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USA TODAY |
South Carolina, hoping to win back-to-back national titles and the fourth for coach Dawn Staley, fell 82-59 to UConn on Sunday.
Yahoo! Sports |
The No. 2 seeded team took the national title — their 12th overall — handily beating the South Carolina Gamecocks with a final score of 82-59 on Sunday, April 6.
The New York Times |
South Carolina guard Tessa Johnson badly wants permission to strap in.
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The Connecticut Huskies are National Champions once again. Celebrate Paige Bueckers, Sarah Strong, Azzi Fudd and more with UConn title hats and shirts
When UConn (36-3) and South Carolina (35-3) met on February 16, you got the sense these perennial powers would meet again in the NCAA Tournament. It is a treat for all basketball fans that when they step on the court Sunday afternoon it will be for the national championship.
As it contends for its first NCAA title since 1986, Texas will meet South Carolina in the Final Four. South Carolina is the NCAA's defending champion.
Texas women's basketball freshman Jordan Lee scored a team-high 10 points in the first half of a Final Four game against South Carolina.
South Carolina will face The toughest test of its tournament to this point when the defending champions battle a double-tough Texas Longhorns squad. Connecticut and star Paige Bueckers will look to cash their ticket to the title game by beating the red-hot UCLA Bruins.