A year that saw South Carolina go wire-to-wire at No. 1 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Poll culminated in a 64-49 victory over UConn in the national championship game.
behind aggressive play, sometimes driving through the lane at will.
On the other side, 2021 player of the year Paige Bueckers had a tougher go of things. She still finished with 14 points playing in her home state of Minnesota, but she had to really work for it thanks to a strong defensive effort by South Carolina. She was held scoreless in the first quarter before scoring nine in the second frame.
South Carolina reasserted itself coming out of halftime, though, going on an 8-0 run to build the lead back to 16 points. But once again, the Huskies fought back. UConn went on a 10-0 run to cut the deficit to six points before South Carolina scored the final three points of the quarter to take a nine-point lead into the fourth.
Incredibly, this is the first national championship game that Auriemma has lost as UConn's head coach. He entered Sunday 11-0 in the title game. UConn last won in 2016. is affirmation of the program she's built in Columbia
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