UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi Fudd’s 24 points.
Click the video to watch Dawn Staley’s comments after No. 11 USC’s 97-79 loss to UConn Monday night.
The undefeated Huskies will face defending champion South Carolina on Monday night with a trip to the Final Four at stake.
On Monday, two of the powerhouses in women’s basketball clash for a spot in the Final Four. The Gamecocks and Huskies have combined to win the last five national titles. A win sends UConn to its 11th-straight Final Four, while the Gamecocks could go for the third time in the last four years.
Before Carolina and UConn face off in the Elite 8 Monday night in Albany, New York, ABC Columbia asked three members of the Huskies — Gabby Williams, Kia Nurse and Katie Lou Samuelson — to give their opinions on Dawn Staley and if she’s building something complimentary to what UConn head coach Geno Auriemma has built in his 33 years with the Huskies.
No. 7 Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley and star forward A’ja Wilson break down their 83-58 loss to No. 1 UConn Thursday night.
Carolina’s latest test against Connecticut ended with the same outcome as the Gamecock’s first five meetings with the Huskies.
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has had to multi-task this week, dealing with serious concerns on and off the court.
Connecticut’s Katie Lou Samuelson reacts after a UConn basket as she runs up court with South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Add 100 consecutive wins to the UConn Huskies’ long list of milestones. Given the team’s glitzier…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Breanna Stewart and UConn stand alone. Geno Auriemma, too, after another flawless season by the dominating Huskies. UConn won an unprecedented fourth straight national championship Tuesday night, capping another perfect season by routing Syracuse 82-51. Until now, only the UCLA men’s team had won four in a row in Division I, rolling to seven consecutive championships under…
