UConn vs. USC - 2024 NCAA women's Elite Eight | FULL REPLAY

Majestic Mount Hood as a front row seat to Portland as we fill the last spot in the final four with USC or Yukon, our Blockbuster night continues with an All-American double feature, the bright lights of La shine on the freshman sensation Juju Watkins and his Trojans continue to fight. with a championship within reach for the first time in 40 years Paige Beckers knows all about the spotlight helping her Huskies navigate a rocky path to the

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Hello everyone and welcome to the Moto Center. I'm Beth Mowans along with Debbie Antonelli, Angel and our star. The packed night continues here in Portland with our Exfinity Reactive Game Players Juju Watkins and Paige Beckers. Well, we're in for a real treat after Caitlyn Clark's 41 points. How about what we could see from Ju Guu Watkins? Here's a freshman. -American can score all over the court, three-point range to the bucket, gets to the free throw line, incredible body control, they feature her often in their offense and for you, she's Paige Beckers, another All-American shoots with range scores from the rebound. make plays for her teammates she is the feature on that end of the floor for the Yukon Huskies these two can fill it in they are the most reliable players and as you know we had a problem with the three point line on the floor although they are good news.

Angel, it's been fixed, yes, the floor and the crew worked all night to make sure they fixed the three point line that was about 9 from the apex of the Arc. We're back in regulation, so we're back to work. Coming to this game, you called it a blockbuster. Let's look at some of the stars Paige Beckers, The Comeback Kid, had to watch from the sidelines last season averaging 27 points in postseason games and JuJu Watkins, the new kid on the Block, Hollywood's greatest showbiz. this year,

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points away from earning the D1 freshman scoring record, let's see the Shine Tonight star ladies huskies and blue Trojans and Cardinal and gold as the number one seed and that final ticket to the final four about to get hit.

USC has experience, depth and They have Juju Allam who can get a bucket in a late situation. Caleb Pillo will launch the first rebound shot of the night toward McKenzie Forbes. They open 0 and two, but a third chance arrives. Watkins loves to do well, he is very right. in the hand, it is difficult to keep it on the left side of the court, here he returns to the right of it. KK Arnold gets the defensive assignment and charges on the first possession. KK Arnold does a very good job moving her feet, did he obviously set the The official thought she made Capital One's starting lineup for the Huskies.

Get used to these faces. You'll see a lot of them, all five of them averaged over 30 minutes. They only used their bench for 13 minutes total in their sweet 16 win over Duke. Against Yukon it's 40 minutes of discipline and execution and you have to match that for 40 minutes, the step to the left side of Davis and he is stripped by the NA mule, there are your starting five for SC, they are a little deeper, they are a little bigger. against essentially a four guard lineup for Yukon right at Yukon because they primarily play five, it will be very important for USC to set the benchmarks in the paint, get their post game moving inside and challenge aiyah Edwards Watkins in the pull -up midrange. off mark, another offensive rebound and a second chance here for Southern Cal Debbie, very similar to our first game, both teams are at their best playing at a fast pace, yes, and it's not just this vertical speed, it's the speed from the quarter court, so five. raised above the free throw line, Lane and Yukon are an

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team that cuts Beckers with the assistance of Edwards Aaliyah, the Canadian Olympian, who tries to invest Juju Watkins in blocking and the more shots they can make, the paint will be opened up and they will be allowed some driving lanes, particularly for Juju Watkins, who was McKenzie Forbes, one of three Ivy League transfers in the initial starting lineup for the Southern Cow, drove in the kick and here comes Watkins from Sierra Canyon High School, the top recruit out of high school last year, Marshall.

I tried to tip it and you'll see USC Shadow page Beckers up the court, try to make sure they keep two on it and everyone plays their own player defense, but half your attention should be on where Paig Watkins is on the switch. It's Arnold again Juju leaves him in and a foul will take Rhea Marshall to the line Season 39 for Gino arama with the 11 titles and this is nothing new for Gino how about a 28th regional final? The huskies have 22 and 5 and Debbie have won. this game 14 times in a row their last loss in the Elite 8 was in 2017 against LSU.

Most coaches will tell you that this game is the hardest because it's the one that takes you to your dream, which is the fourth quarter if you can navigate it. Frankly, 40 minutes takes a little pressure off you among the final four. Here comes Beckers from Hopkins Minnesota as a freshman he led Yukon to the final four and as a sophomore he led Yukon to the final four he sat out last year with an injury and is now trying to get them back for the third time in their career, the efficiency with which Yukon plays will be critical for them because they won't be able to break the offensive glass like USC will from the air.

Connecticut will push, okay, K Arnold. Clearly the fastest player on the court with a ball in her hands for the Yukon Mule tried to get it to Beckers. They were a bit in a bad mood. The Trojans enter under the direction of Lindsey Gotle in their third season. They are back in the Elite 8. for the first time in 30 years, they are trying to return to the final four for the first time in 38 years after winning back-to-back championships in 1983 and 1984 with players like Cheryl Miller and Cynthia Cooper and the McGee twins. I see Padia has a set called off the bench and that's a backdoor look trying to get the ball to Juju, but that was a really good defensive effort by Niik Mule to not let her cut the backdoor.

She knew the game came from both sides. Chile will open the game shooting under 30% Mule, Yukon's all-time assists leader, that says something with all their great point guards, Edward strong to the rim, they make you play from side to side, they accelerate, they make you jump to the ball and then take it inside to Aiyah Edwards and she can finish inside on a one-on-one look. How open the pain is. Forbes calls for the screen to stop on a dime and Edwards with the defensive rebound. Arnold, there's the first one. They are going to attack Padilla as much as they can tonight.

Baylor used that with some success in their sweet 16 matchup. Yukon is not a screen-heavy offense, it's more of a pass-and-cut. I would say it's like 80% pass and cut versus versus a ball. Screen offense, they could go on a late isolation, that's Watkins' first bucket, she took over the game in the fourth quarter and got to the free throw line to help them advance. This is KK's foot speed. Arnold right here crosses Padilla in transition. he does a great job attacking the rim and then Juju Watkins, coming off that screen, gets to the elbow and hits the 15-foot bunt play.

Beth used to say that about Josi all the time, she has her own Twitter handle for maybe terasi bun. Juju has one brewing on social media look here there is a clear way out here juju is going well look at that body control it and one and a trip to the line she goes there more than any player in the country she was 12 of 13 in those 30 points The performance against Baylor the other night it's a four player kill on the side of the week one on one with a mule bucket and one when we come back now it's time for Geico to bring you more and the sweet ending leaning into the defender to draw the foul there for Juju Watkins and a chance for her and now just three points away from tying Tina Hutchinson for the scoring record in a freshman season dating back to 1984 at San Diego State and sending it to the Angel Ladies Juju Watkins She's just very sneaky when she gets to her spots on the court and that's what Yukon spent a significant amount of time defending and shooting before, the coach said they contest the shot smartly and avoid the lethal kick or flail with their lack of depth, that's something we've been keeping an eye on too extra fouls are worse than off-target shots and a foul trying to block Edwards, you know, while we were watching Angel shoot.

