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The University of Connecticut and Stanford University — two legendary women's college basketball teams — are meeting at the NCAA women's Final Four Friday ...

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Williams is the first Husky to win the award. UConn missed its first couple of 3-pointers, but both came with plenty of space between the shooter and the defender. Stanford is outscoring UConn in the paint 18-4. Azzi Fudd also picked up a second foul, so she will likely take to the bench for a bit. UConn is shooting 35% and Stanford 37%, although Stanford really picked it up in the second quarter. Behind the scenes, she’s not only a leader, but known as ‘Mama Westbrook’ because she’s known to take care of the players. We’ll see if it limits her at all in the second half. Williams, a senior, has been a standout in the postseason and solid all year. Geno Auriemma said in the first quarter he wanted his post players to attack the basket. She looks to be in a bit of pain, but chances are she has little interest in coming out. Paige Bueckers led the Huskies with 14 points, while Evina Westbrook scored 12, including three 3-pointers in the first half. UConn is headed back to the national championship for the first time since 2016.

The Huskies and Cardinal are competitors, not adversaries, according to Tara VanDerveer.

UConn’s trip to Minneapolis for the Final Four is a homecoming of sorts on two fronts. If that happens, it would also snap the Huskies’ longest championship drought since they won their first in 1995. But they haven’t met since the 2017-18 opener — a bizarre neutral-site contest in Columbus, Ohio of all places. “(The series) didn’t get renewed,” Auriemma said. They play hard, they play together, they play positionless most of the time, they shoot the ball great every year. Both coaches seemed to push the onus onto the other to set something up. Could a future series be in the works? “Geno likes to kind of get in little battles with people. The Cardinal are led by Tara VanDerveer, who owns the third-highest winning percentage of any coach against Auriemma (38.9) and is the only women’s coach with more victories than him. At the same time, those rivalries were also famous for everything that happened off the court. After Pat Summitt abruptly ended the series in 2007, Notre Dame became the Huskies’ archenemy. For over 20 years, UConn’s rivalries dominated the sport of women’s basketball.

MINNEAPOLIS — Olivia Nelson-Ododa watched tape of the UConn women's basketball team's 2021 NCAA Final Four semifinal game with Arizona last spring and ...

This weekend, the three most successful NCAA college basketball coaches take to the sidelines hoping to guide their teams to a championship.

There are close to 900 women's college basketball players in the NCAA's transfer...

But there’s still only one way to win a championship, and you have to be disciplined and you have to play hard, and you have to aspire to be great.” “Three or four of the kind of practices we used to have when you could coach kids, and half the team loved it,” he said. But it’s a student-athlete’s way of controlling their own destinies, and it’s their way of — I don’t know if it’s an escape. “I knew coming here it was going to be hard, and Coach wants the best for us, so I just had to grow up and learn how to take constructive criticism in order for me to grow my game and be the best player that I could be. Is that really fair to them to have to go through their entire careers or do they feel the pressure of wanting their goals and their dreams of playing in the WNBA? … You have to allow them that space, but surely it’s way, way, way, way out of hand. And the ones that don’t like to struggle, that think that anytime somebody criticizes them, they think of that as failure — champions take that criticism and they use it as advice on how to get better. We demand a lot from our players because you can’t tell me when you come to Connecticut, ‘I want to go to the Final Four and I want to win a national championship, but I want to do it my way. “But then there’s other situations — we’ve had players here — I’ve had some guards that have moved on and had wonderful careers because they were playing behind Asia Durr. And they came into my office and we sat down and talked, and they said, hey, I just want the opportunity to play more, and I totally respect that. A thousand kids in the portal, 250 of them had no place to go, and the (programs) they left don’t want them back. I want to do it so that no matter what I do everything is about me and my self-esteem and make sure you treat me like a little 12-year-old and don’t hurt my feelings.’ “You don’t come (to the Final Four) 14 years in a row because you go, ‘All right, sweetheart, how do you want to do it this year?’” Auriemma said. Three hundred of them are not going to find a school to go to because they’re going to realize (the problem) is not the school they just left.

