There was a UConn fan within the stands at Moda Middle on Saturday night time who pulled her lengthy, blond hair again right into a ponytail with braids within the entrance, identical to UConn star guard Paige Bueckers.
She held up an indication: “Paige, am I doing this proper?” and high-fived Bueckers as she ran from the UConn bench again to the locker room.
As of late, everybody desires to be like Bueckers, who once more starred for the No. 3 Huskies in a 53-45 win towards No. 7 Duke on Saturday night time that now advances the Huskies to their twenty second Elite 8 previously 24 NCAA Tournaments. Bueckers scored 24 of her crew’s 53 factors on an evening when the Huskies had been significantly short-handed after ahead Aaliyah Edwards picked up her fourth foul halfway by way of the third quarter. UConn performed simply six gamers all night time, however shot 40 % from the sector, in comparison with Duke’s 33-percent mark, and scored 23 factors off 23 Duke turnovers — the distinction within the sport.
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Paige Bueckers, UConn outlast Duke to advance to Elite Eight vs. USC