Golden comeback

By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Sports Writer

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP)—Pat Summitt has been in all sorts of crazy games in her Hall of Fame career. She couldn’t remember one quite like this.

Her Lady Volunteers, led by Shekinna Stricklen’s 16 points and 11 rebounds, pulled off the biggest comeback in school history by rallying from a 20-point halftime deficit to stun Rutgers 55-51 on Saturday.

“Never in my 35 years of coaching have I seen a game like that,” said Summitt, who earned the 994th win of her career. “I’ve been in a lot of games, I’ve been behind a lot in my career, this one stands out as one of the most special.”

The only game that came close to this was when the Lady Vols rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit to stun Virginia in the regional finals of the 1996 NCAA tournament.

“This group will go down in the record books,” Summitt said.

Trailing 33-13 at the half, Summitt ripped into her inexperienced team telling them it would be a long plane ride home for the Lady Vols if they didn’t start playing with some “Tennessee pride.”

The Lady Vols, who had never trailed by 20 points at halftime before, responded, with the first 11 points of the second half.

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An amazing comeback! Love it.