Behind UConn's gameplan that shut down UCLA in Final 4
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The UConn Huskies rolled past No. 1-seeded UCLA, 85-51, in the Final Four of the women's NCAA tournament Friday night and are hoping to win their first NCAA title since 2016 and 12th under coach Geno Auriemma.
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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.
The UCLA Bruins face off with the UConn Huskies in the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Friday, April 4.
Several former UConn basketball players attended the Final Four game and shared social media posts supporting the Huskies after their win.
As the UCLA starters congregated before tip-off against UConn, joy radiated from the Bruins. The players had emphasized in the days leading up to the national semifinal that they expected to be at the Final Four – they were the No.
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Betts, who was named the Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday, is coming off a strong defensive performance inside the paint in the Elite Eight against LSU, when she finished with seven rebounds and a career-high six blocks.
The Huskies face the NCAA Tournament's top overall team, UCLA, while No. 1 seeds Texas and South Carolina square off in the earlier matchup.
Lauren Betts scores 26 points to lead the top-seeded Bruins, who trail by 20 at the half of an 85-51 thrashing by the second-seeded Huskies, who will face South Carolina for the title
While the men’s team in Hollywood has a long and storied history, this is actually the first time the women’s team at UCLA has made it to the Final Four. After a dominant regular season that saw the team win the Big Ten title, the Bruins have shown they have what it takes to be title contenders in wins over Ole Miss and LSU.