Today, Debbie, we noticed that the body size is larger on the Southern Cal side. We thought they would throw a lot of different people than Edwards defending here early on the glass, in particular, they can go deeper into their bench when they go to the guards at one end of the posts, at the other they have three post players that they can use on the inside, there is Edwards pouncing to eat a glass, his second board at that end, the mule will try to get three, the ashen shadow will Give it another chance, Paig got the last possession, they're going to isolate it in Elra, here they go. to double That Elbow's entrance back to Beckers looking for three Off the Mark diving mule and missed the Gimme Juju Watkins was defending Paige Beckers in that matchup he got help from pipe Forbes counted from the window that's that Big Frame we're from talking Beth it's not the size or the length, it's the girth and muscle of USC's top line players right here, nice crossing, you have a smaller defender with you, it's a good use of the window to hit him and handle the contact when you have players that have that kind of size, it's hard to get them off your line Lindsey Gotle calls her a coach on the court and she just committed the second foul on Ashlin Shay.

This is a really problematic area for the Huskies, we've talked about what their starters are like. five go almost to the end and the shadow has to go Cadence Samuels, who did not play in the sweet 16 game, will enter at 6 feet, a freshman from Maryland, yes, Cadence Samuels has not played since seven minutes in the Jackson State game so she hasn't played in the last two games it's good to have her early because I think the coach is going to need her as the game goes on it's a 80 run right now for USC to open up this lead trying to promote it. in double digits Forbes calls for it, she has really become their leader playing with a lot of confidence and Poise Paige Beckers will fight back and go right to the pad and draw the foul, that is a matchup that they are key in, well you have to Sprint. again in transition and you have to stop the ball and when this confrontation happens right here, Paige Beckers says oh oh my God, I'm taking this to the hole without hesitation, one little hit and Paige has the ability to rise on her jump shot.

Stronger than she looks, she can handle some contact around the rim, she has elevated her game in the postseason. Gino was telling us that he wants her to be even more adventurous with her shots and her shots, making Juju active in the pass. I mean, Juu doesn't need to. plenty of room to go where he needs to go can make a play in a tight space Beckers deflects the center at the plate while leaving it for Edwards USC's transition defense not good on late possessions KK Arnold scored Paige Becker scored and now Aaliyah Edwards scores Forbes on the drive Kaya Williams and turns it around on the double dribble this is Beckers here you have to stop the ball and she does a good job crossing and transitioning she reads the help and sees the help coming and she just does it leaves two easy for Edwards.

It's a very well-made play by Paige Beckers and Edwards for an easy finish: the Big East Player of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year who Gino calls America's best player. his versatile talent on display, good job by Forbes in denying that backdoor cut, you want Samuels to make this shot if you can limit everyone else to four on the shot clock, Beckers to the top of the key and the long bounce out of bounds for SC and the officials are going to meet here the initial call was oh no, they're going to keep it here with Connecticut.

Gley wonders who touched him and we, the mule's back door. Beckers wraps him up short and fouls. What a tremendous job. to set up that back door, I mean, it's all the misdirection and the action on the weak side helps keep the weak side busy, so look at this, right here on the weak side, there's no one there to help everyone those who are up or outside the three-point line and Beckers. does a good job of setting up that cut with a little old-fashioned V-cut if you take your player down the lane and then cut him out the backdoor.

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more points per game now in the postseason she had 24 the other night in the sweet 16 rockins victory Ru there defensively Juju is two of four from the court turns left and is forced to resign Forbes martial midrange very Far from standing here with 6 seconds on the clock Juju Watkins is going to shoot this basketball, she's going to step in and try to get it back, so you need to make sure you protect yourself. this player had to go for a shot Watkins I don't think she made it she didn't make a move outside the basket shot clock violation I'm telling you the Yukon defense has done a pretty good job so far I mean they've kept USC from getting in any kind of pace, they've limited ju guu Watkins touches she's two for four from the floor 0 for one outside the three-point line Edwards gets underneath, turns the other way and scores, so now Yukon comes with a ball screen on the bare side and they have put Southern Cal back in front, had a two-for-one chance here in the final minute of this first quarter, the winner for the final four and a trip to Cleveland, a date with the Iowa Hawkeye in the national semifinals on Friday night evening.

An offensive foul will be called on Edwards, that's hard for aiyah Edwards to understand, now look at Forbes go down and stop, that's a beautiful pull. jump shot and then aiyah Edwards right here uses her footwork under the basket to spin back and score the shot clock is off here for USC Juju looking for a bunt Nik mu player doesn't catch instead it will be Forbes calling the screen up gets the switch, drives the block for Beckers Paige Beckers brings the D and crushes USC with a two point lead through the first 10 minutes of our Elite 8 Showdown here in Portland when we return Angel and Gino on the mic, welcome back to Portland a few moments ago, Angel met with Yukon's head coach, Coach Junma, starting on their defensive end, especially with Paige Beckers on that block towards the end of the first quarter.

What have you liked most about how you've been disrupting his offense so far? Well, it's not easy to disrupt their offense, you know, um, but I think we've done a good job of covering up, you know, for each other, uh, you know, obviously, we're a lot smaller than them, we're playing small, um, I like it, you know. 15 points 17 points whatever it is I think we've got to get better movement on the other end, you know, we're like we can generate movement to create more one-on-one opportunities for ourselves, you know right now. We're taking too long to get into our sets so I think we need to clean that up thanks to coach, tonight's need to know, brought to you by Dick Sporting Goods, this entire season has been about surviving up front for Connecticut, they survived Their worst start in 37 years survived the loss of five players to injuries and here they are right where they are always fighting for a spot in the final four and really Debbie is a team, if Yukon can ever fly under the radar, it has been in the national scene with all the attention is elsewhere, they are knocking on the door, well there is no doubt that the cornerstone of coach Orma's success is discipline and execution.

I mean, it's hard to match 40 minutes and you have to bring 40 minutes because there will be no disappointment there will be no possession taken away from them, that's not their culture and they share the ball at a very high rate, they are fourth in the nation and they assist and they play small but they are tough and Now you are going to fight every possession, can you match that in this scenario where you have had so much success? Yes, the big moment really happened on January 3, which has been a season before Aubrey and after Aubrey, she was the last of the big injuries and her The trio of stars met with Gino and was basically choosing how you want to respond to adversity.

