Best
The U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team, led by six former Huskies and coached by Geno Auriemma, won its unprecedented fifth-consecutive Olympic gold medal on Saturday in London, defeating France 86-50. The USA women have a 41-game Olympic winning streak that began with the 1992 bronze medal game.
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The former Huskies include Sue Bird ’02 (CLAS) and Diana Taurasi ’05 (CLAS), who won their third gold medals; Swin Cash ’02 (CLAS), who won her second gold medal; and three first-time gold winners: Tina Charles ’10 (CLAS), Maya Moore ’11 (CLAS), and Asjha Jones ’02 (BUS).
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