Tamba, Florida, here they come. The trio of seeds No. 1 and 2 seeds struck their tickets to 2025 for the fourth women.
Defend NCAA hero South Carolina He will play Texas Friday (7 pm Easter), followed Uconn Opposite Ucla (9 pm Easter). Both games on ESPN.
What are the teams that will advance to the national championship game on Sunday? Our experts weigh, and they agree unanimously on a favorite of one of the semi -finals, but they are divided into the last four confrontation.
Jumping to: Uconn-UCLA | Texas and South Carolina
What do you know about uconn
Worker No. 1 that helped Uconn reach the fourth final: Paige Bokerz. After relatively bad offers in the three losses of the normal season, including 9 of 22 archery in the first match with USC In December, the seed had three consecutive matches with 25 points in March. He gave her eight in the NCAA championship during its four -four -runs – tied for the second by any player in the past 25 years, according to the ESPN research.
It is not only the sniper records that makes it the best player in the country. Six decisive passes added on Monday and a confirmed bloc from the Trojan goalkeeper Talia von Oilhoven. At least one big game is awaiting its last in its recent attempt to the NCAA championship, but it could not do anything on its way to Tamba.
UCONN key against the University of California in Los Angeles: matching deep front clips. The relatively powerful structures in the post, where two new students start in Waller Sarah and Technical JanaThe latter in its third year in the list, but first on the field. This duo will be tested by the UCLA 6 feet and 7 feet Lauren Bates In the semi -finals on Friday, with South Carolina or looming on the horizon, you should advance.
None of the other three teams in Tampa can match the power of the surrounding fire between the strong structures with the two, and the strong and the Azzi Food. If Uconn can play relatively even in paint, Geno Auriemma & Co. Reducing the net for the first time since 2016. Kevin Bilton
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Ucla descends LSU to apply to First Final
Lauren Bings and Jabriella Jacz collects to participate in the record of 35 points, defeating the University of California in Los Angeles LSU in The Elite Eight.
What do you know about the University of California in Los Angeles
Worker No. 1 that helped the University of California in Los Angeles reach the fourth final: The presence of 6 feet and 7 Lauren BatesThe basic line qualified on Sunday (17 points, 7 rebound balls and 6 blocks) – significantly – Kalile. After all, Betts 30 to 10 games in a row in round 32 and Sweet 16, where she photographed 29 of the field.
Betts as an indisputable force in the paint level helped after the door has repeatedly touched. The University of California in Los Angeles has reached Sweet 16 six times in the past decade under Cori Close, including Elite Eight in 2018, but this is the first time that Bruins has advanced to the last four since 1979 – before the women’s basketball that sponsors NCAA. Under the Famir Ann Mires Hall, the University of California in Los Angeles won the AIAW national title in 1978 and returned in 1979.
Bruins also used a loss last year in front of the tigers As an important measuring stick Change the result this time.
UCLA Againn key: Continue to focus on “Go 1-0”. This was the talk point in Close to avoid looking forward or emphasize the size of the moment for the program was not far from any of its players. Against Uconn, the University of California in Los Angeles will be in great experience in a deficit against Geno Orima, Paige Bokerz and the powerful structures. But Bruins will definitely be treated on Friday, as it is just another game for the team that won the first class in the NCAA championship. – Bilton
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Geno on Puckers: “It has a taste now
Geno Auriemma, Uconn coach, joins Scott Van Pelt to respond to the twenty -fourth final of the program and its time with Paige Buickers.
UCLA predictions
Charlie Karim: Uconn 82, UCLA 78
Alexa Philipo: Uconn 72, UCLA 70
Geno Auriemma once noticed that his team in the early 2000s Uconn was the best in the country because he had Diana Torrasi And others did not. Although it may not be screaming today, the similar abstinence may be true with Paige Buickers.
Although Lauren Bings was, the seeds were better. The poker was historically good through its 25 -point games in the UCONN race to the fourth fourth finals in 17 years (and its fourth). Its previous three trips did not produce any national championship. The wonderful seed play, along with a sense of urgency in its last season, will be sufficient to win the Huskies team. – generous
Michael Vueble: UCLA 75, Uconn 73
UNCONN as the program for all the four final experience that the University of California lacks in Los Angeles. But Bruins do not have to overcome Uconn’s history. They need to defeat this team this year. One of the keys to do this is to move the ball as well as they have throughout the season: an average of 20.4 decisive passes for each game, which is the fourth in the first section.
