The 2025 Women’s NCAA Tournament continued with the Elite Eight on Sunday, with South Carolina narrowly beating Duke to reach its fifth consecutive Final Four. Fellow No. 1 seed UCLA punched its ticket to the Final Four shortly after with a win over LSU.
South Carolina overcame a sloppy, 16-turnover offensive effort to beat Duke 54-50. The Gamecocks have struggled with Indiana, Maryland and now the Blue Devils in this tournament, causing plenty of concern over whether they’re capable of repeating as national champions despite the offensive limitations.
UCLA, meanwhile, took down a tough LSU team despite a poor offensive showing from Kiki Rice, who finished 1 of 7 for eight points. Rice, whose leadership is invaluable to the Bruins, salvaged her afternoon with eight assists. Flau’jae Johnson was superb in the loss, recording a team-high 28 points on 10 of 17 from the field in the LSU loss.
Two cities — Birmingham, Ala., and Spokane, Wash. — will host this year’s Sweet 16 and Elite Eight before the remaining teams head to Florida for the Final Four and national championship game in Tampa, Fla.
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