The UConn ladies are headed to the NCAA championship recreation after a 85-51 win over No. 1 general seed UCLA.
The Huskies led the Bruins for virtually the whole recreation.
Sarah Sturdy and Azzi Fudd didn’t even want a lot assist from famous person Paige Bueckers to propel UConn into the nationwide title recreation, main the Huskies to a remarkably straightforward 85-51 victory over UCLA on Friday evening within the Ultimate 4 of the ladies’s NCAA Event.
Sturdy completed with 22 factors and Fudd scored all of her 19 factors within the first half for the second-seeded Huskies, who’re one win away from their twelfth nationwide championship and first for the reason that workforce gained 4 straight from 2013-16 led by former nice Breanna Stewart. The eight-year title drought is the longest for the Huskies since they gained their first in 1995.
Bueckers completed with 16 factors after topping 30 in every of the earlier three video games for the Huskies (36-3).
Star heart Lauren Betts scored 26 factors for the top-seeded Bruins (34-3).
No. 2 UConn will tackle defending champion South Carolina within the championship recreation, which is ready for Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
It’s a rematch of the 2022 championship recreation, which the Gamecocks gained 64-49. The groups met in February and UConn shocked South Carolina with a 29-point street victory.