“I don't like to compare players from different eras,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. “I think that's usually a dangerous thing because it does a little bit of ...

Williams is the first Husky to win the award. UConn missed its first couple of 3-pointers, but both came with plenty of space between the shooter and the defender. Stanford is outscoring UConn in the paint 18-4. Azzi Fudd also picked up a second foul, so she will likely take to the bench for a bit. UConn is shooting 35% and Stanford 37%, although Stanford really picked it up in the second quarter. Behind the scenes, she’s not only a leader, but known as ‘Mama Westbrook’ because she’s known to take care of the players. We’ll see if it limits her at all in the second half. Williams, a senior, has been a standout in the postseason and solid all year. Geno Auriemma said in the first quarter he wanted his post players to attack the basket. She looks to be in a bit of pain, but chances are she has little interest in coming out. Paige Bueckers led the Huskies with 14 points, while Evina Westbrook scored 12, including three 3-pointers in the first half. UConn is headed back to the national championship for the first time since 2016.

The No. 1 Stanford Cardinal and No. 2 UConn Huskies will meet in the second NCAA women's basketball Final Four semifinal on Friday night (9:30 p.m. ET on ...

That year, UConn won a fourth straight NCAA title. * Stanford women’s basketball team arrives in Minneapolis as the defending NCAA champion. UConn will face South Carolina in Sunday’s NCAA women’s basketball championship game. The Huskies defeat Stanford with a final score of 63-58. “We’re taking the right shots, we’ve just got to hit,” Stanford’s Haley Jones tells ESPN’s Holly Rowe before heading to the locker room. Throughout the game, On Her Turf provided live updates and highlights.

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After a pair of free throws from Fudd, Stanford responded with layup from Cameron Brink to make it a two-point game with 18.4 seconds left. “And then her two free throws, I’ve got to tell you, I mean, just a lot of little things. The Cardinal were forced to draw out the shot clock and take last-second shots, resulting in its second shot clock violation call of the game. The Minneapolis crowd erupted when Bueckers, who grew up minutes away, stole the ball off a Stanford dribble and scored on the other end. UConn fell back to its defense in the third. “Watching Nika play during the whole game I thought she was an impactful player during the game,” Auriemma said. The two were immediately subbed out as Auriemma relied on a four-guard lineup for the majority of the first half. The Huskies countered with their defense forcing Stanford to make just one of its first nine shots. Stanford’s size kept UConn out of the paint early in the game. The Huskies lost to the Gamecocks in the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship on Nov. 22. The Huskies have never lost while playing for the trophy, going 11-0 all-time in the NCAA Tournament championship game. UConn will get the chance for revenge, facing South Carolina for the title.

We haven't seen Azzi Fudd sink a 3-pointer yet, but it doesn't mean she won't. On the alternate broadcast, Steph Curry told Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird that Fudd ...

Williams is the first Husky to win the award. UConn missed its first couple of 3-pointers, but both came with plenty of space between the shooter and the defender. Stanford is outscoring UConn in the paint 18-4. Azzi Fudd also picked up a second foul, so she will likely take to the bench for a bit. UConn is shooting 35% and Stanford 37%, although Stanford really picked it up in the second quarter. Behind the scenes, she’s not only a leader, but known as ‘Mama Westbrook’ because she’s known to take care of the players. We’ll see if it limits her at all in the second half. Williams, a senior, has been a standout in the postseason and solid all year. Geno Auriemma said in the first quarter he wanted his post players to attack the basket. She looks to be in a bit of pain, but chances are she has little interest in coming out. Paige Bueckers led the Huskies with 14 points, while Evina Westbrook scored 12, including three 3-pointers in the first half. UConn is headed back to the national championship for the first time since 2016.

UConn will play South Carolina in the NCAA women's basketball championship game after defeating the defending national champion Stanford on Friday night in ...