They've had 22 years and two since then, all of their non-conference losses this year to teams that made it to the Sweet 16, all very athletic. NC State South Carolina USC teams will keep it here, you see, they have more players in street clothes than in uniforms that can enter the game. It's been a crazy season in Yukon, what you want to do is try to run some things where you have Samuel switching to Juju Watkins just like that, right there, Padilla, but then you have to recognize him and give him the basketball mule running with Arnold the pull up and Nik mu has it.

Nik mule doesn't look to score very often. certainly capable, but especially in transition, she has to be a threat, let's see if they look to give Juju a splash. It's been approximately seven minutes since her last shot. She tries to get Marshall to turn. I think it was a pass. I think it was Caitlyn Davis. Let's go with a pass, we'll give him that one. We spoke with Raya Marshall yesterday. How would she look on your stat line if you didn't score a point to help your team win and she said things like that pass box? screen runs down the court hard defends on his switches defends his ball screen coverage the Los Angeles native is very proud of not only the rebirth of this team but also how the city has truly embraced them Juju from the center to the double traffic that is definitely a foul without whistling.

I mean it's a foul Lindsy Goly this I can't believe a lot of contact on that shot attempt here is Beckers coming off the line man they call it two but they will review it in the next stop beautiful I mean the cut exit from the basket to the corner to organize your feet, very far from the top, they will call Arnold, let's see if he got his feet off the line, watch the sprint right here, it's a good job infecting Aaliyah Edwards and you know what I, this is the Lo what's up with Paige and Juju, they both just play, you know, keep going, make a play, move on to the next play, rarely a show of emotion, wow, so no whistle on that last drive, but a waiting whistle , the two last. too skilled, right, you have to get your, you have to have freedom of movement and now it's two in mule, so two with the starters with two fouls here in the first half for Yukon really has no choice but to keep her in the game. she played the

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40 the other night, so now get the ball to Juju Watkins in that matchup right here, well, there's a lot of ball contact, here she is.

Beckers comes to help the double so that Davis delivers it outside of Mark Edwards able to Give Beckers some advice Arnold. A good change of direction floats him and in the transition game he is good for Yukon right off the bat. Watch the fight right now blocking the foul on Arnold and now he has two. Look at KK Arnold doing a good job attacking inside and look how fast. USC takes the ball out of bounds, it goes the other way, it's been physical now the referees have made it clear, you know, now the players have to adapt.

She becomes the third hoarse with two fouls. Davis Forbes falls short on the shot. I'll tell you. What I don't think is USC has gotten into any rhythm offensively, though, you have to give some of that credit to Yukon, just 29% shooting and just one from six this quarter. Good help from peda in that progress. Samuel's open gaze understood it now. that would be what is called confidence 70 The Mule Run for the Huskies passes the Triple to a Samuels, the six-foot-tall freshman, who had not played in the last two games and hits a triple here. Paige Beckers, the American, is scoring in a variety.

In a lot of ways watch her set up the backdoor cut, watch the weak side, no one has a foot in the paint because Yukon can shoot the three which opens up the lane and she goes for the backdoor in transition, a showdown that you know you can take and then just doing a great job working on that screening action at the baseline to get off the three-point line and then in transition again, the drop inside to Edwards impacting the stat sheet in multiple categories, they changed that two into a three for Becker. she's in double digits on this end of the court, it's been 8 minutes since Juju last shot during that stretch, a 19-5 Yukon run that ends up going out for three and JuJu Watkins just set the national scoring record freshman beating Tina Hutchinson. and a record that has stood since 1984, his next 900th Point for the year, it's impressive what he's been able to do as a freshman, but he knew he wanted to stay home and he stayed home and got engaged to Lindsey Gotle in a season where he only won 12 games, look at that foot fake to create a little separation, all you're trying to do is get the D to lean over and that allows him to get into the rhythm of his jumper, something he's probably done a million times with Edwards until the end. line one of the reasons for her success, you know USC has won 15 of her last 16 games, including the Pack 12 tournament championship, they haven't needed to rely on Juju as much as the others have really figured out how to play with her and have chosen increased their point production even though we know Juju can get 30 if necessary.

Well, Lindsey Gotley told us, uh, after they lost to Washington, which was a surprise the next day at practice, she shows up, Juju and practices like a pro, they keep going. They get together and decide this is what they want to be, they want to be a team that gets to the tournament and wins and then in the next game she puts up a 51 on Tara Vanderville's Stanford team, which was a USC record more than any of the others. his Legends, a handful of which are in the Hall of Fame, Corbes got a piece of that, look how he has three blue jerseys around his Debbie, I mean, he draws a crowd, puts the defender in his hip transition up now he has an isolation on one side of the court oh boy that's number three on KK Arnold and the first sign of foul trouble for Yukon still with five minutes left in the first half 26-22 Yukon on top Juju Watkins Paige Beckers highlighting our stellar night en route to the Final Four are the numbers for Beckers and Watkins tonight, following that 41-point Caitlyn Clark Extravaganza in Iowa's knockout win over LSU to the defending national champions and will face the winner of this one on Friday night.

By the way, in the last game, the starter will be undefeated South Carolina and the Cinderella Wolf Pack NC State due to foul trouble. Coach Orama has already made an adjustment now that he has a mule on Padilla in the change that Watkins draws KK Arnold is out of the game with three fouls they are down a starter Watkins stays off the line and hits Beckers and this is what we came here to see exactly what we want to see that one-on-one game from time to time two top scorers are proving it both averaging over 27 points per game in the postseason and Beckers with a dozen, it's so obvious that if you're defending, both coaches They're going to go to their All-Americans after the timeout whenever there's a dead ball situation, both coaches are going to go. to run and run plays for all Americans the ball in power is going to stay here Watkins almost made a miraculous play look at this little action string drugged back and forth and then the stick from the top of the key and then in the other side Paige Becker is a little pressured to create some separation between one of the so skilled Heirs and one of the apparent Heirs in

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Beckers has already announced that he will return next year for another season and Watkins next season will welcome the number one recruiting class in the country will join his Padia, she will throw the big lineup on the court for gin orama because he has to Ice Brady out there and Paige Becker will once again stay in that Juju Watch matchup Lindsay Gotle has multiple defenders she can run on Paige Becker's as well. Here's Ice Brady now making an appearance in the game for the Connecticut Beckers Three deep shots, okay, yeah, I love the offense. Watkins, who won't go.

Brady grabs the rebound. Both teams now have rhythm. It's a small counterattack that neither team has. had a transition basket at one time, USC adjusted and took that away with less than three minutes left in the first half. Beckers looking for more, doesn't get the roll there, will stay on this end, well that's a move that certainly works, Paige. weak side wobbles look at this right here a little dribble handoff you go under she's going to pull the trigger on that beautiful one I love the seams all lined up and the ball barely touches the rim Samuels will try to make three well, there's been a lot of attention on other parts of the women's game and rightly so, but Beckers is a three-time All-American and has taken the Huskies to the final four a couple of times in her career and is trying to make a splash here at the end of the season with this great lineup , Coach Orma. likes the horn series Brady is trying to find his way Edwards helps well on defense and blockingfor Marshall, the third best blocker in Southern Cal history, the mule doesn't let her get to the right.

