UConn women's basketball

UConn's Dorka Juhász left the game against NC State in the second quarter after...

“That’s how fragile all this is, and that’s why you’ve got to appreciate it and you’ve got to enjoy it. “I feel like the way our season has gone all year, we were well prepared for this game and for something like that to happen,” Williams said. The injury, though, did serve as a reminder that Auriemma and UConn should relish the success. “You watch Dorka practice for a long time, I said she could be the difference that gets us over that hump from last year, where we needed one more big body to do some things,” he said. “But you know, Coach got us together and basically just told us the biggest thing we could do for her was win the game and win it for her. “A lot of us have gone down at one point or another in the season, so we’ve kind of learned how to sub in and just keep rolling with the punches. So for that to happen at that moment … it’s the reason why the kid came here.” We were just really excited that we could get this win for her.” “It was so good to see her after the game. Auriemma described the injury as a fracture and dislocation. She witnessed an epic game, as Paige Bueckers carried the Huskies with 27 points — including eight in the second overtime. Juhász, her injured left arm in a sling, shared tears and smiles with her teammates.

UConn forward Dorka Juhasz fractured her left wrist in the second quarter of Monday night's win against NC State.

Despite a quiet start to the tournament, she made an early impact in Monday's game with her defense and rebounding. Juhasz, one of UConn's three bigs who see regular playing time, returned to the bench with her wrist bandaged up and in a sling. "We were just really excited that we could get this win for her."

Fans gathered to watch as the UConn women's basketball team played North Carolina State University Wolfpack Vic Eng / Hearst Connecticut Media Group. Fans ...

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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Paige Bueckers scored 15 of her 27 points in the two overtimes, and UConn beat North Carolina State 91-87 to extend the Huskies' record ...

Juhasz was on the floor in tears and was helped back to the locker room with her team up by seven points. The Wolfpack made it that far in 1998, beating the Huskies in the Elite Eight that season to advance. They are scheduled to play the next two seasons. UConn suffered a major blow when Juhasz went down in the first half with a scary-looking injury just above her left wrist. They succeeded, advancing farther than the team had in 24 years. None of the current roster was even alive then. She was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Bridgeport Region. “It was just an amazing basketball game and it was a great showcase for our sport.”Advertisement She returned to the bench at the start of the fourth quarter dressed in warmups with with her arm in a sling. I’m just so excited no matter the location, no matter where it is.” We stayed composed and we stayed together.” With N.C. State within 86-84 in the second OT, Christyn Williams hit the second of two free throws and then a layup with 21 seconds left to give UConn a 89-85 lead.

“Literally I was thinking, we have Paige Bueckers and they don't. I mean, like once she makes one, the rim is like this big,” senior Christyn Williams said, ...

It was only possible with a made 3-pointer at the end of the first overtime by NC State. It's one of the best games I've ever been a part of since I've been at UConn, regular season, postseason, doesn't really matter.” Bueckers, a Minnesota native, will lead the Huskies to her home state where the final rounds are played in Minneapolis. “The kids saw it and they reacted, and Dorka was pretty upset about it.” “I mean, it was like every time we scored and even Nika's big steal, all those moments, the crowd went crazy. A blowout loss to Oregon without Fudd, Williams and Bueckers had observers of the team concerned. “I think if Paige had come back to the exact same team, we probably wouldn't be in this game, given what happened. “We'll miss her,” Auriemma said in the postgame press conference. After getting tangled up under the basket, Juhász went to brace her fall, only to suffer a severe injury to her left wrist, Auriemma said. They're few and far in between, and she was made for these moments.” The difference was clear, particularly in the second half. But in the second overtime, the Huskies set themselves apart just enough.

The UConn women's basketball team and Stanford will match up in the Women's Final Four for the sixth time Friday night in the national semifinals at the ...

This was the first double-overtime game in women's NCAA Tournament history in the regional final or later and the win sends the UConn women to a 14th straight ...

Fans can gather at the UConn campus in Storrs as the UConn cheer team, pep band and Jonathan the Husky cheer the team on as it heads to Minneapolis to play Stanford on Friday. The game was held in Bridgeport and hometown fans made the trip to cheer on the athletes. This was the first double-overtime game in women's NCAA Tournament history in the regional final or later and the win sends the UConn women to a 14th straight Final Four.

Connecticut guard Paige Bueckers (5) reacts in double overtime against NC State during the East Regional final college basketball game of the NCAA women's ...

It was just amazing the way the 10 kids that are on the court were playing for their lives because nobody wants to lose.” The Huskies now head to the Women’s Final Four in Minnesota, seeking their 12th national championship. UConn women’s basketball advances to the NCAA’s Women’s Final Four

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The NC State women's basketball team fell to the University of Connecticut Huskies 91-87 in double overtime in the Elite Eight on Monday ...