South Carolina has opened at +450 to win next season's NCAA women's basketball tournament, the shortest of any team on the odds board, according to ESPN BET lines. USC came in next at +500, followed by national champion UConn at +600.

South Carolina women's basketball was blown out by UConn in the second half, preventing Dawn Staley from winning back-to-back national titles.

UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59.

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UConn women's basketball won an NCAA record 12th national championship by defeating South Carolina at the Amalie Arena in Tampa.

The Huskies' main trio of Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong set the tone for the entire game. They outscored South Carolina 65-59 on their own. Bueckers overcame a slow start to cap off her storied college career with a title.

The UConn Huskies pulled away in the second half and didn’t look back, defeating defending champions South Carolina 82-59 for a dominant victory in the women’s NCAA tournament national championship game.

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UConn is back on top of women's basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday, ending a nine-year title drought for the team. Azzi Fudd led the Huskies with 24 points while Sarah Strong added 24 points and 15 rebounds.