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Despite earning the tournament’s top seed, a program-record 34 wins and their first NCAA Final Four appearance, the Bruins are the betting underdog in Friday’s national semifinal against No. 2 Connect...
From Los Angeles Times
After a long year and NCAA Tournament, the women's basketball season will come to an end this weekend in Tampa, Florida, for the Final Four and National Championship game.
From USA Today
The women's Final Four is set, and Tampa will showcase the nation's best teams and players this weekend.
From Yahoo! Sports
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The Bruins are in the Final Four for the first time ever, and that isn't the only thing that's uncommon about the team.
While many might overlook the Bruins, coach Cori Close and staff were able to land players like Lauren Betts and Timea Gardiner to challenge for an NCAA title.
The 6'7" junior leads the nation in blocks per game (3.0) to go along with 20.0 points and 9.6 rebounds. UConn's Jana El Alfy (6'5") and Sarah Strong (6'2") will have their hands full containing Betts.
The UCLA Bruins are prepared to make history Friday night when they tip off in the program's first Final Four game against the UConn Huskies at Amalie Arena in
The Final Four in Tampa Bay, Florida is made up of three No. 1 seeds — UCLA , South Carolina and Texas. UConn, however, is the betting favorite to cut down the nets as the sole No. 2 seed remaining.
On a random Tuesday in November, Lavin surprised Close by showing up after one of the UCLA women’s practices and told her that he had informed Wooden that she’d be tagging along that night. At first, she was nervous. She remembers telling Lavin, “I’m not prepared. I can’t go.”
Stardom of the level players like Azzi Fudd, Lauren Betts and Paige Bueckers have reached comes with a need to take care of one’s mental health.
8hon MSN
The Huskies are back in the Final Four for the 16 th time in the last 17 years. They won Region 4 with a 78-64 victory over USC in the Elite 8. The All-America Bueckers led UConn with 31 points, three rebounds, and six assists.
Houston of the Big 12 hopes to earn first NCAA Tournament title in program history as they face Duke at Final Four