"When you're playing for a national championship, it is the team that can get to their habits quickly and stay there," Staley said Friday. "So whoever it is, you've got to go through a quality team to win a national championship." South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley has led the team to three NCAA Final Fours in the last six tournaments before Friday -- and a national championship in 2017. Before Friday night, the team had allowed just 41.2 points per game in this NCAA tournament, according to Gamecocksonline.com. Junior forward Aliyah Boston -- the national player of the year who has been the Gamecocks' top scorer and rebounder this season, averaging a double-double -- finished Friday's game with 23 points and 18 rebounds.The Gamecocks, who beat both Stanford and UConn this season, won the national title in 2017. South Carolina's Aliyah Boston and Louisville's Olivia Cochran go after a loose ball during the first half of their game Friday night.In the first semifinal game Friday at the Target Center in Minneapolis, No. 1 overall seed South Carolina defeated Louisville, also a No. 1 seed, 72-59.South Carolina made its fourth Final Four appearance in the last seven NCAA tournaments. Stanford's Lacie Hull and UConn's Aaliyah Edwards go after a loose ball during the second half of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament semifinal Friday in Minneapolis. UConn will play South Carolina in the NCAA women's basketball championship game after defeating the defending national champion Stanford on Friday night in the Final Four. The 63-58 victory gives Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma a shot at his 12th title." His last was in 2016.UConn came into the night fresh off its thrilling 91-87 victory over No. 1 seed North Carolina State in double overtime in the Elite Eight. It was the first time in women's NCAA tournament history a game in the Elite Eight or beyond needed double overtime.The Huskies made their 14th consecutive Final Four appearance Friday night -- a contest featuring two of the most successful NCAA college basketball coaches.

Evina Westbrook scored nine points on three 3-pointers to pace UConn in the first half...

Westbrook, who transferred to UConn from Tennessee, also had five rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes. Westbrook converted 3 of 5 3-point attempts for a team-high nine points as UConn took a 27-26 lead into halftime. UConn's Evina Westbrook grabs a ball in front of Stanford's Francesca Belibi during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Here are the starting lineups for tonight's game: Stanford Cardinal: Cameron Brink; Haley Jones; Lexi Hull; Anna Wilson; Lacie Hull. UConn Huskies: Paige ...

After losing Dorka Juhasz to a wrist injury in the Elite Eight, the Huskies seemed to be outmatched going in against a very lengthy Stanford team. While UConn led for over 36 minutes in the contest, its lead was never safe. No. 2 UConn took down No. 1 Stanford in a hard-nosed game to close out Friday night’s Final Four matchups.

Former UConn star Swin Cash will reportedly be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall...

A two-time NCAA champion, Cash was the an Associated Press All-American in 2002. Ten First Team All-Americans and Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma were honored as the inaugural class. Former University of Connecticut women's basketball players Sue Bird, left, Swin Cash, center, and Diana Taurasi share a light moment during the Huskies of Honor induction ceremony at Gampel Pavillion in Storrs, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006.

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After a pair of free throws from Fudd, Stanford responded with layup from Cameron Brink to make it a two-point game with 18.4 seconds left. “And then her two free throws, I’ve got to tell you, I mean, just a lot of little things. The Cardinal were forced to draw out the shot clock and take last-second shots, resulting in its second shot clock violation call of the game. The Minneapolis crowd erupted when Bueckers, who grew up minutes away, stole the ball off a Stanford dribble and scored on the other end. UConn fell back to its defense in the third. “Watching Nika play during the whole game I thought she was an impactful player during the game,” Auriemma said. The two were immediately subbed out as Auriemma relied on a four-guard lineup for the majority of the first half. The Huskies countered with their defense forcing Stanford to make just one of its first nine shots. Stanford’s size kept UConn out of the paint early in the game. The Huskies lost to the Gamecocks in the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship on Nov. 22. The Huskies have never lost while playing for the trophy, going 11-0 all-time in the NCAA Tournament championship game. UConn will get the chance for revenge, facing South Carolina for the title.

With a win over Stanford in the Final Four Friday, the Huskies will play in their first...

