TCU’s Hailey Van Lith also was named to the Wooden All-America team after leading the Horned Frogs to the Elite Eight.
As the NCAA Tournament progresses, all eyes are on the UConn Huskies' standout guard Paige Bueckers. After all, Bueckers is having quite the run in the competition, having already led the team to the Final Four.
UConn's run to the Final Four reveals the partnership guard Paige Bueckers and coach Geno Auriemma have forged over her time with the Huskies.
UConn women's basketball's Paige Bueckers has averaged 27.7 points per game and shot 51.7% from the field in her three career Elite Eight games.
With no JuJu Watkins, USC can't keep pace with Paige Bueckers and Connecticut in the fourth quarter of a 78-64 loss in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament.
The likely No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft was unstoppable in the second half for the Huskies. She set a career high with 40 points, which is also a new UConn single-game record in an NCAA Tournament game. She became the first Huskies player to score 30+ points in three NCAA Tournament games, as well.
Paige Bueckers carried UConn to its record 24th Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament, scoring 31 points Monday night in a 78-64 victory over Southern California, which couldn’t overcome the loss of injured star JuJu Watkins.
Paige Bueckers and the No. 2 seed UConn Huskies take on the No. 1 USC Trojans in this women’s NCAA Tournament Elite 8 matchup.