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UConn Tops Stanford 63-58, Advances To NCAA Title Game
Apr 1, 2022, 10:35 PM
Paige Bueckers #5 and Aaliyah Edwards #3 of the UConn Huskies react after a play in the fourth quarter against the Stanford Cardinal during the 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four semifinal game 2 at Target Center on April 01, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 14 points and UConn advanced to the national championship game with a 63-58 win over defending champion Stanford.
The Huskies will face South Carolina for the national championship on Sunday night.
The Gamecocks beat Louisville 72-59 in the first game of the Final Four.
It’s UConn’s first trip to the title game since 2016, when the Huskies won the last of four straight championships.
Since then the team has suffered heartbreaking defeats in the national semifinals, losing twice in overtime.
UConn (30-5) will be seeking its 12th national championship and the Huskies have never lost in an NCAA title game.
THE HUSKIES HAVE DONE IT pic.twitter.com/rDU5yIuAc2
— UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) April 2, 2022
