Records Were Made to be Broken

Records Were Made to be Broken

Ben Grieco, Staff Writer
December 2, 2014

The University of Connecticut is currently one of the top Women’s Basketball teams. They are powerhouse, if you will. They are currently as of November 17 ranked No. 1 in the nation for Division I basketball. They were on a 47-game win streak, one of the top in the nation.

That streak was held until November 18, 2014, where the No. 8 team, the Stanford Cardinals defeated a tough UConn Huskies with a score of 88-86, that ended in overtime.

The two scorers who really had an impact for the Cardinals were Sophomore, Lili Thompson, dropping 24 points in the hoop, and Senior Amber Orrange, who had some late excellent scoring.

No one really knows what this means for UConn. There are many possibilities. They continue to win, and still win the championshi; they have a mediocre season;  they have a horrible season.

Now, what does this loss to Stanford show?

 

  1. Stanford is really good at stopping streaks. (They also stopped UConn’s 90-game win streak not too long ago.)
  2. Streaks can be broken easily.

There have been many recent streaks/records broken. One record was the amount of passes thrown consecutively, without an interception. The recent holder was Patriots Quarterback, Tom Brady, with a total of 288 passes. The record was recently broken by Packers Quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, who got the record on November 16, 2014, to have a total of 289 passes.

Sticking to the NFL, the legendary quarterback, Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos, is the new owner of the Career Touchdown Pass Record. The previous had been held by quarterback Brett Farve, who played for the Atlanta Falcons, the  Green Bay Packers, the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings. He had a total of 508 touchdown passes. Peyton Manning got a total of 509 (and is still getting more) against the San Francisco 49ers, on October 19.

In sports today, streaks can be broken very easily. With talent packed in high school and college players, they are trying to be the best of the best for their age. As said by many people, “Records were made to be broken.”