Paige Bueckers Gets a Perfect Ending at UConn
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After lost seasons, torn ligaments and tough love from Geno Auriemma, Bueckers cemented her era in Storrs by ending the Huskies’ nine-year title drought.
Geno Auriemma and Paige Bueckers embraced as the UConn women's basketball star exited the national title game Sunday.
The UConn star, who has carved out a historic career but lacked a championship, led the Huskies to a dominant 82-59 win over South Carolina in the title game on Sunday. When she checked out for the last time, she and head coach Geno Auriemma shared a long embrace.
Paige Bueckers is ending her college career on top.
The Dallas Wings own the first pick after winning the draft lottery, though there was speculation Bueckers did not want to play there, with the new Unrivaled league or her last year of college eligibility serving as alternative options. However ...
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She checked out with 1:39 to play, the victory long since sealed, and Paige Bueckers appeared to fight back tears as she threw her arms around coach Geno Auriemma. For five years, we’ve seen the smirks,
After the game, Staley and Bueckers met midcourt for a postgame handshake. The two greeted each other with a brief meeting in the background as UConn celebrated the win, exchanging a couple of words before heading their separate ways.
The three-time national championship winning coach recently weighed in on the narrative surrounding UConn's Paige Bueckers in the larger context of women's college basketball.