Imagine being categorized as one of the greatest teams in history, holding six most-wins records in women’s college basketball, and winning 11 national titles.

These are few of many statistics that describe the legacy of the University of Connecticut’s Women’s Basketball team under coach, Geno Auriemma.

Following the team’s 94-65 victory over defending champion, the University of South Carolina on March 26, the Huskies head to their 11th consecutive Final Four appearance, breaking the Division 1 record held by Coach John Wooden and UCLA’s men’s program.

The Huskies entered the NCAA Tournament undefeated (32-0) for a third straight season, and are seeded #1, as they have 21 times over the past 25 years.

Should they take the title, it would be the team’s 7th undefeated season ending with a National Championship.

Many people ask this question: what makes them good? One huge piece of the answer is recruiting. Coach Auriemma is infamous for pushing his players to do their best and be the best. He continues to recruit the right players that can handle the pressure and expectations the program requires.

Continuing on the subject, he stated, “You come to Connecticut, and you look upon those walls when you come to our practice facility, and you look around and you go, all right, well, I'm going to be here four years. Well, what in God's name can I accomplish that hasn't already been done? If you're in awe by that, or you're intimidated by that, then you're not going to be successful here and we're not going to be successful."

Another portion of the answer is training and preparation, both in which Coach Auriemma and his staff have nearly perfected. Their approach to fitness includes a “premium on rigorous and varied preseason workouts, nutrition, sustained weight training through the season and especially, on intense practices meant to simulate game conditions.”

Opposing coaches have applauded the Huskies’ fitness and strength demonstrated on the court. “The reason we’re fit is that we practice at an intensity that no one else does,” said strength and conditioning coach, Amanda Kimball.

Coach Auriemma plays 7-8 players regularly, five starters and two reserves. Since there are so few players playing for long periods of time, it is crucial that those individuals are able to play uptempo throughout the entire game and continue to hit jumpers, connect passes, and play defense.

“Their expectations are what you think you can’t do,” says sophomore Forward Kyla Irwin in an article published in 2016 in The New York Times.

Teammate Kia Nurse added to Irwin’s statement saying, “we do things to get us tired, and then when we get tired, we do things that require us to be mentally smart.”

During UConn’s 111 game winning streak some individuals felt the team’s dominance was “ruining the game.” But, if that were true, the general population, does not share the same sentiment, as shown in several statistics. 36.7 million live minutes were viewed in the 2016 Women’s NCAA Tournament, rising 31% from the previous year. The viewership of Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) also increased 11% from the previous year.

Players’ success does not stop once they graduate. Many alumni have gone on to be WNBA stars: Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Tina Charles, to name a few.

The 2016 WNBA Draft marked the first time the top three picks came from the same school. After winning the National Championship their senior season, Briana Stewart, Moriah Jefferson, and Morgan Tuck were drafted to the Seattle Storm, San Antonio Stars and Connecticut Sun consecutively.

While some might think a team’s dominance hurts levels of competition, others admire the effort and hard work the team puts forth to be the best.

The level the University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball team performs at is one that is exhilarating to watch.

This season, all four #1 seeded teams made the Final Four (Louisville, Notre Dame, Mississippi State, and UConn). Catch the Huskies in their matchup against Notre Dame on March 30 at 9 EST on ESPN2.