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South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley was asked a question about Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma after the Gamecocks lost 79-52 to UCLA in the women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game on Sunday in Phoenix, and she made it clear that she would like the focus to be on the Bruins. To recap, Auriemma called…
OKC Thunder guard Cason Wallace congratulates his girlfriend, Kiki Rice, for winning NCAA women's basketball championship with UCLA.
UCLA's Jordan chiles runs to celebrate with Minnesota after earning a spot at NCAA championships.
In one of its most uncharacteristic showings in recent years, the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team succumbed 79-51 to the UCLA Bruins in the 2026 NCAA national championship game on Sunday. The 28-point defeat was South Carolina’s second straight title-game loss by more than 20 points and the third-largest margin in championship history. The […] The post South Carolina’s miserable first half vs. UCLA marks new low in more than 3 years appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Fans react to Caitlin Clark congratulating UCLA championship winning coach Cori Close.
The UCLA Bruins took on Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks in this year’s women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game on Sunday. Coach Cori Close helped her team emerge victorious with a dominating 79-51 score at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. After the game, NBA legend Magic Johnson took to social media to […]
UCLA honored by Empire State Building after NCAA title win.
Cori Close’s UCLA Bruins made history by winning their first national championship in the NCAA era. They thrashed Dawn Staley’s South Carolina 79-51. The star of the show was Gabriela Jaquez, who entered the history books for two different records. She scored 221 points with 10 rebounds and 5 assists in 34 minutes. Jaquez really […]
Gabriela Jaquez entered history books after playing a crucial role in the UCLA Bruins’ 79-51 win over Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks in the national championship final on Sunday. UCLA senior had been second fiddle to Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice all season. She is one of the most underrated players in the country. According […]
Following their loss from this year's national championship game to coach Cori Close's UCLA Bruins, South Carolina Gamecocks guards Ta'Niya Latson and Raven Johnson share an emotional moment together as they wrap up their college basketball careers.
Here are some of the reactions to Cori Close and the UCLA Bruins winning the NCAA Championship against the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Lauren Betts and the UCLA Bruins defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 79-51 in the national championship game on Sunday to win their first-ever title. Although the star of the NCAA final was surely Gabriela Jaquez, Betts completed a pretty impressive season. She averaged 17.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 2.1 blocks per game. Betts […]
The South Carolina Gamecocks, coached by Dawn Staley, are now on the wrong side of history following their 2026 national championship game loss to the UCLA Bruins, as it is related to their 2025 NCAA title matchup defeat to the UConn Huskies.
With the Miami Heat having a day off on Sunday, it was the perfect time for Jaime Jaquez Jr. to fly a few thousand miles to Phoenix and watch his sister make history. UCLA notched its first-ever national title in the NCAA Women’s Tournament following its 28-point drubbing of South Carolina, 79-51, at Mortgage Matchup […] The post Heat’s Jamie Jaquez Jr. has heartfelt reaction to sister Gabriela’s national championship with UCLA appeared first on ClutchPoints.
As she was leading her team to the 2026 national championship through her inspired play against the South Carolina Gamecocks, UCLA Bruins guard Gabriela Jaquez just received a heap of praise from Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark.
It is the program's first title in the NCAA era and the first time since 1978 that UCLA has ruled women's basketball.
The 22-year-old led the Bruins to a first NCAA title with a blowout win over South Carolina on Sunday. It comes just weeks after she first detailed her struggles with depression.
UCLA Bruins guard Gabriela Jaquez comes from a basketball and football-driven family as her and her brothers, Miami Heat forward Jamie Jaquez Jr. and VC Pirates defensive lineman Marcos Jaquez, are carrying the legacy of their parents each way.
UCLA Bruins guard Gabriela Jaquez's brother, Jaime Jaquez Jr. revealed that Gabriela wanted to be a Bruin since she was in the third grade.
Dawn Staley showed major respect for Cori Close following the South Carolina Gamecocks’ 79-51 loss to the UCLA Bruins in the women’s national championship game on Sunday afternoon. Staley has been the Gamecocks’ head coach since the 2008-09 season, while Close has led the Bruins’ direction since the 2011-12 campaign. Both coaches have enjoyed remarkable […] The post South Carolina WBB’s Dawn Staley praises ‘good human being’ Cori Close after championship blowout appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Lauren Betts let all the emotions out after leading the UCLA Bruins to the women’s national championship with the 79-51 blowout win over South Carolina on Sunday afternoon. Betts completed the final season of her collegiate career with the Bruins. She made her way up the ranks as one of the top stars in the […] The post UCLA WBB star Lauren Betts tears up in instant reaction to winning national title appeared first on ClutchPoints.
