The South Carolina Gamecocks will play for a nationwide championship after placing an finish to Connecticut’s bid for perfection in the women’s Final Four on Friday.
The UCLA Bruins and Texas Longhorns will play in the second sport for an opportunity to doubtlessly safe every program’s second-ever title and face the Gamecocks.
Here is what to know from Friday’s insanity:
South Carolina got here into Friday’s sport in a place they don’t often discover themselves in: As an underdog to UConn.
And they pulled off a shocking upset, downing the Huskies 62-47 to advance to their first nationwide championship sport since 2024.
After a low-scoring first half that noticed each groups struggling from three-point vary, it was the Gamecocks that awoke after halftime.
A fast 12-2 run helped South Carolina leap out to an eight-point lead, the largest of the sport as much as that time.
However, the Huskies battled again with Kayleigh Heckel, Blanca Quiñonez and Azzi Fudd hitting back-to-back-to-back three-pointers to make it a one-point sport.
But South Carolina answered proper again to increase their result in 5 with UConn discovering themselves in an unfamiliar place — trailing on the finish of three quarters for the primary time this season.
The Gamecocks shut down any potential comeback try by the Huskies in the fourth quarter to coast to the victory.
UConn now ends the season with a 38-1 file and their 54-game profitable streak involves a screeching finish.
South Carolina will look to deliver this system’s fourth title again to Columbia, South Carolina on Sunday after they face the winner of the upcoming UCLA-Texas Final Four sport.
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