Good news for the Bruins? The team should return intact next season, while adding the No. 2 recruit in the nation.
UConn has advanced to the national championship game for the first time since 2022 and the 13th time overall after dominating No. 1 overall seed UCLA 85-51 in the Final Four. The Huskies will face defending national champion South Carolina in the final on Sunday.
UCLA struggles to contain UConn center Sarah Strong and falls behind early in an 85-51 loss in the Final Four of the NCAA women's basketball tournament.
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
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.
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.
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The second-seeded Huskies ultimately delivered a dominant 85-51 beatdown of UCLA, the top overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
Just a week ago, Paige Bueckers put her arm around Fudd while they celebrated their Elite Eight win over USC in Spokane, Wash. and asked if she was saving all her shots for Tampa. While it was a joke, Bueckers' words became reality.