The Sporting News is tracking live updates, results and highlights as UConn and UCLA meet in the Final Four of the 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament.

Betts, who was named the Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday, is coming off a strong defensive performance inside the paint in the Elite Eight against LSU, when she finished with seven rebounds and a career-high six blocks.

The Athletic has live coverage of UConn vs South Carolina in the March Madness women’s national championship game. TAMPA, Fla. — Paige Bueckers came to UConn to win a national championship. The star senior guard has made it clear that is her goal.

Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd didn’t even need much help from superstar Paige Bueckers to propel UConn into the national title game, leading the Huskies to a remarkably easy 85-51 victory over UCLA in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Dawn Staley and South Carolina hope to finish off a second straight season with an NCAA championship, which would give the Gamecocks a third women's basketball title in four years.

UConn turns in one of its best defensive efforts of the season in beating UCLA and advancing to the NCAA national championship game

Madness Final 4 features No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 2 UConn. Here are expert game picks, predictions for women's NCAA bracket.

So, why is UConn dominating as a No. 2 seed? The short answer is this is UConn we are talking about here -- a program that has made 16 of the last 17 Final Fours and won 11 national championships. Geno Auriemma is the winningest coach in college basketball history and Paige Bueckers is one of the sport's biggest stars.

While the men’s team in Hollywood has a long and storied history, this is actually the first time the women’s team at UCLA has made it to the Final Four. After a dominant regular season that saw the team win the Big Ten title, the Bruins have shown they have what it takes to be title contenders in wins over Ole Miss and LSU.