Guard Blaze Lights Up Court, Elite Team Surpasses Vandy 92-75 in Sweet Sixteen Streaking!
March Madness is here and Geno Auriemma’s UConn Huskies are the favorites to both repeat as national champions and deliver Auriemma a record 13th title. The Huskies are 34-0 and boast the best player in the country in star forward Sarah Strong. But the path to the Final Four could still present some challenges for the Huskies, who earned the top overall seed and will funnel into the Forth Worth 1 Regional.
Auriemma will almost certainly see some of college basketball’s biggest coaching stars across the sideline. The Huskies should have no problems with No. 16 UTSA on Saturday in the first round, but they could face an early test should No.
8 Iowa State beat No. 9 Syracuse in Round 1 to advance to Round 2 against the Huskies in Storrs, Conn. The Cyclones are headlined by star center Audi Crooks, whose 25.
5 points per game rank second nationally (behind only Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes’ 27). Crooks would present an intriguing matchup for Strong and the Huskies. Although UConn ranks first nationally in 3-point percentage and assists per game and second nationally in points per game, the Cyclones are also in the top 12 nationally for all three categories.
No. 5 seed Maryland or No. 4 seed North Carolina would likely be the Huskies’ third-round opponent in the Sweet 16 once the teams head to Fort Worth.