UConn advances to 25th Final Four with win over Notre Dame
FORT WORTH, Texas — UConn came into Sunday’s Elite Eight matchup with two All-Americans in Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong. In the 70-52 win over Notre Dame, though, it was tasked with finding a way as both got off to concerning slow starts for a second-straight NCAA Tournament game. Fudd finished with 13 points, and Strong had 21, but they combined for just 10 first-half points, their lowest combined total of the season.
Despite the slow starts, UConn advanced to its 17th Final Four in 18 years and
FORT WORTH, Texas — UConn came into Sunday’s Elite Eight matchup with two All-Americans in Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong. In the 70-52 win over Notre Dame, though, it was tasked with finding a way as both got off to concerning slow starts for a second-straight NCAA Tournament game. Fudd finished with 13 points, and Strong had 21, but they combined for just 10 first-half points, their lowest combined total of the season.
Despite the slow starts, UConn advanced to its 17th Final Four in 18 years and 25th Final Four in program history. The No. 1 seed Huskies will play the winner of Monday’s Elite game between top-seeded South Carolina and third-seeded TCU later on Friday in Phoenix.
Against No. 6 seed Notre Dame, UConn had to rely on players like Blanca Quiñonez, who scored 20 points, including 12 in the first quarter. It was the fifth-straight double-figure game for the freshman and second-straight game when she had to step up in the first quarter.