Beckers approaches to help Forbes, the short fly, that's three. by 12 central, hey, the NCAA Women's Championship continues next weekend with the final four from Cleveland, the final four special on Friday night at 6 Eastern and then South Carolina, NC State will open the night in the first matchup. Don Staley's Crew looks strong and a big favorite. to win a third National Championship don't count out the wolf pack, they've made an incredible run to get here and ice lefty Brady knocks down a shot on spike boy any score in the bank for Connecticut is house money Marshall good find by Forbes outside of the The rebounding was not organized and the transition on the Yukon defensive end, this is where you wonder if fatigue could play a role, because USC has a chance right now with this lineup on the court for Yukon to really try to attack and catch up. here in the half Marshall and a foul in the last minute of this first half Marshall knocks down the first one a proud paint patrol Debbie knows her role and plays it well, she averages a double double, she has been a big presence on The Rim on both sides . she runs hard down the court she is an excellent blocker according to Juju Watkins her best blocker Beckers throws one with her right hand she has a two for one chance right here if she quickly attacks Watkins from the center the drive and a foul she has explosive hesitation Sneaky moves , she's going right and you're not going to stop her.

You really have to bring two to the ball and you have to make it go to the left, but I think Beth is one of the best ways to try to protect it, just keep it in hers. right side and charge your defense she wants to go to the right instead of trying to force her to go to the left in that situation you just have to make her stop the ball an average of 22 shots per game an average of eight free throw attempts per game the second leading scorer in the country this year behind Caitlyn Clark and the leader of this dynamic freshman class nationwide USC will get the ball back unless the Huskies can get the offensive rebound back and that's a holding foul.

Forbes is going to both were holding each other but Forbes is going to be punished for it. That's the second SC she still has a couple of fouls to make if necessary. Forbes. check out Taylor Bigby is on the shot clock here we're going to go with nine or eight on the clock Juju on the page Watkins denan Becker is the ball instead they come in for Edwards' offensive foul I don't like that call on absolute, you have to be able to pivot she didn't leave her body with her arms look at this here pivot pivot did she push herself no, not from that angle and not from ours either? his second foul and we close the half in square USC six unanswered to end the first half 33 a piece and let's move on to Angel with Paige Beckers Paige coming into this game you said one of the boxes you had to check was to play with Pace, how Would you say you did it in the first half?

Well, there is always room for improvement. I think I have to do a better job of reading how they protect me from the ball, move, come off screens, um, set screens, get other people open, um, but yeah, we'll talk about it at halftime with a couple of your starters committed multiple fouls we saw the coach move to a bigger lineup what did you like about that group uh just rebounding um we can force a little more in the paint get a Le some touches inside a hit or ice a good jump shot outside the paint um so I'm just trying to get the ball in more and then get it out of there thanks paig, thanks Beckers with 15 Juju Watkins with 13, the two top scorers in this first half 20 minutes left to get that last spot in the final four all tied 33 one pce welcome back to the NCAA Women's Championship presented by Capital One three teams are in South Carolina going to Cleveland undefeated in search of a third National Championship NC State returns for the second time in the history of the school trying to continue its Cinderella and of course the Iowa Hawkeyes will advance for the second year in a row.

Caitlyn Clark and Company will be in the hunt for that program's First National Championship. Who will join him, will it be Paige Beckers at Yukon or will it be Southern Cal season-extending freshman Juju Watkins, so here's a look at the group, we know the first game looming Friday night Night 7 East on ESPN will be South Carolina NC State and then the winner of this will face Iowa on the night. everyone and welcome back Beth Mowen Debbie Antonelli and Angel Gray and the stars have come out ready to play tonight as we see Wendy's driving the race so excited with what we've seen in the first half so far, both Americans delivered, look at the space that guju Watkins gets to operate in Yukon in a little bit of a sunken defense right here Juju takes up space and scores and then check this out here she gets one on one with Paige Beckers and pushes her back with a little ROP AO backhand action and then she hits the triple up the floor and then Paige does a great job working without the ball coming off the screen, she organizes her feet in that deep corner and she buries a triple Paige Beckers with 15 Juju Watkins with 13, both have made it in the first half now on the court of tonight's game presented by Invesco QQQ neither side lights it up from the center the rebounds are the same nine assists on 13 made baskets Connecticut has won 14 consecutive regional finals dating back to 2007 The year ended a streak of 14 consecutive trips to the final four when they bowed out in the sweet 16 against Ohio State in Seattle and now they are trying to make a comeback and for Southern Cal to seek their first trip to the final four in 38 years.

During the days of Linda Sharp's dynasty, four of Yukon's five starters committed two or three fouls. Paige is the only one without a foul and now they are going to call a foul on Juju Watkins, which will be the second on Watkins, I think. Vaca del Sur, everything here to start the third quarter has to be aggressive off the rebound, get into the paint, whether it's a penetrating pass, play downhill, try to get their transition game going, really try to attack Yukon from the rebound. USC in a 117 run from KK Arnold. He committed his third foul just under five minutes into the first half.

She's there to start this second half again for the Huskies. They have survived five injured players who would be regular rotation players or starters and their bench is extremely short. 32 victories. Given everything you just said, it's an incredible job to overcome adversity and find a way, here's Watkins, the number 12 on the Cardinal and the gold double team, almost handing it off to Padilla to Davis and Beckers tastes good, they're running for on Juju in the scoring box, I mean as soon as he gets close to what would be considered their range, they're going to drop someone and try to bring two to the ball.

Also worth mentioning here is Debbie before Aaliyah Edwards, she is playing without her mask for the first time. Since she broke her nose in the Big East tournament, Yukon has returned to the front. Mule Watkins has spent a lot of time defensively on her and now she's trying to defend the ball and a foul will be called, and if it's on the mule, that's her third Juju Watkins doing a good job trying to get rid of the mule right here No I know that I don't know, I don't know Come on, come on, let's play the mule she'll stay in Juju, they took her out of the Iverson screen she loves going back to her right runs toward Beckers' shot she won't go to USC another chance they run that double again in herah However, Edwards can't be aggressive on that and Padilla is one of their best three point shooters when the ball jumps from the top to the weak side you have to be ready to catch and shoot she's up tonight mule on the other end not that she doesn't get a lot but she's a 40% three point shooter niik mule Five points three assists for her it just hasn't happened from off the line so far for S you gotta work with Yukon on the defensive end you gotta go side to side, you can't just do a pass and a shot, oh I think that was Beckers last touch, this should be SC. ball here look mula getting organized is a good push they don't get together to change the decision so she stays with Yukon Edwards aggressive to the rim R Marshall doesn't have any foul she has to be more aggressive in that play right there and doesn't let Aaliyah Edwards intimidate her off the line off the block Forbes was able to knock down the three that cut what had been Yukon's biggest lead and now Edwards has put the mask back on the number three in blue Becker is off the rebound, you gotta get a good possession here you have to move the ball from side to side, a good cut on the back door and a foul and that will be on Beckers and that will be his first play here in this third quarter and of course you already know that here in Portland , Bittersweet. final call for Pack 12 basketball, as Southern Cal heads out to the Big 10 next year.

