UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma did not shy away from criticizing the NCAA over the tournament. Here's what he said following Final Four win:

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Spearheaded by Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong, the UConn Huskies are set to make their 24th Final Four appearance on Friday.

Paige Bueckers and UConn knocked off Lauren Betts and UCLA to reach women's national championship game, where they will face South Carolina on Sunday.

South Carolina is hoping to become the first team since UConnn (2013-16) to repeat as national champions and win its third title in the last four years. UConn, meanwhile, is out to get back on top for the first time since 2016. Nine years is the Huskies' longest "drought" since they won their first title back in 1995.

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South Carolina takes on Texas, and UConn faces UCLA for a trip to the women's NCAA national championship game on Sunday.

UConn and South Carolina meet in the national championship game on Sunday in a rematch of the 2022 natty, which Dawn Staley's Gamecocks won going away, 64-49.

UConn and South Carolina will battle for the crown this Sunday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. After a thrilling March Mad