2022 Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year Watch List revealed

COLUMBUS, Ohio — UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies have dropped two of their last 149 games. Last-second overtime shots ended their season each time. At the Final Four. A year after their 111-game winning streak was stopped by a historic shot by Morgan William and Mississippi State, the Huskies fell Friday night on a jumper by Notre Dame’s Arike Ogunbowale with a second left in the Irish’s 91-89 victory. ‘‘I would say it’s hard to believe. Obviously, much harder than the first time,’’ Auriemma said. ‘‘Each team had a chance to prove what kind of team they were. There was no backing down either way. Just like last year it came down to one play, one shot. They made it.’’

The Tigers boast arguably the best defensive front in the country, but will they have the quarterback play to win another national championship?