MINNEAPOLIS โ Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies are back in the NCAA title game for the first time in six years after getting through one of the most difficult seasons of the Hall of Fame coachโs career.
Paige Bueckers scored 14 points and UConn advanced to the national championship game with a 63-58 win over defending champion Stanford on Friday night.
โWe didnโt play our A-game on the offensive end, but we did the things we needed to do when we had to do them,โ Auriemma said. โWe came up big. Donโt know what more I can say about this group than we have been saying. pretty remarkable to be honest with you.โ
The Huskies will face South Carolina for the national championship on Sunday night. The Gamecocks beat Louisville 72-59 in the first game of the national semifinals. UConn and South Carolina met in November in the championship game of a tournament in the Bahamas, and the Gamecocks used a strong fourth quarter to win.
Itโs UConnโs first trip to the championship…
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