Paige Bueckers is Finally, the champion.
She made each final four of her illustrious career, but after not reaching the summit, she Final Game at UConn It ended with a national title.
The Huskies won their 12th title on Sunday, earning an 82-59 victory with the reigning South Carolina champion.
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Connecticut Huskies head coach Geno Co Ariemma will face the South Carolina Gamecox at the National Championships of the Women’s 2025 NCAA Tournament at Amalie Arena. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Immagn image)
It was UConn’s first title since 2015 and the longest drought since winning its first title in 1995.
Bueckers were taken out of the game and joined the game. Geno Ariema.
Auriemma was asked by ESPN what he had said to the star player after the match, and kept his tears simple.
“I love you,” he said. “That’s all you can say.”
Connecticut Huskies Guard Page Bookers will respond to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the first half at the 2025 NCAA Tournament national championships at Amalie Arena. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Immagn image)
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Bueckers was later asked what she said to the coach.
“I told him I didn’t like him,” she joked.
This was the Bueckers roller coaster with the highest 19.9 points per game in UConn history with elite alumni. However, she tore the ACL in 2022, leaving the entire season missing.
The Bueckers are part of the only team in UCONN history to lose a national title game before being injured, failing to leave last year’s Final Four.
However, on Sunday, she dropped 17 points along the way to ultimately win everything.
Connecticut Husky Guard Page Bookers appear to shoot the ball against the South Carolina gamecocks in the first half of the 2025 NCAA Tournament national championships at Amalie Arena. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Immagn image)
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The Bueckers also hold UConn records at most points scored in Madness in March throughout their career.
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