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Why UConn women’s basketball team’s 12th NCAA Championship run was coach Geno Auriemma’s masterclass

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UConn women’s basketball team defeats South Carolina 82 -59 in 2025 NCAA Championship .

UConn coach Geno Auriemma spent the hours leading up to the game in what he describes as his “crazy mind” Paige Bueckers , Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong led the team with 24 points apiece.

The Huskies led South Carolina for all but four minutes to secure the 12th title in program history.

UConn started the 2024-25 season walking on eggshells, still destabilized from the never-ending string of setbacks.

Nearly half of the roster was still rehabbing last year’s injuries when preseason began.

The Lady Vols handed the Huskies their first loss in the series since 2007 with an 80 -76 heartbreaker.

The 2024-25 season may have been Auriemma ’s masterclass.

UConn hasn’t had a single key contributor enter the NIL portal since it was established in 2019 .

He signed No. 1 recruit Sarah Strong as one of three players ranked in the top 12 in incoming freshman class.