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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, Geno Auriemma has had a lot of great players — legendary players, in fact. He’s never had one do what Paige Bueckers and Sarah Strong did in a 78-64 win over (1) USC.
Bueckers poured in 31 points, handed out six assists and had four steals. She has scored 105 points since the Round of 32, most in UConn history over a three-game NCAA Tournament span.
Strong had 22 points and 17 rebounds, becoming the only Huskies freshman with a 20-10 game in the Elite Eight or later.
USC, without JuJu Watkins after she tore her ACL in the Sweet…
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Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2025-04-01 12:37:00
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