UConn Huskies Punch Final Four Ticket

0:00It's March 30th, from your city to your ears. This is Hartford News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Yukon Huskies just punched their ticket to the final four with a solid 70-52 win over Notre Dame, staying perfect at 38. Zero. That's 54 straight victories for the defending champs and coach Gino Ariema notched his first thousand two hundred eighty eighth career. Win. After a strong drop, 21 points, Blanca Cuyonez came off the bench for 20 more, and the squad heads to Phoenix as the top seed. This group's a bit younger after losing some seniors from last year's title team, but they've been rolling through everyone. Notre Dame fought back with Hannah Hedaggo's 22 points and 11 rebounds, but her turnovers hurt in key moments, especially during Yukon's. Cold streak in the third quarter, Ariema couldn't hide his pride, calling this the group he's proudest of for reaching this far undefeated. He highlighted how they're just hardworking nice kids who play for each other, no big

1:02egos or trash talk. Players love seeing their usually serious coach loosen up with a cowboy hat and some dance moves on the court. The Huskies lead the all-time series against the Irish 41 to 16, and this was their first matchup with the final four spot on the line. Notre Dame hadn't gotten past the sweet 16 since their last D-Brun. Now Yukon gears up for Friday's national semifinal against either South Carolina or TCU, fresh off pounding the gamecocks in last year's championship. The Huskies Street keeps building, and March Madness is heating up just how we like it.