Diana Dorothy's College Life

Almost all major universities are after Diana. Her mother hoped that she would not go to UCLA, which is too far from home. Gino Oriema, a coach at the University of Connecticut, has other ideas. People like Mario, who are also from Pisano, take recruiting her father as a positive means to attract her to join. When Auriemma invited Diana Dorothy to visit the University of Connecticut, he gave Mario a bottle of wine from Italy, where he was born. This more or less confirms Diana's sense of belonging, and she has also become a member of the Husky.

That summer, she glanced at the fans of the University of Connecticut, and they expected her to lead them to win the American International Basketball Invitational Championship. In the victories over Brazil, China and Japan, she averaged nearly 65,438+04 and sent four assists. Diana also won a gold medal in the American youth women's basketball qualifier.

Diana came to Stals with some pressure and started her 2000-0 1 season. As the defending national champion, Connecticut ranks among the top teams in Dadong District, Shea Ralph is undoubtedly the top player, and Sue Bird and Svetlana Abu Rosimo Eva are also one of the players that can be easily selected by the whole league. With the return of the top 8 scorers in the team, Auriemma didn't ask too much of Diana. However, at first, what he got from the harvested freshmen was not what he particularly liked.

Diana came to Connecticut with a free and lively attitude, but Auriemma was not sure how to treat her. He prefers to take the sport absolutely seriously. Diana, on the other hand, likes joking. She will never give up her dignity for anyone. Auriemma's challenge is how to instill discipline in her without hindering her talent and creative development.

The coach's persistent love worked. Diana's performance in her first college season was different. She spent most of her energy on the defensive end. Oriema always asked her to defend the opponent's most dangerous scorer, and her reward to the coach was to block opponents one by one. Diana reached her peak in the NCAA championship. In the semi-final against louisiana tech university, she completely defeated the opposing defender Brooke Lassiter, making her only throw three baskets and make three mistakes.

At this time, Diana also began to attack with all her strength. After she scored 4 1 point twice, her name appeared on the list of outstanding players in the Eastern Conference. In the game against Louisiana Tech, she got 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

In the next year's semi-finals, Connecticut's season finally ended against Notre Dame. Husky was in the lead most of the time until Alicia Lartet hit a three-pointer in front of Diana in the middle of the second half. Notre Dame University finally won the competition 90-75.

Diana spent another busy summer among the hardwoods. She ranked first in scoring (19.3ppg) and assists (2.7ppg) when she played in the 200 1 International Youth Basketball Championship for the United States. Diana was elected to the senior team, and the American team won a bronze medal.

Returning to Connecticut and finishing the season in the third place did not satisfy husky fans in the 200 1-02 season. Under the leadership of Suzanne Brigit Bird and Diana, Connecticut has a talented and deep lineup. The team never lost in the first two months of the season. The first game of the University of Connecticut was against the second seed University of Tennessee in January. Oriema's team raised the banner of victory and won 86-72. Diana got the highest score of her career: 32.

Connecitcut will continue to be invincible next season. Husky's entry into the NCAA championship is unstoppable and there is no sign of stopping. They advanced to the championship and finally beat Oklahoma 82-70, becoming one of the most dominant seasons in history. This victory pushed the record of the University of Connecticut to 39 wins and 0 losses. Tied the best record in Tennessee 1998.

The cooperation between Diana and Byrd throughout the season has brought an excellent two-man attack team to Husky. Their performance in beating Oklahoma symbolizes their importance to the team. When Sooners tried to overtake Connecticut with less than 2 minutes left in the game, Diana made a hard shot in the penalty area and finished three points after the free throw. When Oklahoma began to intentionally foul, Bird stepped forward and made six free throws.

In the third season, Diana undoubtedly became the leader on the Connecticut court. She was surrounded by talented players-including Jessica Moore, Conlon the Mafia, Ashley Bater, Ann Strother, Barbara Turner and Nicole Wolfe-and she gave everything to the Huskies. It is true that Diana ranks first in scoring, rebounding, assisting and blocking in the team.

However, more important than her jersey number, she inspires her teammates with courage and determination. Diana suffered a series of back and knee injuries, but she never left the line of fire. In return, Connecticut looked at her when the pressure came. For example, against Duke, who ranked first, Diana made all four shots, which gave Husky a huge lead at the beginning and won easily, with a score of 77-65.

After Diana, Connecticut aimed at the second national champion in Crazy March. In the final of Dadong District, Husky unexpectedly lost to Villanova. The defeat interrupted their 70-game winning streak, which broke the NCAA record.

Soon, Connecticut began another wave of winning streak. They were invincible in the first four games of the national championship, winning an average of 23 points each. Diana is unstoppable. In the game against Boston University, she scored 2 1 minute and 7 assists in 22 minutes, scored 35 points to beat TCU, and then sent Boston College home with 26 points 12 rebounds. In the Eastern Conference final against Purdue, she scored 265,438+0, and sent Husky to the semi-finals in Atlanta.

After defeating Texas in the semi-final, the University of Connecticut will face Tennessee, hoping to win the third national championship in four years. Diana tried her best to win the championship. In the difficult victory of 73-68, she scored 28 points, which is the highest score in the championship final in 10 years. She made two free throws with 20 seconds left in the game and finally won the championship. It was the perfect ending of a nearly perfect season. For Diana and Husky, it was 36 wins 1 loss. She was nominated for the naismith Prize that year.

Can Diana achieve three consecutive championships in her senior year? This question has been tenacious all season, although no one can give an answer from her game. Diana continued her glittering third grade performance and won the naismith Prize again, becoming the first husky player to score 2000 points, 600 rebounds and 600 assists in his career. She brought Connecticut back to the championship again and played Tennessee again.

After the Connecticut men's team won the national championship, Diana and her teammates also won the championship. Before that, no school won the championship twice. The Huskies took an easy lead at first, but Tennessee returned to 30-26 at half-time. Connecticut took the lead in the second half, thanks to Moore and Turner in the team, who beat their opponents with key shots. At the same time, Diana steadily scored 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. It wasn't the best performance, but Diana cherished this third game as much as the previous two champions. Phoenix Mercury is one of the people who have been paying attention to Diana in NCAA tournaments. This team holds the top pick in the WNBA draft, and Diana is not a candidate to change the status quo (choosing the top pick means counting down). She can not only help the Mercury team on the court, but also make the team have a big leap in financial income. When the team first selected her, 90% of the team's rose souvenirs were sold, and online transactions surged by 200%.

However, before joining Mercury, she has to prepare to go to the United States to participate in the Greek Olympic Games. As the youngest player in the team, she scored 13 in the first match against Japan. The American women's team won the gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. Diana came off the bench, averaging 8.5 points per game.