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Azzi Fudd shouted out her UConn teammates after the No. 1 seed's latest blowout win over No. 16 USC on Saturday.
The USC and UConn women's basketball teams honored the late Kobe and Gigi Bryant during their matchup on Saturday, Dec. 13 in Los Angeles, California. Gigi would be a freshman in college this year, and had dreamt of playing for UConn.
Undefeated UConn still has the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll. The Huskies received 24 first-place votes from a 32-member national media panel.
UConn and USC turned a women’s college hoops matchup into a historic Nike Kobe tribute with every player wearing a different pair.
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What UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma is so happy to have again on loaded roster
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma said roster depth is something he has not been able to rely on consistently in recent seasons, which made Saturday’s win against USC especially meaningful for the Huskies.
That run ended in a blowout, of course. With the national semifinal loss against – yep – UConn, who beat the Bruins 85-51, including holding them to a nine-point second quarter to match the Trojans’ nine-point first quarter Saturday.