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Women's Final Four a repeat of last season, headlined by undefeated reigning national champion UConn

By JOHN MARSHALLโ€ขYahoo Sports

The women's Final Four is on repeat. No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are in the Final Four for the second straight season, just the second time the same teams have reached the sport's final weekend in consecutive years.

Reigning national champion UConn will face South Carolina on Friday in Phoenix after playing UCLA last season.

The women's Final Four is on repeat. No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are in the Final Four for the second straight season, just the second time the same teams have reached the sport's final weekend in consecutive years.

Only the matchups and location will be different this time. Reigning national champion UConn will face South Carolina on Friday in Phoenix after playing UCLA last season. The Bruins will take on the Longhorns.

โ€œI donโ€™t think people understand how hard it is to do it,โ€ Texas coach Vic Schaefer said. โ€œI think it bodes well for all of us, but thereโ€™s four or five more teams right there nipping at your heels. โ€ Just not this season โ€” or last.

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