The Huskies will need to rely on their triple superstar threat of Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd, and Sarah Strong if they're to make it past Lauren Betts and the blue-collar Bruins to

Paige Bueckers and UConn are headed to the Final Four. This is after the No. 2 seed Huskies took down No. 1 USC in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament, 78-64.

The UConn women's basketball team played its NCAA Elite Eight game Monday night in Spokane and will play in the national semifinal Friday in Tampa.

UConn hockey came close enough to touch the NCAA Frozen Four, and in doing so, changed the perception and trajectory of the program.

“From my point of view....I wanted to help them so bad,” Adams, a Manasquan, N.J. native who is one of three UConn commits in Tuesday’s McDonald’s All-American Game (9 p.m., ESPN2), said Monday in Brooklyn. “I wanted to be in that spot. And so I kind of felt the pain, too.”

The No. 2 seed UConn Huskies (34-3) and the No. 1 seed USC Trojans (31-3) will meet on Monday in the Women's NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.

USC puts up a fight, but with no JuJu Watkins, the Trojans can't overcome Paige Bueckers and UConn in 78-64 a loss. The Huskies will play UCLA in the Final Four.

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma looks back on the Huskies’ first NCAA Tournament win, also could Paige Bueckers’ 40-point performance encourage JuJu Watkins after

The stage is set for the NCAA Tournament's Final Four, which will feature two great matchups: Florida versus Auburn and Houston versus Duke.

Playing without JuJu Watkins, USC couldn't keep up with Paige Bueckers and Connecticut in the Elite Eight of the NCAA women's basketball tournament.