Dorka Juhász had surgery on her left wrist Wednesday. On Friday morning, she traveled to Minneapolis and joined UConn as the Huskies faced Stanford in the ...

UConn's Dorka Juhasz is seen in a sling before a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) UConn's Dorka Juhasz is seen in a sling before a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) UConn's Dorka Juhasz is seen in a sling before a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

MINNEAPOLIS — So much appeared the same Friday night as it did 27 years ago: Connecticut reaching the title game of the N.C.A.A. women's tournament with a ...

Stanford was 6-1 after trailing at the half. She was by far Connecticut’s best shooter early, to the delight of her hometown crowd. The Cardinal took more 3-point shots than the Huskies did and made fewer of them.

Live updates during the No. 2 UConn vs. No. 1 Stanford women's Final Four game in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

After losing Dorka Juhasz to a wrist injury in the Elite Eight, the Huskies seemed to be outmatched going in against a very lengthy Stanford team. While UConn led for over 36 minutes in the contest, its lead was never safe. No. 2 UConn took down No. 1 Stanford in a hard-nosed game to close out Friday night’s Final Four matchups.

The national championship matchup locked in after UConn beat Stanford, the reigning national champion. UConn's Paige Bueckers scored 14 points in the game to ...

UConn's Paige Bueckers scored 14 points in the game to help top the Cardinal 63-58. UConn will now be searching for its first national title since 2016 against overall No. 1 seed South Carolina. The Gamecocks came out on top, 72-59, to reach their second national championship in the last five years.

The Huskies are in the national championship game for the first time in six years.

However, the Huskies started to make mistakes down the stretch. UConn responded with four straight points to re-take the lead, though Stanford grabbed it right back with a 4-0 run. The Huskies took down the Stanford Cardinal 63-58 and earned a date with South Carolina in Sunday’s national championship game. They made just two of their first eight shots and struggled to get much of anything inside. UConn led for over 36 minutes — including the entire fourth quarter — to secure the victory. Paige Bueckers led the Huskies with 14 points while Evina Westbrook had 12 points, going 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.

The UConn women's basketball team held off a late rally by defending champ Stanford to advance to its first NCAA title game since 2016 with a 63-58 victory ...

With the end of their UConn careers looming, Christyn Williams, Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Evina Westbrook helped the Huskies return to the NCAA title game.

"They did exactly what I expected them to do every night," Auriemma said. "It's the last year," sophomore guard Nika Muhl said. If Westbrook set the tone in the second quarter, Nelson-Ododa and Williams shouldered that burden in the fourth -- once they got back on the court. The foul shots gave UConn a four-point lead and all but sealed the Huskies' 63-58 victory, sending them to the national championship game for the first time since 2016. On UConn's next possession, Williams hit a 3-point shot to extend the Huskies' lead to six points. Nelson-Ododa started the quarter with an old-fashioned three-point play and two additional free throws.

Dorka Juhász had surgery on her left wrist Wednesday. On Friday morning, she traveled to Minneapolis and joined UConn as the Huskies faced Stanford in the ...

It’s a Chinese shrub named... UConn's Dorka Juhasz is seen in a sling before a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) UConn's Dorka Juhasz is seen in a sling before a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Auriemma has coached UConn to 11 national titles, oftentimes a No. 1 seed that has plowed...

The Huskies held Stanford to 17% from the 3-point line (4 for 23) and 35% shooting overall. “But fortunately for us, Stanford didn’t have their best stuff, and we made a couple big plays, and by some unknown miracle, we’re playing Sunday night.” UConn also out-rebounded Stanford 46 to 37 and held the Cardinal to only 10 assists all game. This was far from a year in which the Huskies were able to coast and certainly not one that felt all that familiar. Auriemma has coached UConn to 11 national titles, oftentimes a No. 1 seed that has plowed through the regional portion of the bracket. We need help — we need Stanford to not play their best game.

UConn will be seeking their 12th national championship and first since 2016 as they'll face off against South Carolina on Sunday.

