It’s time to crown a national champion. After months of play across the country, only two teams remain in contention to earn that crown this season in women’s college basketball. The matchup features legendary coaches Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley, pitting the sport’s most historic program in UConn against a budding dynasty in South Carolina.
Auriemma’s Huskies crushed top overall seed UCLA by 34 points in Friday’s Final Four matchup, the largest margin of victory in regional final history. Sarah Strong led the way with 22 points on 9 of 13 shooting, adding eight rebounds, a steal and a block. Azzi Fudd started hot for UConn with 19 first-half points. Lauren Betts was the only bright spot offensively for UCLA, as she scored 26 points on 11 of 18 from the field on a night where her interior defense wasn’t as sharp as usual.
South Carolina took down Texas thanks to, you guessed it, the vaunted Gamecocks defense. Staley’s squad held Texas to 22 second-half points to cruise to an easy win, with Joyce Edwards bouncing out of a slump at…