They are the last team left after Oregon State was eliminated earlier in the weekend. It was an incredible year for the Pack 12, they ended up with five teams. the sweet 16 that lindsy got Le's team wins the tournament title Pack 12 Tara going like always yes, win the regular season in Pack 12 what you have for us angel I think it's great that they are talking about this being the last for Pack 12 USC, the last team that is trying to see if they can make it to the final four, but upon receiving a text from Tara, she particularly said that she felt amazing and actually got emotional all of a sudden, she said that the message was about mutual support.

However, for years, when he said let's do one last big run as we go our separate ways, we had something special, he said that hit differently than his team trying to do this for something bigger in a sense, the last for Package 12 it's nice. special, you see N Smith's coach of the year finalist, including Lindsay Gotle on that list. T vaner has carried the banner of Pack 12 basketball for decades. Oh yeah they are moving to the ACC along with Southern Cal, like you mentioned going to the Big 10 and Cal is going to the ACC, lots of good coaching jobs around the country this year of course Gino dealing with all the injuries here .

I'm talking about da Staley, the undefeated number one from coast to coast with a completely new starting five and better offensively than last year, of course. Blutter running that media circus that has followed Iowa all year and Caitlyn Clark Maniac gets a good look there up to her elbow oh they miss they missed uh Malia Edwards on that roll to the bucket she was wide open, good box for Caitlyn. Davis allowing Forbes to go get checked out by Ashlin Shade, who didn't play much in the first half with foul trouble, is a terrible out of control possession.

Juju Watkins did not receive a touch. You have to make Connecticut work on defense only 29. Shooting % tonight for Southern Cal Beckers 17 for Paige this is going to be Juju Watkins is like why am I not getting some touches here Forbes selfishly for three 16 now for McKenzie game of two Edwards men from Beckers bodies up and a Foul, well she's really having some trouble with the mask here, balancing the pressure on Yukon for her offense, which means sometimes it's the ball screen, the attackers Early offensive quickies look to score, sometimes it's their five-out move, sometimes it's their chin and Princeton action.

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.com Purdue NC State Yukon Alabama of course. Both Wolfpack teams are already in the final four. It had never happened before. Incidentally, two schools sent their men's and women's teams to the final four in the same season. How about Wolfpack and Kevin Keats? They have won nine in a row. to win the ACC tournament to even get to the NCAA

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disclosure Debbie has been wearing her diploma all day from NC State we are less than five minutes away here in this winning third quarter to face Iowa in the last four shadow able to beat him down and some distance for Yukon and a foul that is going to be called shadow that he did not score in the last game Beth this is a confident three point shooter who was at 50% from three before the tournament Beckers with a drive turns the corner and get in and then shade with a three-pointer your first points of this Elite eight oh when Southern Cal was the center of the women's basketball universe with Cheryl Miller winning a national championship as a freshman at SC and then doing it again as a junior at second year returning to Win titles again, so if they want to fight for another, they will have to get something cooking here.

Yeah they've been quiet, they're down 10 with 425 left, maybe they need to take advice from another coaster here. Debbie Juju, like Melo at Syracuse, says Give me, you want to win, give her the ball, Melo, who carriesto the orange to the National Championship as a rookie, well she'll get the 3, she'll get the ball right here, right here, she came out of the timeout Beckers jumps the pass Lane Paige Beckers picks it up and in counts by the dozen, that's a defensive steal from the Report Scouting right there, what a great job to jump that pass. 70 runs, let me say this about Cheryl Miller scored over 3,000 points without a three. dotted line and she was my all time dotted line, what I call Best.

Some new ones showed up here lately with a nice steal count it and Beckers got hit on the head at the other end ju guu. Watkins and Cheryl Miller have that slide ability there. a steal right here from gu guu crosses and handles the contact but keeps his focus on the rim which is the fourth foul on KK Arnold you want to have fun find here is Paige taking a hit to the head she seems fine she's going to stay there if you want have a fun conversation find some basketball fans from different generations who's your goat is Cheryl or Annie from the 70's and 80's is terasi MAA Stewie in Yukon how about Candace or Shamika HOSA from Tennessee do you want to go?

There are a lot of great players we've had in the game. I always say that the product is not there. The game has always been good. There are just more people paying attention and I like the change. Here you have to change. the pace of the game if you're Lindsy Gotle, but one way to do it is to change your defense, taking up the entire court could stimulate their offense, there's a turnover, so what you're trying to do is not just steal there, but also speed up. Go up Yukon a bit and speed up the game so you can get more possessions.

This is where they have to do something. They're shooting only TW, uh, 31% in the game so far. Watkins has three points. Point here in the third quarter and everyone on the court has multiple fouls for Yukon, including Paige Beckers who has two guards. Juju Watkins looks, she's pushing it into the screen behind her back and blocked out of bounds by Brady 11 on the shot clock. Juju so far five of 13 in the game. she's hit a couple threes and she wants a foul but she doesn't get there oh that's on Nik mule uhoh it's four on mule and Arnold so you know two starters in big trouble that's not a smart foul and coach Orma is being patient right now, but Nik mule has to be on the court, you can't take a risk like that, just play well with a contained defense.

Forbes to the line. They have only had five players with fouls all season. That hasn't been a problem. It could be tonight at 6pm for Forbes. who told us he transferred from Harvard for his grad season outside of California just so he could play in big games like this great lineup on the court for Yukon, that's a tough shot, here's a chance, Juju pulls up for three and This may be one. from that fatigue let's make everyone take their bre, a kind of timeout for Gino to regroup with the fouls starting up 230 to go here in the third 5245 Connecticut in front for that last place in the final four Connecticut brings the title back to stores in 2013 is another perfect ending for Yukon Yukon has done it again for the tenth time the national championship goes to Connecticut for the fourth consecutive year as the dynasty fulfills its Destiny the famous Yukon for Pat among its 11 national championships are trying to reaching the final four for the 23rd time and Gino has the most tournament wins in history and Angel Gray has the most for us, I think it's very intriguing how Paige Beckers describes to us that they are a team that doesn't necessarily feel like the loser coming into this game, he said, even with us having so many players out due to injuries, they feel like if you have four players that are available with that Yukon on your chest, you're still capable of winning, winning is what they're supposed to do. do if those people show up, that's what they're supposed to do.