The Gamecocks will look to win their first national title since 2017, when the program won their first championship in school history. Bueckers missed much of the regular season after suffering a fracture in her knee in a game against Notre Dame in December. However, that was as close as the Cardinal would get, as Huskies guard Christyn Williams made a pair of free throws with 11 seconds to play to put the Huskies up 63–58.

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Even with Paige Bueckers limited by a knee injury, the Huskies have managed to erase some of the demons from last season to get back to the title game. Final Four: Defeated No. 1 Stanford 63-58 USC had a tough test against No. 1 Louisville in their Final Four game, but Aliyah Boston pulled off another dominant performance. Second Round: Defeated No. 7 UCF 52-47 South Carolina carved right through the Greensboro Region to make a trip to the Final Four for a second straight season. Final Four: Defeated No. 1 Louisville 72-59

Auriemma has coached UConn to 11 national titles, oftentimes a No. 1 seed that has plowed...

“But fortunately for us, Stanford didn’t have their best stuff, and we made a couple big plays, and by some unknown miracle, we’re playing Sunday night.” The Huskies held Stanford to 17% from the 3-point line (4 for 23) and 35% shooting overall. UConn also out-rebounded Stanford 46 to 37 and held the Cardinal to only 10 assists all game. We need help — we need Stanford to not play their best game. Auriemma has coached UConn to 11 national titles, oftentimes a No. 1 seed that has plowed through the regional portion of the bracket. This was far from a year in which the Huskies were able to coast and certainly not one that felt all that familiar.

UConn will be holding a watch party at Gampel Pavilion for Sunday's national championship game between the Huskies and No. 1-ranked South Carolina.

The women's team wore Stanford Nike soccer shirts during warmups ahead of Friday night's Final Four game against UConn.

This isn’t the first time that the Stanford players have worn the warmups to honor Meyer. The team also wore the shirts prior to its game against Oregon State in the Pac-12 tournament on March 3. The Cardinal finished the regular season with a 32–3 record and take the court on Friday night against the Huskies looking to advance to Sunday night’s national championship game to defend their title. Stanford players donned Nike soccer shirts that were customized for the school to honor the memory of Meyer during pre-game warmups.

Auriemma has coached UConn to 11 national titles, oftentimes a No. 1 seed that has plowed...

“But fortunately for us, Stanford didn’t have their best stuff, and we made a couple big plays, and by some unknown miracle, we’re playing Sunday night.” The Huskies held Stanford to 17% from the 3-point line (4 for 23) and 35% shooting overall. UConn also out-rebounded Stanford 46 to 37 and held the Cardinal to only 10 assists all game. We need help — we need Stanford to not play their best game. Auriemma has coached UConn to 11 national titles, oftentimes a No. 1 seed that has plowed through the regional portion of the bracket. This was far from a year in which the Huskies were able to coast and certainly not one that felt all that familiar.

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I just need to get a little better.’ Yeah, we’re going to be playing in the national championship game. UConn (30-5) has been a favorite, underdog and everything in between. Persevere and keep breathing became the theme during the season, staring with a loss to South Carolina in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game Nov. 22. Last season in the San Antonio bubble, the Huskies overlooked underdog Arizona. I’ve gone into other games at this time and lost and it took me a long, long time to get over some of the losses. This one I don’t think would have taken me a long time to get over because we just gave it everything we had, and I knew that it might not be enough.” “We had the best team going in, everybody knew it, and it was let’s just go do our thing, and I don’t think anybody is going to be able to beat us if we play our A game. ... That doesn’t happen in November, December, January. But it’s going to happen April 1st. UConn led 52-44 with 1:26 remaining after Aaliyah Edwards made two free throws, earned while fouled on a put-back attempt of a Bueckers’ miss. Evina Westbrook participated in an additional interview down the hall and, when it was over, feigned exasperation and said, “A massage has my name on it.” As Paige Bueckers and Nika Muhl left the postgame press conference stage, each playfully rubbed Auriemma’s head, closing another day where they have everything figured out and he claims not to. This is just how the sharp minds of Associated Press voters drew it up, remember?

