PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 03: Blanca Quinonez #4 of the UConn Huskies reacts during the third quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Final Four of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 03, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 03: Ashlynn Shade #12 of the UConn Huskies drives to the basket against Joyce Edwards #8 of the South Carolina Gamecocks during the third quarter in the Final Four of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 03, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 03: Agot Makeer #44 of the South Carolina Gamecocks and Kayleigh Heckel #9 of the UConn Huskies fall to the court during the third quarter in the Final Four of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 03, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 03: Blanca Quinonez #4 of the UConn Huskies shoots the ball against Ta'niya Latson #00 of the South Carolina Gamecocks during the third quarter in the Final Four of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 03, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 03: Kayleigh Heckel #9 of the UConn Huskies dribbles against the South Carolina Gamecocks during the third quarter in the Final Four of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 03, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 03: Head coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks looks on during the first half against the UConn Huskies in the Final Four of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 03, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 03: Head coach Geno Auriemma of the UConn Huskies gestures during the third quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Final Four of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 03, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 03: Sarah Strong #21 of the UConn Huskies reacts during the third quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Final Four of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 03, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)