She also added two months ago, no one thought they would do it. to be in this position that is leading them and she is leading them, yes, and they have the advantage right now. Debbie to get USC back into this, you know, Gotle talked about acting like the upstart and not the number one and they need some. more upstarts right now are struggling on the offensive end Beckers making their way to the short lane every time Yukon has the big two like to go to the horn series and have had trouble scoring offensively and defensively. able to play because with the great lineup because USC hasn't named it hasn't punished them on the interior everything is on top of the floor right now for Southern Cal nothing is going inside the Yukon defense it's all been Watkins and Forbes for them scoring they were the third best combination in college basketball during the regular season behind Park and Stokey at Iowa and kitley and Amore at Virginia Tech trying to run something for Juju without the ball this is for Forbes three who were tough with the iron rear Beckers will take his time in the last minute of this third quarter Edwards backs up into contact with Watkins, but there is no whistle on the run, the three and the transition is good from Bigby, a much better choice tonight by Bigby in the transition collision at half court, an 80 run right here for USC after being chased by 12, I mean look at the confidence factor right here by Juju Watkins Big B in transition gets set up, that's a good pick Watkins will leave here with only 38 seconds left in the quarter and so will Forbes, who sits with three fouls there, you see Forbes. and Watkins carry a heavy load tonight and you can rest Juju Watkins on what would be a defensive possession here for Lindsey Gotley.

You have to jump towards the ball right now. You have to communicate all the cuts and try to keep Yukon in front. Beckers comes looking. It's a great honor, the mule plays with those four fouls finds Brady in the corner for a big ice Brady for a three-pointer she's 23% on three-pointers her sixth of the season Padilla finds the handle and hits it to ring the buzzer his first basket of the night and it's a big one, a run by 113 USC to go back down four heading into the fourth face with 10 minutes left, nothing better than a buzzer-beater to take us into the fourth quarter, his first basket of the night drills it and We'll hear from Lindsay Gotle when we get back.

Welcome back to Portland and let's send it to Angel with Lindsy Gotle, coach. You said that offensively the key for you was to play connected. Now you have seven assists, but what did you like about your court? Towards the end of that quarter that you missed in the first half, our defense improved. I mean, obviously we're going to be better at making stops in transition. They're doing a good job of flooding the paint, so we have to shoot. Oops, spray it or throw it, uh, we have to read what the defense is doing, but I think it all starts with our final four defense at the line, just some keys to close out, I mean, you have to lay it all out, obviously, but I think That for us to make stop after stop so that we can play the transition is key.

I think we have to get some offensive rebounds when we are short and decide if we have a good look in transition or if there is something ready. Thank you coach, thank you. here are the stories of tonight's stars brought to you by Honda in a four point game in the fourth quarter, the numbers of Beckers and Watkins and remember in a similar situation in the sweet 16 ju guu Watkins took command in the fourth quarter The other night he hit 9 of 10 free throws to close out the game for Southern Cal when they pass to ISO and give him the ball in space.

She is very good off the rebound with Yukon's increasing foul trouble, but the ball doesn't get sticky for Southern Cow. move it and if they can move it then they will have a better chance to get to the offensive glass and that will help keep Yukon out of transition and of course Paige Becker was out with the injury last year and throughout her rehab she was pushing . herself to return to this stage and takes the steel that protects Watkins and goes to the other side Judu, good hurry to bother again. I mean, Becker's anticipation on the defensive end is outstanding, that's twice in dead ball situations in timeouts she's jumped. the passing lane not KK Arnold to start this fourth quarter with four fouls for Connecticut Mule is playing with four fouls for Yukon Edwards comes to the baseline to score and won Rayam Marshall late helps USC leave the baseline, it's a great shot Edwards, she beats Davis and then that's an aggressive play by Marshall, but you have to get there first, that's her second Ayah Edwards, who tonight surpassed the 1000 rebound threshold, so she's already declared a thousand points and 1,000 rebounds in her career for the WNBA, where she will be a high draft pick line this will start a parade of free throws for her this is just a good set Play Good protection in the back of the zone right there USC looked like they were ready for the Zone.

It's very well executed with Lindsay Gotle has her offense in front of her bench coming off the 30 point performance against Baylor, the second best for a USC Trojan in NCAA Tournament history behind Paula McGee Edwards on the rebound turns it down because Brady fouled a good inside pass, I mean, really late on the weak side, turned a couple of times and Yukon made them pay, you gotta rev the engine. weak side like you have to be ready to make a play Ice Brady with Five Points, the redshirt freshman from San Diego who missed last year with a knee injury, was a top-five recruit when he arrived with all the injuries this season.

Big minutes tonight and a big moment for the huskies from him. They have won 14 consecutive regional finals dating back to 2007. Transition three is a very quick trigger. I know McKenzie Forbes hit one of those the other night and we asked her about it and she said. She takes those shots a lot in games, but I thought she was too fast. I think they want to try to get a touch on Juju every time they come down the court. Now they move the ball and move the defense. she herself reaches the left side to place it, I mean, it's a Glide, I mean, it's absolutely beautiful in transition how she moves 21 now for Juju under eight to play for the final four of the bounce to the left side, stripped by second time. not good and here comes SC Watkins from the center Forbes to tie a much better transition three-pointer a better pick by the Trojans a run of 81 by Southern Cal two to the rim and Forbes with a point up we are all tied at 59 here in the fourth with a trip to the final four on the line, oh hopefully we're exposing Scott a lot in these last seven or so minutes.

Yes, Scott, this is something here, it's quite an experience, the fans are back. Brady walks away. Little chance for SC to take the lead. Here comes Juju's coach or has handled foul trouble so well in this game now they are going back to their mantle and that's a block on Juju seven of 18 tonight from the court Beckers look at Gino. to shorten the game this is where he orchestrates who he wants and where he wants with his offense up front this will really be something to see, we asked him yesterday how much film you want to get your players in the right place The mule leaves it to Brady, he gives you Concepts and then every time you sit in on one of his sessions, he gives you different readings that you can use.

He doesn't use a whistle, you can barely hear his voice and he lets them. Reads and reacts Padilla very short Yukon ball with a two-point lead so Paige Beckers that time faces Juju Watkins on the weak side of the court and there are times that I will say that Juju walks away from the action he tries to you I know Which sometimes I think rests but also gives his teammates the opportunity to operate with more space. He's 21. Beckers is 19. The winner gets Iowa in the final four. Nice fake window from Edward. Marshall doesn't even question that on penetration.

