The UConn Huskies are back to a place they’re quite familiar with: the NCAA Tournament national championship game.
No women’s basketball program has won more NCAA titles than UConn, and the Huskies will play for championship No. 12 this Sunday, April 6 after a dominant performance against UCLA in the Final Four. UConn shot 55 percent from the field and forced 19 UCLA turnovers, ultimately defeating the top-seeded Bruins 85-51 in the most lopsided game in Final Four history. Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma—a notoriously difficult person to please—quipped that he didn’t think his team made a single mistake on defense in the entire game.
Just one more team stands between UConn and college basketball history: the South Carolina Gamecocks, who will be looking to repeat as national champions. As two of the most recognizable women’s basketball programs in the country, there are always more than a few storylines waiting to be written whenever UConn and South Carolina meet, and Sunday’s championship game (3 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN) will be no different.
UConn has an opportunity to avenge its loss in 2022
South Carolina doesn’t typically lose when a championship is on the line. For a while, neither did UConn. For a long time, Auriemma was undefeated in the NCAA title…
