TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Undefeated 5 CHAPTER 2 Early Years 11 CHAPTER 3 Going for Gold 17 ATHLETE BIO Diana Taurasi 22 CHAPTER 4 Globetrotting 25 Focus on Women in Basketball 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
UNDEFEATED On March 29 1998 nearly 18,000 fans filled an arena in Kansas City Missouri They were there to watch a college basketball game Louisiana Tech’s Lady Techsters faced the University of Tennessee’s Lady Volunteers The teams were playing for the college national championship Lady Volunteer Chamique Holdsclaw attempts a layup during the 1998 college championship 5 CHAPTER 1