Of course, Uconn ranks in front of them in third place.
Therefore, the defense is the other key. BUECKERS has finished its way so far in four NCAA championship matches, as it was launched by 58.7 % of this field. Cori Close, UCLA coach, must challenge her team to be the one who can slow at least a little bit. – Voepel
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No. 1 Texas versus number 1 inspection of South Carolina game
Take a look at the important numbers before the last four match between Texas and South Carolina.
What do you know about Texas
Worker No. 1 which helped Texas reach the fourth final: Longhorns won on Monday Elite Eight. Texas was a color classified team for some reason, and Longhorns played like her punch to Tampa. The excluded frogs in the momentum ride game have entered the outcome of the Notre Dame in the regional semi -finals. Texas could have played tight because the pressure was to win. Longhorns 7.5 Point was preferred. Instead, Longhorns did what they need to do when they need to do so.
Texas Key to South Carolina: score enough points. The Monday competition with TCU was an ugly offensive game. In the face of South Carolina for the fourth time this season, the biggest question is not whether Longhorns can stop GameCocks, but if Texas can score enough points to overcome them. In their previous three match (two in the normal season and then in the SEC title game), the average Texas reached 53.7 points and only 60 in one of them. This was the meeting that Longorn won.
The teams have been able to eat it with South Carolina, but disrupting and hitting GameCock’s crime are two different things. To withdraw this, the Texas crime is likely to come Madison BookerHer pioneering top scorer. When these two teams met at the SEC Championship, Booker fought, scoring 10 points in 4 against 13 shootings. Texas will need more second year striker to earn a pavement to the national championship game. – Katie Barnes
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South Carolina Stallie: “We fought on our way to” the fourth “
Dawn Staley says that Gamecocks was not supposed to be here, but he never surrendered to defend the National Championship in the fourth finals.
What do you know about South Carolina
Worker No. 1 that helped South Carolina reach the fourth final: It comes to the program that Staples Staley created in the Gamecocks to three national championships. It implants a mentality that South Carolina plays with the bell and makes less mistakes when the risks are higher. For the largest part, Gamecocks did this season, especially late of their victories over Maryland (Sweet 16) and Duke (Elite Eight).
Stallie has also adapted to the various mentalities of its last four teams over the past decade. She knows that a lot of heat and fire from it also does not work with this year’s group as it did with some previous teams. Staley’s ability to keep high standards but still flexible is a large part of the reason for the view of South Carolina in the four finals again.
South Carolina’s key against Texas: Get more its younger players. Gamecocks managed to outperform Duke, although it recorded only 54 points and did not get many of their young stars. Sophomores Milacia Voluwelei and Tessa Johnson And a student Joyce Edwards Combined to score only nine points in 4 of 14 fire with seven shifts.
Reliable Hall Berryand T Hina Boubu and Raven Johnson – Can GameCocks need their young players to contribute a lot to get two wins in Tampa? – Voepel
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Texas descends TCU in Elite Eight to go to the fourth final
Check the best plays from Texas, where the Longhorns Tcu 58-47 defeated the fourth final for the first time since 2003.
Texas predictions against South Carolina
Charlie Karim: South Carolina 62, Texas 59
Alexa Philipo: South Carolina 63, Texas 52
Michael Vueble: South Carolina 65, Texas 60
When Texas and South Carolina faces Friday, there will be no surprises. The fourth meeting between the best teams in SEC will decide the conference representative in the national title game. Like their first three games, two of them won by South Carolina, expected to dictate this defense. They are the two best defensive teams in the country. Only one discount from each in the NCAA championship scored more than 60 points in the game. In previous meetings between GameCocks and Longhorns, 67 points were in South Carolina on January 12 were the highest level.
When these teams met to determine the SEC championship title in the first week of March, GameCocks completely closed Texas 64-45. This should be closer, but give South Carolina the edge to advance to the Sunday title game. – generous
