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UConn's Di-nasty strikes again

Updated: April 7, 2003, 2:04 AM ET
By Eric Adelson | ESPN The Magazine

ATLANTA -- Call it a Di-nasty.

With a cold-blooded 3-pointer and a hot-handed swipe, Diana Taurasi gave UConn a thrilling 71-69 national semifinal win Sunday and brought the Huskies to within one win of their third championship in four years.

"We have Diana and they don't," Auriemma said in the aftermath of his 500th win against only 99 losses. "That's the biggest reason why we're here."

Amen. UConn was down nine -- the team's biggest deficit all season -- with a little ...

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