He has two faults. where she needs to be aggressive 19 points for her Watkins wants to get it back she does it again working on Becker Marshall's short midrange and a foul on Ice Brady that's the aggressive play I'm looking for outside of the rehea Marshall check out a right hand from Leah Edwards here , good fake and then Marshall steps back, you fouled twice, you have a challenge right there, you either take the charge or you really try to step up and block that shot, you had time to step up, Edwards trying to extend his Yukon career one more weekend. with the advantage in the paint even though they play a lot with four guards, well, they have played a lot with two bigs because Ice Brady has played well and has Coach Orm as another option.

KK Arnold is going to come back with those F. four fouls on the next dead ball, the body is scattered and The Possession is going to Yukon. You better take care of all the details right now. There can't be any bugs in the game. Your execution has to be very precise. USC will continue to extend its pressure.They are going to fall back on their man Brady back to Beckers they left the mule alone there to get the rebound and a foul will be called on Watkins for the third that is a loose ball that is difficult right there not even a mule fighting against the glass Debbie was visibly fatigued at the end of the sweet 16 game in the fourth quarter we talked to na the other day yesterday how do you know how to combat that she said pure adrenaline everything we have to play another day Beckers in the starter I can't say Look at the amount of times Lindsy Gotley passed that same set on shot today and defended Paige Becker in that situation and is still able to work off the ball to get into space, which is her seventh consecutive 20-point game now due to Beckers' third foul here. on Edwards, look at Beckers right here, she'll come off the screen and into space right here and knock down this shot.

Watch her rub her defender off that screen by Ice Brady and she'll get that 10-foot short jumper they ran on that play. against Duke the other night and they scored a couple of times Watkins now six of six from the 23 line for Juju less than five to take the pressure off, both Arnold and the number two mule and number 10 in blue are playing with four fouls the loss of ball Watkins moves up and with his right foot left foot left foot wrong foot doesn't matter Juju can score either way good d for UFC more pressure to try to speed up UK try to wear him down at both ends Brady Telegraph that a Juju is coming downhill towards you and you know you have to try to stop the ball right here and this is difficult, she just steps around and she's so good with her body control four fouls on the mule that she didn't stand a chance there Beckers accumulates spins Baseline A difficult shot he makes it now.

I thought it was a foul that she committed under her Watkins for three innings and out under four here in the fourth. Remember the other thing Coach Orma said: we can't play from the back because of our depth. We don't have the ability to extend our defense, but they can shorten the game here by running the clock. Beckers for three understood it, what shot is played here on the fourth page. Beckers with 26 Watkins tries the lead without two possessions for the Huskies and Gino wants them to fold and they will run a set here and watch coach orama put the players where he wants.

You have to jump to the ball. You have to keep Yukon at the forefront. You have to bounce here. USC has a foul to give Beckers steps away from the defender no good less than three to play Lindsay's Good Time Out got His team needs to execute something here they need to get the ball where they want it every possession counts now but Beckers is putting on a show fourth so far for Connecticut Paige with a contact that is very big right there and then a consecutive three from the top of the court trying to get a win here in the fourth quarter and for Gino in that group 22 trips to the last four 11 Of those half of them that resulted in National Championships, he's been down this road before in the other meet right now for Southern Cal.

It's been 38 long years since they played in a close-fought final four, led by his student from first year I was trying to get there. Back to the Glory Days of Cheryl Miller and Cynthia Cooper and the McGee Twins and trying to keep the Pack 12's final season alive in the final four, South Carolina will be there and NC State, they have a date Friday night at 7 Eastern on ESPN. and the hawk eyes of Iowa and Caitlyn Clark await the winner of this one, let's see if Yukon with their great lineup comes out and their man and this possession ju guu Watkins is going to start on the strong side Paige Beckers has done a good job her on the fourth Court Watkins has it either they get the shot they want or they flounder on the weak side rebound for Becker she has a double double that she, Mule and Edwards have played every second tonight tell it that's how you get down you attack it Yukon makes a great work throwing over the top and the mule finds Edwards in the backfield Davis slows Edwards down with a bucket eight assists now for niik mule has to be ready to rebound here if you're a 75% USC free throw shooter, fill out the three point play 22 now for Edwards and it's a nine point lead just speed up with your stuff right here they're cleaning it up for Juju Juju if he would have gotten loose Forbes Yukon really doing a good job clogging up the paint use the screen find a mule space that goes out with her the huskies have now scored eight unanswered to open this thing you have to stay aggressive here at USC remember you have a foul to make so you might want to spring a trap or try to steal the last two minutes now you don't want to foul now you want to stay solid on your defense Becker pulls up in the lane for two and in a last minute B clock if you let anyone but Paige Beckers catch it 28 for Beckers she's in her average NCAA tournament mu with a NAA steal in the other direction and a foul the huskies are taking over the late mule with those four fouls does a great job of anticipating here is Beckers on a late clock through contact too talented tells you what Beth for having a team with limited depth coach Orma has handled foul trouble has handled the depth and they have stayed aggressive on the defensive end bers has had a couple of mule steals on defense outscoring Southern Cal here in the fourth quarter and out and Edwards comes out with it and Yukon gets it back to burn a little more time yeah you gotta do it you don't want a foul Beckers you gotta stay aggressive here's one. to give Beckers inside drives blocked by Watkins Juju with the SWAT oh a foul reach on Edwards when Juju lost her shoe and could have taken a big shot in the face fourth on Edwards there is a block behind Juju Watkins and you see that she comes out of his shoe Gino tells his players to rebound and get a timeout in case of a miss here Forbes will go for three and hit it timeout to advance the ball three possession game with less than a minute left this is a good Forbes job to reposition herself and use the rebound to separate herself from Paige Beckers McKenzie Forbes knocking down the three-pointer which is her fifth of the game she and gu guu have done their part combining for 49 points because you have one foul to commit you actually have no more fouls than commit.

Sorry, there are five Southern Cal fouls. You want to be aggressive. Rive. Let the referees know that you try to steal first and then you will commit a foul. Let's take a look at Capital One's rewarding performance tonight. A work by Paige Beckers. Beckers on the line in a couple of dead ball situations was able to anticipate what I call a little Scouting Report defense and then his ability to get off the baseline out of bounds knocking down big shots that wanted the ball in. tough times of tough play and Clutch as it stands right now, basketball fans will go from watching Caitlyn Clark play Angel Reese to watching Caitlyn Clark play Paige Beckers for first place in the national championship game and not forget that the other side of the chart is South Carolina's overall number one spot. at upart NC State, right, NC State, it was a surprise to be there, but it certainly earned the spot in the final four, the second trip in that school's history.

