Stopped at 90

I find life coincidences fascinating.

On 23 January 1971, Notre Dame beat UCLA.  The Bruins went on to win 88 straight basketball games, right up until the Irish beat them again on 19 January 1974.

So where is the coincidence, you ask?  Well I'll tell you!

On 6 April 2008, Stanford beat Connecticut in the NCAA Women's Final Four.  Stanford would go on to lose in the championship game to Tennessee, while UConn would go on to win 90 straight games, right up until the Cardinal beat them again on 30 December 2010.

See that coincidence?  The UCLA men's basketball team had 88 consecutive wins bookended by losses to Notre Dame, while the UConn women's basketball team had 90 consecutive wins bookended by Stanford.

OK, maybe that's only cool to a geek like me.

Congratulations to the Huskies for sustained excellence.  And congratulations to the Cardinal for a night of excellence.