Notre Dame earned the win of the week on Thursday, dusting UConn at home to confirm their full recovery from their late November two-game skid. Here are the other notable moments from the week in women’s college hoops:
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On Saturday, the Lady Vols set a basketball record with 30 made 3-pointers. That’s not only the most in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history, but the record for NCAA Division I men’s basketball history, WNBA history and NBA history. NBA games, of course, are 48 minutes compared to 40 minutes, and even the 3-slinging Boston Celtics, who are firing up over 51 3-pointers per game, have topped out at 29 made triples, highlighting how insane Tennessee’s deep shooting was on Saturday.
Tennessee shot 63 3s, with their 30 makes giving them an excellent 47.6 percent conversion rate. All those triples helped the Lady Vols ring up a SEC-record 139 points in the 139-59 romp over NC Central.
The milestones are a testament to the offensive transformation implemented by new head coach Kim Caldwell. Yet, the record-breaking 3-point effort even impressed her, as Caldwell said after the game, “It does surprise me. We shot enough of ’em, we should have broke it, but yeah, it was…