What you need to know to watch South Carolina women's basketball play UConn in the NCAA Tournament championship game on Sunday, April 3, 2022.

Dawn Staley has been the head coach of South Carolina women's basketball since 2008. She also grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds and blocked a shot. The South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament title game for the first time since 2017.

With 7:35 left in the fourth quarter against Stanford, Olivia Nelson-Ododa stepped up to the line with the chance to give UConn a commanding eight-point ...

Fudd hit two more free throws to put the Huskies up by four and even after the Cardinal pulled back within two on a layup with 18 seconds left, Williams stepped up and made two more from the line to push it back to a four-point game. The Huskies pulled themselves to the brink but then pulled themselves back. “Sometimes you don’t have to have the best team to win this game, either,” Auriemma said. But Westbrook couldn’t connect with Williams on a pass inside and the ball went out of bounds with 28 seconds left, giving Stanford possession. When the Huskies went up eight in the fourth quarter on Nelson-Ododa’s free throws, the Cardinal didn’t have the firepower to overcome the deficit in such a short timeframe. All but nine of the Huskies’ points in the final 10 minutes came courtesy of free throws and it wasn’t all one player, either. “Who steps in bounds to inbound the ball? Later, the Cardinal got back within four with 34 seconds left on a 3-pointer. The Huskies led by seven with 3:36 to go when Hannah Jump scored to narrow the gap to five. The first free throw took a nearly direct route to the basket — a line drive that somehow went through the cylinder. From there, the Huskies won it on the free throw line. “I don’t want to say ‘Hand of God’ but there was definite intervention there for those two to go in.”

When: Sunday, 8 p.m.. What: NCAA Tournament National Championship. Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn. Records: UConn (30-5), South Carolina (34-2).

The Gamecocks held the No. 1 ranking in the AP Top 25 Poll all season long and only lost twice before the NCAA Tournament. Coached by Hall of Famer Dawn Staley, the Gamecocks have to beat UConn coach Geno Auriemma’s Huskies in the NCAA Tournament. The two last met in March Madness in the 2018 Elite Eight in Albany, NY., with UConn winning 94-65. What’s on the line: Neither UConn (11-0) nor South Carolina (1-0) have lost in the national championship game, although the Huskies have played in 10 more title games. The 6-foot-5 junior is the biggest post threat in the nation this year, shown in her 29 double-doubles.

As Stanford? ... s Hannah Jump walks away, UConn? ... s Aaliyah Edwards (3), Evina Westbrook (220, Christyn Williams (13) and Paige Bueckers (5) celebrate their 63- ...

69.3 — UConn’s free throw percentage this year is the lowest it’s been in the last seven seasons. It all comes down to Sunday. Both teams are perfect in the championship game. UConn dropped historic streaks — losing at to unranked Georgia Tech and to Big East foe Villanova at home — and has its most losses since 2012. She leads South Carolina with 17.0 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. Most recently, they lost Dorka Juhász to a season-ending wrist injury in last week’s Elite Eight. The Huskies lost Fudd for 11 games.

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The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET. Geno Auriemma is the UConn women's basketball head coach. Dawn Staley is the South Carolina women's basketball head coach.

UConn, led by Coach Geno Auriemma and star Paige Bueckers, faces South Carolina, led by Dawn Staley and star Aliyah Boston. By Dave CampbellAssociated Press.

“Points are hard to come by in this tournament, and today was certainly no different,” Auriemma said. Twice in the fourth quarter, she grimaced and gingerly walked around after hard landings, but there’s no way that knee – even if it’s not 100% – will keep her from going all out for the title. UConn has never lost in the NCAA final, sporting a staggering 11-0 record in national championship games. “It’s a relief right now, and it feels great. Aliyah Boston showing who’s the boss in the paint, and Paige Bueckers slithering around the perimeter. Dawn Staley on one bench, and Geno Auriemma on the other.