Two teams redeemed their Final Four vouchers, UConn Huskies and UCLA Bruins headed to the NCAA Tournament semifinals with huge victories Sunday afternoon.
UConn’s defense suffocates Notre Dame
UConn 70 – Notre Dame 52
Azzi Fudd throwing darts, 10 beers deep, one eye closed, leaaaaaning—just 13 points on 5-12 shooting.
Whole squad followed the leader, 44% shooting and 14 turnovers
Huskies had the Irish fighting for their lives.
Hannah Hidalgo scored 22 but on 19 grueling attempts.
No one else on her team scored more than 8. Notre Dame in the anacondas vice all game, shooting 39% from the field with 18 turnovers.
Pure buttass.
The 10th straight game UConn held their opponents below 55 points.
38-0 and 54 straight wins dating back to last season.
Geno Arouma is inevitable.
Shout out Sarah Strong, the first UConn woman to score 600 points and 100 steals in a single season.
21 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 blocks.
A school responsible for producing legends like Breanna Stewart and Maya Moore, Sarah Strong may be the most complete player to ever take humanities courses at Connecticut.
Lauren Betts is a cheat code
UCLA 70 – Duke 58
Lauren Betts, a gamesharkncode Cori Close spams til the AAs burn out, the Big Ten player of the year and defensive player of the year, led the Bruins to a 34-1 record
15 points and 8 rebounds in the second half, finishing with 23 points 10 rebounds and 5 blocks on 9-14 shooting
20-10-5 in the elite eight. The 6th woman to ever do so, joining Brittney Griner, Sylvia Fowles, Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie and Anne Donovan in rarified air.
35 wins is the most in school history, back-to-back final four appearances. Lauren Betts is in goat territory
“I’m sweaty.” 😂
Lauren Betts’ teammates gave her a confetti bath after UCLA advanced to the Final Four 🎊 pic.twitter.com/wvznKJwwOL
— ESPN (@espn) March 29, 2026
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