The women’s college basketball title game has arrived! For the second time in four years, UConn and South Carolina will battle for the national championship when the two teams meet up at Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay on Sunday.
South Carolina has arguably taken the spot previously held by UConn as the sport’s dominant program. Dawn Staley has coached the Gamecocks to three national championships since 2017, including a victory over the Huskies in 2022. South Carolina is looking to go back-to-back for the first time in program history, reaching the title game after beating Texas on Friday.
UConn, meanwhile, is seeking to reach the mountaintop for the first time in nearly a decade. Geno Auriemma’s Huskies haven’t won it all since 2016, with Sunday marking the last chance for one of the sport’s best players, Paige Bueckers, to win a national championship. UConn reached the National Championship Game for the first time since 2022 with its blowout win over No. 1 overall seed UCLA in the Final Four. Needless to say, history is on the line for both teams.
Here are the highlights from Sunday’s game!
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No. 2 seed UConn vs. No. 1 seed South Carolina
UConn with convincing first half
The Huskies led 36-26 at the halftime break. Azzi Fudd had a game-high 13 points for UConn, while Sarah Strong had a game-high 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks. UConn shot 48.4% from the field in the first half, while South Carolina shot 31.3% from the field.
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Azzi feasting
South Carolina got to within three points in the second quarter, but UConn’s offense got back on track and led 29-22 with 3:50 remaining in the quarter. In what was the Huskies’ second bucket of the second quarter, Paige Bueckers got the ball inside to Fudd, who made a contested shot.
UConn out front
The Huskies led 19-14 at the end of the first quarter, with Bueckers’ running bank shot closing out the scoring. Fudd had a game-high seven points.
Back and forth in early going
UConn led 15-13 at the first TV timeout, assisted by a 7-0 run. The Huskies’ run stretched to 7-0 when Kaitlyn Chen found Jana El Alfy for the inside bucket.
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