UConn women's basketball

In each of their past 28 tries before this year, the UConn women's basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16, a testament to their longstanding dominance ...

Ducharme rattled off a layup and a deep ball to start the fourth and Edwards got three points the old fashioned way as Baylor continued to stay just within striking distance. All of a sudden Connecticut was up by 12 going into the final frame, seemingly with the game in hand. She was hitting all the shots she hit in her tear at the start of the season. A 7-0 UConn run fueled by a Caroline Ducharme three and two shots by Edwards helped the home squad get back in the driver’s seat, and the Bears were forced to burn a timeout. “We came out in the 2nd and I don’t think there was ever a time when I didn’t think we’d win. In each of their past 28 tries before this year, the UConn women’s basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16, a testament to their longstanding dominance in the first weekend and the sport as a whole.