NYU women’s basketball wins 50th game in a row to continue longest streak in NCAA

The Violets, the top-ranked NCAA Division III women’s basketball team, won their 50th consecutive game on Friday as they defeated the University of Chicago, 80-58, to reach the milestone. It’s the longest active streak in men’s or women’s NCAA basketball and is tied for the ninth-longest in DIII history. Caroline Peper led the way with 22 points, adding five assists, three steals and one block. Despite the streak looming over each game for the Violets, head coach Meg Barber insisted that the team didn’t get ahead of itself. “Our motto...