PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a remote camera) Charlisse Leger-Walker #5 of the UCLA Bruins shoots the ball against Maddy McDaniel #1 and Alicia Tournebize #31 of the South Carolina Gamecocks during the third quarter in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a remote camera.) Tessa Johnson #5 of the South Carolina Gamecocks shoots the ball against Angela Dugalić #32 of the UCLA Bruins during the fourth quarter in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: Kiki Rice #1 of the UCLA Bruins dribbles against Raven Johnson #25 of the South Carolina Gamecocks during the fourth quarter in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: A general view inside Mortgage Matchup Center during the fourth quarter of the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the UCLA Bruins on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a remote camera) Amanda Muse #33 of the UCLA Bruins looks to collect the ball during the fourth quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: Lena Bilic #9, Charlisse Leger-Walker #5, Angela Dugalić #32, and Amanda Muse #33 of the UCLA Bruins react during the fourth quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: (L to R) Gabriela Jaquez #11, Sienna Betts #16, Lauren Betts #51, Kiki Rice #1, and Gianna Kneepkens #8 of the UCLA Bruins react from the bench during the fourth quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: (L to R) Gabriela Jaquez #11, Sienna Betts #16, Lauren Betts #51, Kiki Rice #1, and Gianna Kneepkens #8 of the UCLA Bruins react from the bench during the fourth quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)