NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Friday, April 3, 2026
South Carolina Gamecocks 62
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UConn Huskies 48
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Match Report

South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies’ 54-game win streak

— Ta'Niya Latson scored 16 and Agot Makeer added 14 points and South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night, ending the Huskies' 54-game winning streak and advancing to the women's NCAA Tournament championship game.

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Team Stats

21-56
FG
19-61
38
Field Goal %
31
2-6
3PT
6-21
33
Three Point %
29
18-22
FT
4-6
82
Free Throw %
67
47
Rebounds
32
14
Offensive Rebounds
9
33
Defensive Rebounds
23
12
Assists
15
9
Steals
10
2
Blocks
3
15
Turnovers
10
2
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
8
Points Off Turnovers
18
16
Fast Break Points
9
34
Points in Paint
20
8
Fouls
17
15
Largest Lead
7
4
Lead Changes
4
63
Percent Led
25

Top Performers

SC

  • Ta'Niya Latson MIN 30 · PTS 16 · FG 3-10
  • Joyce Edwards MIN 39 · PTS 11 · FG 5-14
  • Agot Makeer MIN 28 · PTS 14 · FG 5-9
  • Tessa Johnson MIN 38 · PTS 10 · FG 4-10

CONN

  • Sarah Strong MIN 40 · PTS 12 · FG 4-16
  • Azzi Fudd MIN 39 · PTS 8 · FG 3-15
  • Ashlynn Shade MIN 32 · PTS 10 · FG 5-11
  • Blanca Quinonez MIN 20 · PTS 7 · FG 2-6

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:01 · 4th Quarter team shot clock turnover
  4. 0:30 · 4th Quarter Sarah Strong makes free throw 2 of 2
  5. 0:30 · 4th Quarter UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
  6. 0:30 · 4th Quarter Sarah Strong misses free throw 1 of 2
  7. 0:30 · 4th Quarter Foul on Agot Makeer.
  8. 0:45 · 4th Quarter Ta'Niya Latson makes free throw 2 of 2

Highlights

01:17 South Carolina Gamecocks vs. UConn Huskies: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:20 Ta'Niya Latson drives and drains a sweet bucket for South Carolina Watch on ESPN 00:23 UConn goes on a 7-0 run on Sarah Strong's back-to-back buckets Watch on ESPN 00:16 Tessa Johnson's back-to-back buckets pull South Carolina closer Watch on ESPN

Women's College Basketball News

All news
ESPN Charlie Creme Predictions for every women's basketball conference champ and player of the year From the ACC to the WCC, here are the front-runners and favorites for player of the year for all 32 leagues. ESPN Shane Laflin How top 2027 women's basketball commits fit at their schools Breaking down South Carolina's five-star trio, plus more big women's basketball commitments for 2027-28. News Shane Laflin South Carolina adds Jordyn Palmer to top women's basketball recruiting class Jordyn Palmer, the No. 7 prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, has committed to South Carolina, sealing the No. 1 recruiting class for the Gamecocks in this cycle. News UConn's Strong, USC's Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's team UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the past two years, headline the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team released Thursday.