South Carolina survived another scare in the NCAA tournament with a nail-biting win against a fiery Duke team. LSU got its rematch with UCLA, but the Bruins steamrolled the Tigers en route to their first-ever Final Four appearance.
The No. 1-seed UCLA women's basketball team defeated the 3-seed LSU squad, 72-65 to send the Bruins to the Final Four for the first time in program history. The
Denise Curry, who played on UCLA's 1978 women's basketball championship team, sees similarities between her team and this season's Final Four squad.
UCLA won a national title in 1978 in the pre-NCAA era of women's basketball, but this was its first NCAA regional final victory in three tries.
No. 1 seeds UCLA, South Carolina and Texas are bound for Tampa, as well as 2-seed UConn. Who will reach the title game?
Monday night's game could lead to a Southern California face-off and a repeat match between fierce competitors.
Lauren Betts scores 17 despite sitting the entire second quarter, Gabriela Jaquez adds 18 and Timea Gardiner finishes with 15 as the Bruins defeat LSU 72-65 to advance to the Final Four, where
The reigning champion South Carolina Gamecocks will try to get to their fifth straight Final Four in the opening matchup in Birmingham against the Duke Blue Devils. The UCLA Bruins, the other top seed in action on Sunday, are after their first-ever Women's Final Four appearance.
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.