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THE (1) TEXAS LONGHORNS AND THE (2) UCONN HUSKIES
The women’s Final Four is set. After wins Monday night, (1) Texas and (2) UConn are headed to Tampa, where they’ll join (1) South Carolina and (1) UCLA. The Longhorns pulled away from (2) TCU for a 58-47 victory in a gritty Lone Star State battle.
- It’s Texas’ first Final Four trip since 2003. The Longhorns had lost in the Elite Eight in three of the four previous years, so this represents a breakthrough for the program and coach Vic Schaefer.
- Texas’ offense, inconsistent all season, was just that early; Texas led 23-21 at halftime.
- But Madison Booker scored 14 of her game-high 18 points in the second half, and Kyla Oldacre scored seven of her nine in the fourth quarter.
- The defense was its normal excellent self, holding TCU to 26.7% shooting, the fourth-worst by any team in an Elite Eight game.
- Texas faces South Carolina on Friday. The Gamecocks, without a go-to scorer, are in for a tough test. Expect a low-scoring affair.
As for UConn,…
