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“Credit to UConn. They were the aggressors. They played more purposefully. They played more connected. They were tougher than us tonight. And they handed it to us.”
From Sports Illustrated
UConn isn’t letting Paige Bueckers leave without a national title, so woe to anyone who tries to get in their way.
From USA Today
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Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd didn’t even need much help from superstar Paige Bueckers to propel UConn into the national title game, leading the Huskies to a remarkably easy 85-51 victory over UCLA in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
Nothing goes right for the top-seeded Bruins in falling, 85-51, to perennial powerhouse UConn in the most one-sided NCAA Tournament women’s semifinal.
South Carolina takes on Texas, and UConn faces UCLA for a trip to the women's NCAA national championship game on Sunday.
Dina Gouda and Ehab El Alfy, the parents of UConn women's basketball star Jana El Alfy, gave an amazing interview on the experience of watching their daughter play in the Final Four.
Just as the NCAA Tournament is set to reach its conclusion on the men's side, so too are the best in women's college basketball nearing the culmination of their season and the right to be called champions.
Gabriela Jaquez looked to make history last summer in seeking to help Mexico, the country of her heritage, qualify for the 2026 FIBA World Cup. That remains a work in progress, so for the moment her focus has shifted to a different kind of history with UCLA as the program enjoys its first Final Four run at the women's NCAA tournament.