South Carolina advanced to the final four last year undefeated and lost in the semifinals, so they are back without a blemish. play Friday night against NC State, they have had a couple of scares in a tournament that has not been easy, they have handled it but they have handled everything and NC State will present incredible speed and scoring in the backcourt. The experience really shows for Connecticut here. Late in the game with Mule and Beckers and Edwards all with the last four trips on their resumes. Well, I'll say it again about Coach Orma handling foul trouble and depth issues and staying aggressive on defense.

Beckers fouls Watkins to stop the clock. It is not like this. a foul that you want to commit, which is his third Watkins is seven to seven on the line, so you anticipate a couple commit here and then they can throw Press On Again Gino has one more timeout, he calls a timeout to advance the ball, ESPN's One Year National Freshman and probably more of those accolades will follow the coach or I can choose to use the length of the court knowing the press is coming instead of advancing the ball with a timeout, that's What he will do, he will save that timeout for if they come in. problem and a foul committed KK Arnold is a 67% free throw shooter, that's not what Yukon wants to have the ball in their hands in a late situation, aren't they supposed to give the ball back to Paige in that situation?

Shouldn't we ask the coach? or about that yesterday well remember they struggled to do that at the end of the Duke game so Arnold got to the line 68% his first trip coach orama looking at Paige saying hey no more fouls well Southern Cal has got left two timeouts, they can advance. the ball here missed both of them, there are five in a row, they missed them Watkins dribbles it so that the foot stays in the field Yukon really extends the pressure Forbes will try for three he leans towards him and a mule bounces and commits a foul, what a mind so tough Yukon in the second half on the right has a lead survives a hit Southern Cal makes a 40 minute run tonight for Mule 40 for Beckers 40 for Edwards and that's the sixth straight missed free throw that USC couldn't hurt him in the other end wow seven In a row, coach Scot Le is going to use a timeout here to advance the ball.

They will have one left. Oino told us yesterday that he hoped SC would need a timeout at the end of the game so they wouldn't have to. burn one and give his players a chance to catch their breath, here's what's at stake for you, a 23rd trip to the final four for the USC Huskies trying to get back there for the first time in 38 years, Yukon, 13 of 23 from the free throw line takes you back to that meeting between the mule trio of Becker and Edwards with Gino after they lost their fifth player to injury in early January, how will you choose to respond to adversity and the anguish of losing partner after partner? 22-2 since that point and those high class leaders have made a big difference here in the second half, well you have to make a quick three here to see if you can extend the game by drawing a foul or throwing a direct pass to Marshall and letting her write down. but I think you want to put Juju on a screen here's a switch Watkins leaves it for Marshall missed the layup Second Chance up and in and there's the final timeout for Yukon same strategy here Beth right I mean, Yukon's going in In the basketball, what they've been doing is getting Paige Beckers to dunk it and then they're trying to throw it back at her.

She is his best free throw shooter. It's part of the reason they've missed all those free throws, since she hasn't been on the field. line as Southern Cal goes on a 70 race to cut it to five Arnold Edwards and the Mule are not the ones who want a foul for Yukon, everyone is still playing with four personnel and of course Beckers is not the one USC wants to foul, well, Yukon doesn't want to foul, I mean, they want to, they want to get the ball in bounds and give it back to Paige and let it go to the free throw line.

They know that the cow from the south is going to foul. 17.5 to go for the last place among the final four you change everything you change Steel Mule comes to receive and receives a good foul it's a good job by the big guys to not let Paige Beckers recover it this will be interesting right here free throws with right pressure to go to the final four have lost seven in a row mule by three this by a playing time of three possessions SC to advance is the last the winningest program in the history of the NCAA tournament with 11 national championships fighting against so much adversity this year Surviving their worst start to a season in 37 years Surviving driving Losing five players to injuries and now trying to survive up front It's a remarkable run It's an incredible coaching job by coach Orim and his staff It's a group connected and work hard at it.

I know you have to bring 40 minutes of discipline and execution against any team Gino puts on the court. What a job Gino and his staff have done to get them to this place. Here's the three for Watkins, they took her off the line and she'll take it. the two passes were intercepted by Padilla looking for three rebounds Connecticut oh an official committed a foul I thought now the other one has the ball retained and goes to Yukon Yukon with the arrow 3.9 to go and a foul with 3.2 to play well USC leaves See this and knowing they had their chances put some pressure on Yukon with the lead, but I thought Coach Orma's team managed the clock so well late in the game that it was the fifth foul on Caitlyn Davis and look at Paige Beckers' lead. dunk the ball, bring me the ball, the Huskies can feel it now and Leah Edwards will try to put the finishing touches on it.

Things weren't looking good in early December. Three losses to start the season for the Huskies, whoThey are proving that this is not the case. it starts, you finish and Yukon eliminates a number one seed to return to the Final Four. A fantastic freshman season comes to an end for ju guu Watkins here at Elite 8 29 points 24 for Mackenzie Forbs, but it's Yukon Beckers night with 28 10 rebounds and six assists Edwards with 24 and ni mula eight points five rebounds eight assists did not go off the court even once everyone played the full 40 and what may have been the toughest road of his career Gino celebrates another trip back and a shot at a 12th national championship and on a historic night in the world of women's basketball.

There will be more next weekend in Cleveland with NC State South Carolina and Yukon Iowa national semifinals on Friday night. It's going to be great, we have the overall number one. On the South Carolina team we have Caitlyn Clark in Iowa against Paige Beckers in Yukon and then there is this team called NC State that is going to be in the final four, no one is going to talk about them and they also had a great opportunity, Paige Beckers . It's with Angel Paige that you had to watch from the sidelines last year to be a part of this, right now you've advanced to another final four in your career.

Can you tell me what's going through your mind right now with this team? There is so much gratitude. I am a living testimony. I give all the glory to God. He works in mysterious ways. Last year he was praying to return to this stage. And he sent me trials and tribulations. But it was to build my character. It was testing my faith to see if I just believed in letting go, come on, but I kept believing that I did everything I could so God can do everything he can and so much joy and pride in this team. proud, we're not even supposed to be here and here we are a divine miracle and I'm so proud I can't even put it into words, that's what the coach told us before, he said it would take a miracle for us to win. especially with an exhausted list, but what's the message to everyone: It's not an excuse, with this group you can get through anything with God on your side, with hard work on your side, with a belief, a faith and just perseverance. resilience, um, it's about how to overcome ADV in life and in battle, and just staying together as one and not letting anything break us.

I recently watched Coach RM walk away with tears in his eyes to understand what he has put into this group and how can you have that moment with him? How is that? I mean, he's our leader. He has instilled confidence in each of us. We got 60 to 70 points sitting on the bench in the closed street and he just kept believing. he kept us motivated, he kept us hungry and he kept us positive and just sharing this moment with him means the world, congratulations, see you in the final four, thank you, yeah.