The Texas vs UConn Men's Basketball game is by far the greatest men's game that I have seen live. To beat a #1 team on your home court on national television is special and memorable. By far the best men's game I've ever been to a UConn.
Unlike most people I cannot rank this as my favorite game of all time that I have either watched or attended while in college. (so I'm not including anything before 2006 fall season)
I have two number one's for favorite and most memorable games that I have attended.
Yes they are both Women's Soccer games. I am one of the team managers, women's soccer games should be my most memorable and favorite games that I have attended. They are my favorite UConn team. As I said in front of people at the Kinesiology open house, there is no other team that I would rather work for at UConn. Not the basketball teams, not the football team either. While both are great, I am very happy where I am.
So tied for first is the Yale game in 2008 when Cory Bildstein scored with 1.1 seconds left. I wouldn't be a team manager, I wouldn't like soccer and I wouldn't have pursued a possible internship with a soccer team in the summer if it wasn't for that kick. To be honest, I may not have even started writing this blog if it wasn't for that kick. I always found that game to be special. I found that moment so special. It was such an unbelievable way to end regulation. In many ways I want to re-create that moment everytime I go to a game. I was in many ways inspired to write a blog because I didn't want such an amazing moment like hers to go un-noticed and forgotten.
The other women's soccer game was the Boston University game in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament. I was so nervous and anxious for the last 30 minutes of the game. I was so happy and relieved that Brittany Taylor scored. I've probably never been so happy and excited about a win than I was after that goal. Advancing in tournament play is always special. Avoiding penalty kicks was also GREAT.
Following those two games I have to go with football's victory over South Florida in which UConn rushed the field. It was the first time I rushed the field for a football game. It was also they day before my 19th birthday. I always dreamed of UConn being good in football and I can't believe how far the program has come. That game was so big.
I'd follow that with the Texas game today. Beating the number 1 team in the country is always special.
After that I'd probably have to put a lot of women's basketball games in. College Gameday was special. Beating Stanford was even better. Beating Rutgers in 2008 to advance to the final four was really special to me. Beating North Carolina at Gampel in 2008 and 2010 was special too.
The Men's Soccer game against USF when UConn won 5-0 is special to me too. Two words: Diego Restrepo.
Now if we included games that I attended or watch on TV, two games move ahead of football over South Florida and Men's Basketball over Texas. The Women winning the National Championship ties with the women's soccer games in meaningfulness to me. I reported on that team for part of the year and was such a big fan of the team. I was so happy to see them win and go undefeated. The other game which would be 4th if it was watched or attended would be UConn beating Notre Dame in South Bend. It was UConn's first win after losing Jasper Howard and it was such a huge win for the program.
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