Women's Final Four field is officially set after the Elite Eight came to a close on Monday. Texas and UConn punched their tickets with fairly comfortable wins to join No.
South Carolina's experience shines, UCLA can play without Lauren Betts, Texas' offense is just as good as its defense, and UConn's depth is impressive as we look ahead to the Final Four.
A 78-64 win over USC on Monday helped UConn earn a spot in the Final Four for the 16th time in 17 years. Deep runs in the Women's NCAA Tournament are nothing new for the Huskies, but this particular one is special because it is Paige Bueckers' last before heading to the WNBA.
Bueckers has scored a total of 50 points across those two games, including 28 when UConn defeated USC in the Elite Eight last year to advance to the Final Four. Bueckers has also recorded a total of 13 rebounds and eight assists and has shot 44.4 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from 3-point range against the Trojans.
Houston basketball secured its spot in the Final Four on Saturday with an Elite Eight win vs. Tennessee. Here's the Cougars history in the Final Four:
The Texas Longhorns are heading to the Final Four of the women’s NCAA basketball tournament for the fourth time in program history and first since 2003.
Texas has advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 2003 and the fourth time overall after beating TCU 58-47 in the Elite Eight. The Longhorns’ smothering defense gave the Horned Frogs fits all game long, forcing 21 turnovers and allowing only 12 made field goals on 27% shooting.
Nicole Auerbach spells out keys for each team in the women's Final Four, and predicts which ones will advance.