UConn students began lining up in the rain outside Gampel Pavilion more than two hours before the scheduled tip of the women's national championship game just to get a good seat to watch it on TV. The school has made a tradition of opening the basketball arena for title games. Senior Hillary Kranz of Colchester has been to four in the past four years, including two a year ago when both the men and the women won NCAA championships. She says she grew up idolizing Husky stars such as Maya Moore and that UConn basketball has been a huge part of her college experience.
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