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Underdogs test traditional favorites.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Mercedes Mayer
Villanova coach Harry Perretta might have said it perfectly after his team's victory over top-ranked Connecticut on Saturday, their second triumph over the Huskies in as many years.
``The longer the underdog can stay in the game, the more pressure goes to the favorite,'' he said, ``That's the bottom line.''
And that could be the case with the 2004 NCAA Women's Tournament. Connecticut has lost. Tennessee has lost. Duke has lost. Everybody has lost.
It's anybody's game.
When coaches this season have been talking about parity, they mean it. UConn might be the favorite, but the biggest argument for the Huskies is that they're the two-time defending national champs. All of the top teams in the country have lost games they should have, could have won.
While Tennessee or Connecticut have won seven of the past nine titles, some lesser-known teams could give both a pretty good run. Even with UConn's loss to Villanova, the Huskies will likely be a No. 1 seed between their 23-3 record and ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Underdogs test traditional favorites.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)