Women's Final Four winners and losers include UCLA seniors and Geno Auriemma
UCLA is an obvious winner after capturing its first title. Geno Auriemma, on the other hand, is a sore loser.
PHOENIX — The women’s college basketball season is over after UCLA thumped South Carolina in the national title game. Bruins center Lauren Betts was named the Most Outstanding Player at the Final Four after registering double-doubles against both Texas and the Gamecocks. South Carolina, coached by Dawn Staley, fell short of winning its fourth national title.
UConn's Geno Auriemma had his undefeated season ended, Texas' Vic Schaeffer is still chasing his elusive first title, and UCLA's Cori Close has now won her first. Now that the season is over, it’s time to reflect on what all happened at the Final Four. Here are your winners and losers from the final weekend of the season.
Winner UCLA seniors Lauren Betts and UCLA’s senior class got a storybook finish. All five of UCLA’s starters reached double-digits in the championship win. Gabriela Jaquez had a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds in her second double-double of the season.
Gianna Kneepkens had 15, Betts added a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double, in addition to 10 points each from Charlisse Leger-Walker and Kiki Rice. Angela Dugalic added nine points off the bench. “There's no better way that we could hope to end our career,” Rice said.
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