Women’s Final Four preview
Women’s Final Four features UConn, Texas, UCLA and South Carolina — all games on ESPN as the bracket tightens and top players take center stage. (timesunion.com)
The two national semifinal games are scheduled at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on Friday, April 3 — Semifinal Game 1 tips at 4:00 p.m. MST and Semifinal Game 2 at 6:30 p.m. MST, with gates opening at 2:30 p.m. and coverage across the ESPN family of networks. (ncaa.com) (espnpressroom.com) Each of the four remaining teams carries a No. 1 seed into Phoenix, as listed on the official Final Four schedule. (ncaa.com) UConn enters the weekend 38-0 after a 70-52 Elite Eight win over Notre Dame in Fort Worth, a game that completed the Huskies’ unbeaten regional run. (espn.com) Senior guard Azzi Fudd is a primary scorer for UConn, averaging 17.6 points per game this season, and she erupted for 34 points — including eight 3-pointers — in the Huskies’ second-round win over Syracuse. (espn.com) (ncaa.com) South Carolina stretched its streak to a sixth straight Final Four with a 78-52 Elite Eight victory over TCU, paced by Joyce Edwards’ 24 points and Agot Makeer’s 18 as the Gamecocks improved to 34-3. (gamecocksonline.com) (espn.com) Texas reached Phoenix after a 77-41 regional final rout of Michigan and enters the weekend 35-3 under coach Vic Schaefer, while UCLA advanced with a 70-58 Elite Eight win over Duke highlighted by Kiki Rice and a dominant frontcourt effort from Lauren Betts that drew national attention. (sports-reference.com) (espn.com) (newsday.com) The national championship is scheduled for Sunday, April 5 at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC with expanded presentation options across ESPN platforms as part of the tournament Megacast. (cabletv.com) (espnpressroom.com)
