UConn Women's Basketball Punches Final Four Ticket

0:00Yukon women's basketball just punched their ticket to the final four, staying undefeated with a 70-52 Smackdown over Notre Dame in the Elite 8. Sophomore Sarah Strong and freshman Blanca Quinninez led the charge, combining for 41 points in a defensive grind that had everything on the Mime. Early on, the Husky struggled offensively, missing shots left and right, but their defense locked in tight, holding Notre Dame's scoreless four. Dretches and forcing turnovers. Quinninez sparked things with quick layups and hit double digits by halftime, keeping Yukon ahead 32-25. Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo fought hard, dropping 22 points and grabbing 11 boards, but Yukon smothered her in the fourth, limiting her to, just five there, while the Irish scored only 30 as a team beyond her. The turning point came early in the final quarter, when Strong and Quinninez drained back to back-3s, igniting a 9-2 run that Notre Dame couldn't match.

1:00Ozzy Fudd chipped in 13 points overall, with steals and assists stealing the deal. Now the top seeded Huskies head to Phoenix Friday for their third straight final four, facing the South Carolina or TCU winner, gunning to repeat as, Chompe in this legendary run. Local news, powered by AI. This is Hartford News Today, I'm Corey with The Story.